PREREQUISITE:  C241 - Synergy Way - Level 1

Synergy Way-Level 2: Application of Mindset Shifts for Holistic Bodywork

CE Credits: 21 Hours - This is a 3 day course meeting 9:00 am - 5:00 pm each day.

Cost: $535 ($580 if registering within 7 days of class)

This class provides practitioners with deeper understanding of the Synergy Mindset Shifts and how to help facilitate those shifts during a session. There will be a brief review of the Synergy Framework as well as anatomy, physiology and neuroscience of how our bodies process sensory information.   Lecture and exercises will help practitioners learn how to apply Synergy Framework and Mindset Shifts with clients in a clinical or professional setting. We will address how, as health care practitioners, to work with clients to facilitate the healing process in a manner that honors the body, mind, and spirit while remaining within our scope of practice.

Advisory: I recommend that practitioners have strong personal support systems in place when attending this class as the topics can resonate deeply with an individual’s personal experience and history, including experiences of injury and trauma. I suggest you intentionally keep evening commitments to those that provide a sense of safety, comfort and restoration. If you have questions or concerns, please contact Mindy Oldham (615-957-7129).

This class will include lecture, self-reflection and group exercises. Please wear comfortable clothes to participate in the exercises. No perfumes or scented products or jeans.

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

CE Credits: 42 Hours - this is a full body CMT class that will meet over 3 weekends: July 11-12, August 8-9 and September 12-13, 2026.  You must attend all 6 days to complete the class.  THIS CLASS HAS A LIMIT of 20 Students; register early to save your spot!

Cost: $1040 ($1085 if registering within 14 days of class)
Practicum and Test required for course credit.

This class will teach a full-body lymphatic sequence, with particular emphasis on developing the practitioner’s skill in feeling excess fluid. Lymphatic massage is in demand for working with breast cancer survivors who have had lymph nodes removed as part of their treatment, and is also sought by individuals who retain excess fluid in general.

Course Materials Include:

• The Anatomy and Physiology of the Lymphatic System, and a review of Lymphatic diseases.
• Essential oils for use in Lymphatic Drainage.
• Contraindications for Lymphatic Drainage.
• The use of Diaphragm breathing to assist in moving fluid.
• Lymphatic techniques for the subclavian (prone & supine), junction, axillary, elbow (prone & supine), abdominal, inguinal triangle, popliteal and ankle.

What to Bring:  One hand towel to elevate client's head, set of sheets/blanket/face cradle cover for each day of class for your personal use, your favorite lubrication, lymphatic essential oils(discussed at first class) and materials to take notes. Massage tables are provided.

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

Instructor:

Denise Gleason, LMT, CLT has been a Licensed Massage Therapist in the state of Tennessee since 1998, graduating from Cumberland Institute of Holistic Therapies in Brentwood, TN. In 2006, she obtained her Lymphedema Therapist Certification from the Academy of Lymphatic Studies.  Additionally, she has a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science from the College of Engineering at the University of Kentucky. 

Denise has had a very active, private practice since 1998 and has had the opportunity to work with local, national, and international clientele. Her concentration is on issues with the immune system, including but not limited to, cancer, post cancer, lymphedema, lipedema, auto-immune diseases, and surgical recovery. She champions a holistic approach utilizing Lymphatic Drainage, Myofascial, Craniosacral, and Visceral techniques.

In addition to having her own private practice, Denise has also enjoyed the role of educator since2003.  She developed a revolutionary Lymphatic Drainage Technique program that provides a broad educational spectrum and has developed a certification option for three levels: practitioner, advanced practitioner, and master practitioner. Her training program provides an in-depth knowledge and understanding of the anatomy and physiology of the lymphatic system, an understanding of diseases that stem from a compromised lymphatic system, and a strong focus on how to create customized plans for each client health situation.   The motto for her training is  ‘Where Science Meets The Art of Intuition’.  

To continue providing top tier, up to date support for her clients and students, Denise routinely completes continuous education in Lymphatic by attending training from other experts in the field, attending Lymphatic seminars in the US and internationally, and keeping up with current lymphatic research. Her passion and expertise for Lymphatic work is well known and highly respected.

CE Credits: 21 Hours

Cost: $495 ($530 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.

PLEASE SEE PREREQUISITES FOR THIS CLASS BELOW BEFORE REGISTERING

CE Credits: 8 Hours

Cost: $265.00 ($310.00 if registering within 7 days of class)

This class is designed to teach advanced lymphatic techniques to move lymph from the small and large intestine.

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 Advanced Lymphatic Drainage Technique 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 Small (excluding duodenum) and large intestine including the seasonal cycle and 24 hour cycle of the two systems.   The class will also provide you with tools to assess from client’s problem description and actions, if these two systems 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 small and large intestine 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 the small and large intestine.  

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 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.

Reiki 1 is a prerequisite to take this class.

CE Credits: 13 Hours

Cost: $345 ($390 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.

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.

CE Credits: 4 Hours

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

PREREQUISITES ARE: HEAD/NECK/BRAIN CLASS C114 OR T305/E305 FULL BODY LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE TECHNIQUE TAKEN SINCE 2017.

This class will review the Head/Neck/Brain Lymphatic Drainage Technique routine.  It will be a 4-hour class that will provide demonstration of the routine and opportunity for students to practice the routine under instructor supervision.  No lecture is held during this class; only demonstration and hands-on.

Massage tables are provided in the class.  Students will need to bring their own linens and lubrication/lymphatic essential oils to the class.

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

CE Credits: 8 Hours

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

Course Description: Chronic pain conditions require a specialized approach to massage therapy, ensuring that clients receive safe, effective, and compassionate care. This CEU course is designed to equip massage therapists with the knowledge and skills necessary to work confidently with clients who suffer from conditions such as Fibromyalgia, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS), Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders, Migraines, Scoliosis, and more.

Throughout this course, we will explore the symptoms and challenges associated with these conditions, discuss key modifications to standard massage techniques, and identify the most effective methods to address common issues such as muscle tension, joint instability, and nervous system sensitivity. Participants will gain practical insights on how to tailor their sessions to accommodate each client’s unique needs while promoting relaxation, pain relief, and overall well-being. 

By the end of this course, therapists will feel empowered to support clients with chronic pain through informed, ethical, and adaptive massage techniques, ultimately enhancing the quality of care they provide.

Course Outline:

1.  Understanding Chronic Pain: Definitions and Impact on Clients

2.  The Role of Massage Therapy in Pain Management

3.  Ethical Considerations & Scope of Practice

4.  Common Chronic Pain Disorders

5.  Client Intake & Assessment

6.  Massage Modifications & Techniques

7.  Addressing the Nervous System

8.  Collaborative Care and Integrative treatment

What to Bring to Class:  A set of sheets, blanket, face cradle cover, hand towel and lubrication.  All massage tables are provided. A lunch break is taken mid-day.

Instructor: Kimberly Vaughn Coleman, LMT & Doula

Kimberly Coleman, LMT has been in practice for several years with her clientele focus on prenatal clients and those living with chronic pain. Kimberly's background in exercise science and kinesiology allows her to formulate a unique approach to addressing each client's specific needs. She has been heavily exposed to the medical approach to treating chronic pain with her work at Vanderbilt Osher Center for Integrative Medicine where they specialize in working with finding holistic treatments to chronic pain.

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