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2-Hour TN Massage Law for Establishment Owners (C516)Onsite or Live Webinar
with Meredith Graham

This class can be taught in-person and via LIVE webinar.
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:
- Practice standards and inspections of establishment
- Necessity of Licensure
- Establishment licensure process
- Licensure renewal
- Retirement, Reinstatement, Inactivation and reactivation of licensure
- Continuing Education
- Disciplinary actions and civil penalties
- License/Establishment address and name
- Advertising
- Consumer Right-To-Know requirements
- 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 Meredith directly with a Google Meets connection. Meredith@noroads.com and her cell: 615-500-3007.
Reiki - 2nd Degree(C403)
with Mary Beth Crawford

Reiki 1 is a prerequisite to take this class.
CE Credits: 13 Hours
Cost: $340 ($385 if registering within 7 days of class)
Reiki is a Japanese word meaning Universal Life Energy. It is a powerful form of hands-on healing. It was re-discovered by Dr. Mikao Usui at the turn of the 20th century in Kyoto, Japan.
When life force energy is flowing freely, you are healthy and balanced. When it is compromised, you are susceptible to illness and stress. Reiki is safe and natural, an input of pure energy that enhances the body’s innate ability to heal itself. These classes will teach you how to keep the energetic field clear and unobstructed within you and for others around you. Reiki is a powerful but simple tool, which can be used to achieve healing and balance for you, family and friends, animals, plants, or situations.
C 402 - Reiki I teaches the history of Reiki, and includes attunements that open the flow of physical energy. It also covers the training and hands-on work necessary for participant to conduct a full Reiki healing session. There is no prerequisite for Reiki I, other than the desire to become still and allow the life force energy to flow freely through you.
C 403 - Reiki II opens greater energy flow, adding a component addressing emotional energy. In addition to the second level attunements, in Reiki II participants will learn the Reiki keys, and a method for long-distance healing. Reiki I is the prerequisite for Reiki II.
The Master Teacher Level (Reiki III) opens another level of energy, which affects spiritual issues. It is available individually. You can contact the class instructor to discuss continuing, after you complete the first two levels.
What to Bring: Set of sheets/blanket for each day of class for your personal usage and materials to take notes. A lunch break will be taken midday.
Call or text Teresa Greene at 615-370-9794 if you have any questions.
Advanced Lymphatic for Head, Neck & Brain(C113)
with Denise Gleason

CE Credits: 8 Hours
Cost: $260 ($305 if registering within 7 days of class)
This class is designed to teach advanced lymphatic techniques to move lymph from the neck, head and brain.
Prerequisites: The 10-week Lymphatic Drainage course in 2017 or later or C114 – Lymphatic for Head, Neck & Brain in 2016/2017 class at Cumberland. In addition to Cumberland classes above, each therapist should also have taken a minimum of one of the following:
- C321 – Fascial Freedom Techniques taught at Cumberland
- Myofascial Release 1 by John Barnes
- T502 – Craniosacral Therapy 10-week class taught at Cumberland
- Upledger’s CS1 Certification
The review is minimal, so be sure that you have been actively using the lymphatic head/neck/brain sequence. Lymphatic Drainage is the basis for this class and will be demonstrating how to integrate with other modalities.
What to Bring: 1 set of sheets, face cradle cover, blanket/throw, 1 hand towel, lymphatic lubrication/essential oils. Wear comfortable clothes and bring materials to take notes. Massage tables are provided.
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.
Fascial Freedom Techniques(C321)
with Suz Sommers

CE Credits: 21 Hours
Cost: $490 ($525 if registering within 7 days of class)
The class will focus on non-lubricated bodywork techniques for releasing connective tissues. You will learn to approach and release tensions and holding from a 3-layer perspective.
The three main focuses for the class will be ‘work smart not hard’, maintaining good body mechanics, and increasing your ability to sense and follow individual clients’ needs. Fascial Freedom Techniques will be immediately useful in your practice, providing you and your clients with work that is effective and feels great.
What to bring: Set of sheets, chest cover, face cradle cover & blanket for each day of class for your personal use, 1 hand towel per day and materials to take notes. Massage tables are provided.
A lunch break will be taken midday. You may bring your lunch, or eat at one of the many restaurants located nearby.
Instructors: Suzan Sommers, LMT & Steve Sommers, LMFT, LMT
Call Teresa Greene at 615-370-9794 if you have any questions.
5-Hour TN Massage Law (M 507) Onsite and Live Webinar
with Meredith Graham

This class must be taught in-person or via live-interactive webinar.
This course is designed to familiarize massage specific therapists - LMT's from out-of-state) who are applying for licensure in TN, with the laws governing massage therapists and massage establishments in the state of Tennessee.
Materials include:
- An overview of the Tennessee code governing healthcare professionals including massage therapists
- A review of the Rules and Regulations of the Tennessee Massage Licensure Board for therapists and massage establishments
- Resources for keeping current on the changes to the laws and rules
- Proposed changes which may affect therapists in the near future
- Review of the licensure packet and the licensure process
The TN Massage Board now has online licensure applications available at https://www.tn.gov/health/health-program-areas/health-professional-boards/ml-board/ml-board/applications.html
You will be provided with a copy of the laws, and the Rules & Regulations as part of the class. You may also wish to bring note-taking materials to class. Official transcripts will be sent directly to the TN Board for each participant and each participant also receives an original.
There will be several breaks during the class; no lunch/dinner break will be taken. Please bring snacks to eat during break times.
Please contact Teresa Greene, Director, at 615-370-9794 or her assistant, Candis, if you have any questions or visit our website – www.cumberlandinstitute.com. School office hours are Monday through Thursday, 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM and Fridays 9:00 am - 2:00 pm.
**For all taking the class via live webinar, you will receive an email from Meredith directly with a Google Meets connection. Meredith@noroads.com and her cell: 615-500-3007.
Advanced Lymphatics for the Duodenum, Stomach, Pancreas & Spleen (C119)
with Denise Gleason

PLEASE SEE PREREQUISITES FOR THIS CLASS BELOW BEFORE REGISTERING
CE Credits: 13 Hours
Cost: $340.00 ($385.00 if registering within 7 days of class)
Prerequisites: The 10-week Lymphatic Drainage course in 2017 or later. In addition to Cumberland classes above, each therapist should also have taken a minimum of one of the following:
- C321 – Fascial Freedom Techniques taught at Cumberland OR
- Myofascial Release 1 by John Barnes
- T502 – Craniosacral Therapy 10-week class taught at Cumberland OR
- Upledger’s CS1 Certification
The review is minimal, so be sure that you have been actively using the lymphatic full body sequence. Lymphatic Drainage is the basis for this class and will be demonstrating how to integrate with other modalities.
This class is a part of the Advanced Lymphatics Abdominal series presented by Denise Gleason, LMT, CLT. This class will discuss the overall function of the Duodenum, Stomach, Pancreas and Spleen including the seasonal cycle and 24-hour cycle of the organs. The class will also provide you with tools to assess from client’s problem description and actions, if these four organs need to be addressed during their session by learning to recognize emotional and physical components. Additionally, the class will touch on the visceral connections of the four organs and how that can affect other parts of the body. Lastly, you will be taught a lymphatic drainage technique routine that will help to move the lymphatics of all four organs.
This will be clothed work. Please bring your own sheets, blankets, lubrication and lymphatic essential oils for your own usage. Massage tables are provided. Please wear comfortable clothing with regards to the shirt - be sure there is easy access to the neck (anterior and posterior). Some lecture material will be provided, bring a pen or pencil to take notes.
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.
Chakra Principles(C406)
with Michelle Land

CE Credits: 8 Hours
Cost: $260 ($305 if registering within 7 days of class)
This course is a combination of lecture and experiential exercises to further your knowledge of the Chakra System.
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- Explore your own Chakra Map.
- Find Balance and Equanimity through your spiritual anatomy.
- Discover how working with the Chakra Energy Centers can improve the well-being of your clients, as well as your own.
- Experience your Energy Centers.
- Learn techniques for bringing the Chakras into harmony.
- Understand how to bring the wisdom of life force energy into your daily living.
There are no prerequisites for attending this class.
What to Bring: Wear comfortable clothes, Bring Linens/Blankets for tables. A lunch break will be taken midday.
Call or text Teresa Greene at 615-370-9794 if you have any questions.
The Eight Limbs of Yoga(C420)
with Lynn Smith

CE Credits: 8 Hours
Cost: $260 ($305 if registering within 7 days of class)
This course is a combination of lecture and yoga movements to encourage self-care for massage therapists. Eight steps of basic yoga will be discussed:
- Yama – Universal morality
- Niyama – Personal observances
- Asanas – Body postures
- Pranayama – Breathing exercises and control of prana
- Pratyahara – Control of the senses
- Dharana – Concentration and cultivating inner perceptual awareness
- Dhyana – Devotion, Meditation on the Divine
- Samadhi – Union with the Divine
What To Bring: Yoga Mat, a blanket, yoga blocks and strap,Hand or Bath Towel, Bottled Water. Please wear yoga style clothes that you are comfortable moving freely in.
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.