CE Credits: 8 Hours

Cost: $265 ($310 if registering within 7 days of class)

Five-Element Theory is the foundation on which many Asian bodywork modalities are based, including Acupressure and Shiatsu.  Steve Sommers will describe how the Five Elements emerge from Yin-Yang Theory, and the balancing quality of nature within us.

The Five Elements are associated with external forces of nature as well as internal, human qualities and conditions.  These associations include:

1.  Balanced and extreme emotions, emotional regulation

2.  Organs and Body Systems 

3.  Beliefs adn Attitudes

4.  Seasons of the year

5.  The 24-hour cycle of the day and night

6.  Physical substances which make up our world

7.  The 5 Senses

Discussion will include the interplay of external and internal influences of the Five Elements and how they reveal themselves in the human body, mind, emotions and spirit as well as the cycle and flow of the elements as interconnected and interrelated forces of life and nature.

This is a lecture class; you may want to bring something to take notes with.

Instructor: Steve Sommers, LMFT, LMT

Call Teresa Greene at 615-370-9794 if you have any questions.

THIS CLASS WILL BE A LIVE WEBINAR CLASS ONLY.

2-Hour TN Massage Law Class for Establishment Owners was created as the board requires all owners who are not licensed massage therapist to take a 2-Hour TN Massage Law Class once every two years.  If you are already a TN LMT, you need the TN Massage Law and Ethics class.

CE Credits: 2 Hours 

Cost: $200.00 

A copy of the current Tennessee Massage Board Rules, Regulations & Policies will be provided.

General review of all rules and regulations with emphasis on:

1. Practice standards and inspections of establishment
2. Necessity of Licensure
3. Establishment licensure process
4. Licensure renewal
5. Retirement, Reinstatement, Inactivation and reactivation of licensure
6. Continuing Education
7. Disciplinary actions and civil penalties
8. License/Establishment address and name
9. Advertising
10. Consumer Right-To-Know requirements
11. Professional and ethical standards 

Clarification and current standards will be reviewed.

Call Teresa Greene at 615-370-9794 if you have any questions.

**For all taking the class via live webinar, you will receive an email from Adam directly with a Google Meets connection. 

CE Credits: 42 Hours - This is clothed/unclothed bodywork class which is part of Cumberland's Core program and will have students and lmt's in the class.  This class meets once a week (every Wednesday) for 10 weeks. For Fall quarter there is no class the week of Thanksgiving.

For class completion, all students must do Practicum assignments, quizzes, and the final exam.

Cost: $1040 ($1085 if registering within 7 days of class)

Course:  A combination lecture and hands-on introduction to meridian theory and practical application of acupressure.  The primary focus is teaching therapists to utilize acupressure as an integrative, adjunct modality in their massage practice. Students will be instructed in point location, both static and active acupressure skills, and a blended ‘Acumassage” technique developed by Steve Sommers, LMFT, LMT

What to Bring to Each Class:  Bring a set of sheets/blanket, face cradle cover, lubrication, wear comfortable clothes and bring materials to take notes. Massage tables are provided. 

Call Teresa Greene at 615-370-9794 if you have any questions.

CE Credits: 42 Hours - This is clothed/unclothed bodywork class which is part of Cumberland's Core program and will have students and lmt's in the class.  This class meets once a week (every Thursday) for 10 weeks. For Fall quarter there is no class the week of Thanksgiving.

For class completion, all students must do Practicum assignments, quizzes, and the final exam. 

Cost: $1040 ($1085 if registering within 7 days of class)

Course:  This advanced hands-on course teaches the student how to assess the specific needs of a client visually, verbally, logically, and intuitively.  Focus of technique integrates all of mastered modalities by segmental regions of the body, back and chest, head and neck, hips and pelvis, knee and thigh, ankle and foot, shoulder, elbow and hand.  The approach is somatic, holistic, and includes discussion of the body mind connection, the anatomy of injury and sports massage technique.

What to Bring to Each Class:  Bring a set of sheets/blanket, face cradle cover, lubrication, wear comfortable clothes and bring materials to take notes. Massage tables are provided. 

Call Teresa Greene at 615-370-9794 if you have any questions.

CE Credits: 21 Hours - Sept. 25-26, 2026 - 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM, and Sept. 27 - 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM

NCBTMB Approved Provider #: 451012-09

Cost: $429.00 ($474 if registering within 10 days of class)

Fee Includes: Step by Step Photo Manual and Instructional Double-Disc DVD

In this three-day course, you will learn how to perform a two-hour traditional Thai Massage plus the key to career longevity and satisfaction. The instructor will share with you the ancient secrets that will enable you to Save Your Hands, Breathe New Life Into Your Practice, and Increase Your Clientele! Upon completion of this course (plus a little home practice) you will be ready to add Thai massage to your menu of services or integrate it into your table routine. Additional you will learn the history and theory of this ancient practice and the Sen (energy) line system of healing. A course manual and FREE DVD is included with your tuition.

What to Wear/Bring: Wear loose or stretchy “yoga” clothes, 3 flat sheets (1 per day), one pillow, a Thai or Shiatsu mat if you have one and materials to take notes. If you do not have a mat, the instructor will have some you can borrow.

A lunch break will be taken midday. You may bring your lunch, or eat at one of the many restaurants located nearby. Call Teresa Greene at 615-370-9794 if you have any questions.

CE Credits: 4 Hours

Cost: $189 ($234 if registering within 7 days of class)

This class is designed to teach you about the disease of Lymphedema so that you can gain an understanding on how to massage to benefit and not hinder their condition.

Prerequisites: NONE

This is a lecture class. No table work will be done. An understanding of pressure will be explored while in class along with a discussion of massage techniques that are appropriate.

Call Teresa Greene at 615-370-9794 if you have any questions.

CE Credits: 8 Hours

Cost: $265 ($310.00 if registering within 7 of class)

This eight-hour class focuses on effectiveness of therapeutic massage with clients in side-lying position.  This class is directed toward clinical work with any client and does not address prenatal massage.

This class is designed to help therapist learn to work certain areas of the body with the client resting on their side.  This position might be necessary due to conditions the client is experiencing or it might be indicated based on the symptoms or problems the client presents in their intake.  This position is particularly effective with working around latissmus dorsi, serratus anterior, shoulder, iliac crest, hip area muscles.

Mindy Oldham, RN, LMT will share clinical information, case studies and techniques for side lying. 

Topics to be covered include:

• Indications for side lying position
• Positioning and draping for side lying massage
• Lubricated and non-lubricated techniques for working with clients lying on their side
• Review of specific muscles that are more easily accessed in side-lying position
• Therapist body mechanics for working with client on their side
• Integration of side-lying with prone and supine work

This class will primarily be hands on with some lecture and discussion.  Participants need to be prepared to receive and give technique which will include draping chest area for work along hip, abdomen and shoulder.   

PLEASE BRING TO CLASS:  Set of sheets with face cradle cover, hand/bath towel for draping chest, your favorite lubrication.

A lunch break will be taken midday. You may bring your lunch, or eat at one of the many restaurants located nearby. Call Teresa Greene at 615-370-9794 if you have any questions.

If you have any trouble the morning of your class, please contact Mindy Oldham, instructor, on her cell: 615-957-7129.

CE Credits: 42 Hours
T313/E502
Cost: $1040 ($1085 if registering after September 14, 2026)
Practicum required for course credit.

This class occurs over 3 weekends:  October 3-4, November 7-8 and December 5-6, 2026 and is taught by Terry Scruggs, LMT. All weekend days must be attended for course credit. 

This is a forty-two hour course of training in which the students refine their skills of palpation while learning the ten-step protocol of craniosacral therapy (Hugh Milne approach with some Upledger), myofascial release, advanced unwinding, and somato-emotional release.

Course Description: Craniosacral therapy is a subtle intent approach to releasing and balancing physical, emotional and somatic imbalance within the body. On the physical level, it focuses on releasing restrictions in the fascia of the abdominal, diaphragm and chest segments, and restrictions in the reciprocal tension membrane lining the skull and the spinal column, to normalize the volume, flow, and movement of cerebral-spinal fluid within the system. Although the movements employed are quite subtle, and the pressure of the work is delicate, the results can be profound in the treatment of a range of injuries and chronic conditions including headaches, neck pain, sinus headaches and chronic congestion, and back and hip problems, among many others.

The work is performed on clothed clients, and is very powerful in addressing touch issues for clients who are recovering from trauma or abuse. The energetics of intention and presence are stressed, since the somatic-emotional connection is central to the work.

What to Bring:  Please bring a set of sheets, face cradle cover and personal blanket for each day of class for your personal usage. Craniosacral is clothed bodywork and no lubrication is needed. You may want to bring note-taking supplies and a class manual is provided. Massage tables are also provided. Dress in comfortable clothing appropriate for giving and receiving work; Please do not wear jeans.

Only drinks in covered cups are allowed in the classroom. A one-hour lunch break will be taken midday. You may bring your lunch or eat at one of the many restaurants located nearby.

Call Teresa Greene at 615-370-9794 if you have any questions.