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Cumberland Institute - Continuing Education Division



Our Classes

2-Hour TN Massage Law for Establishment Owners (C516)Live Webinar

$200

with Adam Whitehead

Calendar Dec 15, 2026 at 11 am

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. 

Payment plan available: $70 deposit plus 2 payments of $43.33, paid every four weeks. Final payment of $43.34.

Self Care for Therapists(C214)

$265

with Mindy Oldham

Calendar Dec 17, 2026 at 8:30 am

CE Credits: 8 Hours

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

This eight-hour class gives therapist time to focus on their own self-care and bodywork needs and how that can improve their well-being and practice. This class is designed to help therapists learn how to connect with their own self- care needs and how to practice self-care before, during and after sessions.

Topics to be covered include:

  • The impact of being a therapist and ways to care for oneself.
  • Methods of energy management.
  • Physical care of the body
  • Emotional care
  • Mental and spiritual care
  • Importance of receiving bodywork.
  • Sharing of benefit of day and how to carry forward…

This class will include lecture, self –reflection, sharing and exchanging bodywork. Participants need to be prepared to receive and give bodywork.

PLEASE BRING TO CLASS:  SET OF SHEETS, FACE CRADLE COVER, BLANKET, YOUR FAVORITE LUBRICATION AND A RELAXED SPIRIT.

Class Agenda:

  • Introduction and Welcome
  • Sharing about ways impacted by being a bodyworker
  • Ranking self on skill level of meeting one’s own needs
  • Maybe therapists sharing the areas they are strongest in and how they meet that need.
  • Energy work exchange --- holding area most in need of attention
  • Exchange full body work

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.

Payment plan available: $90 deposit plus 2 payments of $58.33, paid every four weeks. Final payment of $58.34.

TN Massage Law & Ethics (C505/C516)ONSITE & LIVE WEBINAR

$185

with Oldham Sommers

Calendar Dec 20, 2026 at 10 am

THIS CLASS WILL BE OFFERED IN PERSON, ONSITE AND SIMULTANEOUSLY  VIA ZOOM LIVE WEBINAR WITH TWO INSTRUCTORS. WE WILL HAVE A LIMITED NUMBER OF ONSITE SPOTS AND YOU MUST LET TERESA KNOW WHICH WAY OF LEARNING YOU SELECT BY TEXTING AT 615-370-9794 OR EMAIL: TERESA@CUMBERLANDINSTITUTE.COM.  COST FOR CLASS IS THE SAME FOR EACH OPTION. CLASS CERTIFICATES WILL BE EMAILED TO ALL ATTENDING VIA LIVE WEBINAR.

IF STUDENTS ELECT TO TAKE THE COURSE VIA LIVE WEBINAR, THEY MUST STAY ONLINE - VIEWABLE BY CAMERA, AND KNOW HOW TO USE THE CHAT FEATURE OF ZOOM.

CE Credits: 4 Hours

Cost: $185.00 ($230.00 if registering within 7 days of class)

This law and ethics class is designed for the working massage and bodywork professional.  The orientation of the class is to develop an understanding of ethical issues in a working practice, and, where necessary, to manage any conflict between the personal ethics of a therapist, the national standards of the bodywork profession as they are outlined by various trade organizations, and legal parameters of practice as they might apply to four main areas:

  • Required Curriculum for Tennessee Massage Law Continuing Education Courses and Massage School Instruction
  • Business Practices
  • Dual Relationships
  • Sexuality

Participants are encouraged to bring examples from their own experience in practice to share or explore in class discussions. Wear comfortable clothes and bring materials to take notes. A copy of the current Rules & Regulations will be provided either in person or by emailed PDF forms.

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

Payment plan available: $70 deposit plus 4 payments of $28.75, paid every four weeks.

Self Care for Therapists(C214)

$265

with Mindy Oldham

Calendar Dec 21, 2026 at 8:30 am

CE Credits: 8 Hours

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

This eight-hour class gives therapist time to focus on their own self-care and bodywork needs and how that can improve their well-being and practice. This class is designed to help therapists learn how to connect with their own self- care needs and how to practice self-care before, during and after sessions.

Topics to be covered include:

  • The impact of being a therapist and ways to care for oneself.
  • Methods of energy management.
  • Physical care of the body
  • Emotional care
  • Mental and spiritual care
  • Importance of receiving bodywork.
  • Sharing of benefit of day and how to carry forward…

This class will include lecture, self –reflection, sharing and exchanging bodywork. Participants need to be prepared to receive and give bodywork.

PLEASE BRING TO CLASS:  SET OF SHEETS, FACE CRADLE COVER, BLANKET, YOUR FAVORITE LUBRICATION AND A RELAXED SPIRIT.

Class Agenda:

  • Introduction and Welcome
  • Sharing about ways impacted by being a bodyworker
  • Ranking self on skill level of meeting one’s own needs
  • Maybe therapists sharing the areas they are strongest in and how they meet that need.
  • Energy work exchange --- holding area most in need of attention
  • Exchange full body work

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.

Payment plan available: $90 deposit plus 4 payments of $43.75, paid every four weeks.




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