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Cumberland Institute - Continuing Education Division



Eastern Modalities

Thai Massage for the Table(C805)

$219

with Living Sabai Sarah Brant

Calendar Dec 16, 2024 at 9 am

CE Credits: 7 Hours

This is a one day class from 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

NCBTMB Approved Provider #451012-09

Cost: $219 ($264 if registering within 7 days of class)

In this one day course you will learn the theory, history, and benefits of Thai massage as well as a supine table Thai routine from a Thailand trained instructor. This class is great as an introduction to Thai massage or a way to integrate Thai massage into your table routine. I will also share with you body saving techniques that can be used in any massage. You will have the opportunity to observe, give and receive the techniques in class. You will receive a step-by-step manual with photos to take home.

Please come dressed in “yoga” clothes and bring a set of massage table linens to include face cradle cover/sheets/blanket.  Massage tables are provided. A lunch break will be taken midday. 

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

Sarah Brant’s call to massage therapy began early in life. Dealing with crippling headaches for years, the only relief she found was in massage. She believed so strongly in this way of healing and sought to help others who were experiencing similar issues. Sarah has been practicing bodywork since graduating from Southeastern Institute in Charlotte, NC in 2013. She went on to work for Eden Therapy and Massage before opening her own practice, Turning Pointe Massage, in 2016.

Sarah is a retired classically trained ballerina and Black Belt in Tang Soo Do, now combining her passions into educating others on the importance of self-care, body movement, and stretching! She was recommended by a teacher to take a Thai Massage CE class and from her first class with Living Sabai in June of 2019, she knew that she was meant for Thai Massage!  She immediately began taking all of Living Sabai’s courses, falling in love with being a TA, and finally traveling to Chiang Mai, Thailand in January 2023 for the study abroad trip. There she studied at ITM and OmSala. Her favorite part of teaching is watching students fall in love with Thai massage and find a revitalization for their practices.

In her spare time, Sarah enjoys camping with her husband, son, and Australian Shepherd. As a family they love to travel, mountain bike, and listen to live music.

Full Course

Reiki - 2nd Degree(C403)

$330

with Mary Beth Crawford

Calendar Jan 18, 2025 at 9 am

Reiki 1 is a prerequisite to take this class.

CE Credits: 13 Hours

Cost: $330 ($375 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.

Payment plan available: $110 deposit plus 2 payments of $110.00, paid every two weeks.

Thai Massage for the Table(C805)

$219

with Living Sabai Sarah Brant

Calendar Feb 1, 2025 at 9 am

CE Credits: 7 Hours

This is a one day class from 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

NCBTMB Approved Provider #451012-09

Cost: $219 ($264 if registering within 7 days of class)

In this one day course you will learn the theory, history, and benefits of Thai massage as well as a supine table Thai routine from a Thailand trained instructor. This class is great as an introduction to Thai massage or a way to integrate Thai massage into your table routine. I will also share with you body saving techniques that can be used in any massage. You will have the opportunity to observe, give and receive the techniques in class. You will receive a step-by-step manual with photos to take home.

Please come dressed in “yoga” clothes and bring a set of massage table linens to include face cradle cover/sheets/blanket.  Massage tables are provided. A lunch break will be taken midday. 

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

Sarah Brant’s call to massage therapy began early in life. Dealing with crippling headaches for years, the only relief she found was in massage. She believed so strongly in this way of healing and sought to help others who were experiencing similar issues. Sarah has been practicing bodywork since graduating from Southeastern Institute in Charlotte, NC in 2013. She went on to work for Eden Therapy and Massage before opening her own practice, Turning Pointe Massage, in 2016.

Sarah is a retired classically trained ballerina and Black Belt in Tang Soo Do, now combining her passions into educating others on the importance of self-care, body movement, and stretching! She was recommended by a teacher to take a Thai Massage CE class and from her first class with Living Sabai in June of 2019, she knew that she was meant for Thai Massage!  She immediately began taking all of Living Sabai’s courses, falling in love with being a TA, and finally traveling to Chiang Mai, Thailand in January 2023 for the study abroad trip. There she studied at ITM and OmSala. Her favorite part of teaching is watching students fall in love with Thai massage and find a revitalization for their practices.

In her spare time, Sarah enjoys camping with her husband, son, and Australian Shepherd. As a family they love to travel, mountain bike, and listen to live music.

Payment plan available: $100 deposit plus 1 payment of $119.00, paid every four weeks.

Chakra Principles(C406)

$250

with Michelle Land

Calendar Mar 14, 2025 at 8:30 am

CE Credits: 8 Hours

Cost: $250 ($295 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.

    • 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.

Payment plan available: $85 deposit plus 3 payments of $55.00, paid every four weeks.

Basic Jin Shin Do®(C308)

$1,040

with Steve Sommers

Calendar Mar 21, 2025 at 8 am

CE Credits: 40 Hours

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

This is a 2 weekend course of 6 days: March 21-22-23 and April 25-26-27, 2025. Students must attend all days of the workshop for credits.

Jin Shin Do® can help to relieve tension and stress, reduce pain and discomfort, reestablish the balance of energy between body and mind, and increase client self-awareness. It promotes a pleasant trance state in which the client can move out of the head and into the body, to access creative self-healing and release stagnant energy and stress patterns.

Jin Shin Do® combines gentle yet deep finger pressure on acupoints with body focusing techniques to facilitate the release of physical and emotional tensions and armoring.

The class will cover release methods for 32 points of common stress, tension, and pain, introduction to body-focusing, segmental release using 45 Jin Shin Do® points and the bodymind associations of the segments, master and couple points, and using contact statements and tracking. It will also include strange flow theory and basic release patterns, and how to combine strange flows with the segments.

What to Bring: Sheets/Blanket & face cradle cover for each day.  Massage tables will be provided. A lunch break will be taken each day.

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

Instructor: Steve Sommers, LMFT, LMT – an authorized instructor of Jin Shin Do® Bodymind Acupressure™ has been teaching acupressure for integration into massage therapy since 1995. He became a registered practitioner in 1993, an authorized instructor of Jin Shin Do® Bodymind Acupressure™ in 1998, and a Senior Teacher of JSD since 2005. He is currently the only authorized instructor of JSD in Tennessee.

Payment plan available: $350 deposit plus 6 payments of $98.57, paid every two weeks. Final payment of $98.58.

Reiki 1 (C402)

$340

with Mary Beth Crawford

Calendar Apr 19, 2025 at 9 am

CE Credits: 13 Hours

This two-day class meets from 9:00 am - 4:30 pm each day.

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/face cradle cover/blanket for each day of class and note taking materials. Massage tables will be provided.

A lunch break will be taken midday.

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

Payment plan available: $114 deposit plus 4 payments of $56.50, paid every four weeks.

Indian Head, Face and Foot Massage with Ayurvedic Oils(C715)

$260

with Wolfgang Luckmann

Calendar May 16, 2025 at 8:30 am

CE Credits: 8 Hours

NCBTMB Approved Provider #279778-00

Cost: $260 ($305 if registering within 7 days of class)

Indian Head Massage, known as “Champi,” has been practiced for many centuries as part of the family health care. Indian mothers would massage their babies’ hair, head, neck and shoulders to stimulate growth and relaxation. This is primarily a hands-on class and incorporates three principle strokes and techniques, which include a form of acupressure (Sattva, Raja, Tamas), learn to apply oils and learn a revitalizing and relaxing treatment.

What Are The Benefits:

  • Indian head massage goes beyond the purely aesthetic and superficial
  • Stimulates nerve function
  • Improves relaxation – creating calmness and emotional well-being by getting to the root cause
  • Concentration and alertness are optimized
  • Better hair and skin health of the scalp.
  • Removal of tension headaches, eye-strain, ear problems, neck and shoulder stiffness, sinusitis, mental fatigue
  • Chakra balancing for removal of toxic energy
  • Addresses muscular tension of the neck and shoulders.
  • Can be performed fully clothed on a chair

Purpose of Workshop

  • Explanation of the Ayurvedic understanding of the life force Prana, meditation and the philosophy behind Ayurvedic massage
  • How to evaluate, analyze and treat the client as an individual
  • The three different types of massage suited for each individual
  • An explanation of functions of and locations of the marmas (pressure points)
  • Location and explanation of the nadi (meridian system)
  • Discussion of the choice of appropriate essential oils, herbs and their energetic qualities for each individual client
  • How to apply the three principle strokes: satvic, rajastic and tamassic
  • How to perform Chakra balancing.

What to Bring:  A set of sheets, face cradle cover, personal blanket, your favorite lubrication and a hand towel.  Wear comfortable clothes and bring materials to take notes. Essential oils are provided by the instructor and these are usually used: Rosemary, Sandalwood, Lavender, Peppermint, Frankincense, Patchouli and blends.  Wolfgang asked you to come with an open mind. 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.

Instructor: Wolfgang Luckmann LMT, LAP, has been an instructor of Massage Therapy & Bodywork in Florida since 1997. Since 1998 he has also practiced in Jacksonville, Florida as an Acupuncture Physician, a homeopath and a holistic health consultant. His work integrates Eastern and Western techniques from Acupuncture and meridian theory, Lomi Lomi, Ayurveda Medicine, Tui Na, Homeopathy, Neuromuscular Therapy, Craniosacral Therapy and Neuromuscular Therapy, among others to address the health and vitality of the whole body through touch therapies.

Payment plan available: $87 deposit plus 5 payments of $34.60, paid every four weeks.




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