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Thai Massage for the Table(C805)

$229

with Living Sabai Sarah Brant

Calendar Feb 7, 2026 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: $229 ($274 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 2 payments of $64.50, paid every four weeks.

Basic Jin Shin Do®(C308)

$1,040

with Steve Sommers

Calendar Mar 20, 2026 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 20-21-22 AND April 17-18-19, 2026. 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.

Aromatherapy for the Mind/Body/Spirit based on Chinese Medicine(C717)

$265

with Wolfgang Luckmann

Calendar Mar 27, 2026 at 8:30 am

CE Credits: 8 Hours

NCBTMB Approved Provider #279778-00

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

Essential oils have been used since ancient times all over the world to heal the body and sanctify the spirit. They are a connecting path to nature and our inner selves. Plants have been longer on the planet than us and we are priviledged to borrow from their immune system and support our own inner intelligence. The course offers a deeper perspective to physical problems by looking at the mind-body connection through the window of Chinese Five-Element Theory and the use of essential aromatherapy oils.

Purpose of Course:

  • Understanding the use and effects of oils and blends on the individual
  • Why five-element theory for the understanding of the psyche of the individual evaluating the personality and physiology of the individual according to five-element theory and drawing up a treatment plan.
  • Unwinding the individual through the use of specific acupressure points and meridian massage with the use of Chinese Craniosacral therapy.
  • Application of oils and Shiatsu to specific meridians and acupressure points to achieve your goals.
  • How to draw up a protocol plan including aromatherapy, ACU and massage - East Meets West Synergistic Massage
  • What to use for the best possible absorption: diffusion, massage, ingestion or everything?
  • Why essential oils are more potent than herbs/teas and safer than Western medications.
  • What's the best formula to use and how do I make it up?
  • Essential oils used in the Bible and Middle East and their modern significance.

What to Bring:  Wear comfortable clothing that allows access to your neck. 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.

Wolfgang will provide all oils for this class and he will have oils for you to purchase, if desired.  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: $90 deposit plus 2 payments of $58.33, paid every four weeks. Final payment of $58.34.

Sound Healing With Tuning Forks, Chakra Balancing and Acupressure Meridians(C718)

$450

with Wolfgang Luckmann

Calendar Mar 28, 2026 at 8:30 am

CE Credits: 16 Hours

NCBTMB Approved Provider #279778-00

Cost: $450 ($495 if registering within 7 days of class) - COST INCLUDES A SET OF TWO TUNING FORKS WITH WEIGHTS

Students will demonstate a set of protocols using tuning forks combined with Acupressure therapy and chakra balancing to achieve therapeutic objectives. Students will be instructed in the single use of tuning forks.What is sound balancing: the shift away from the classical Newtonian model of the body to the modern model of our body/being as a fundamentally energetic and informational being with high-speed communication channels.

 Practice:     

  1. Introduction to Tuning Forks, How to Use a Tuning Fork and choosing the appropriate color of the tuner based on the Chakras.  What is intent and goal?
  2. The system of Body Correlations and its role in choosing the correct approach and body part in healing.
  3. The role of the Sacred Breath
  4. Chakra Stone relaxation techniques with the tuning forks. How to release cellular memory and trauma in the fascia.
  5. Hands-on exercises with a partner
  6. Stimulating nerve plexuses via spinous processes - The Lovett Brother relationship.
  7. The use of acupressure points with tuning forks.

We will be putting a whole session together. Assessing and Evaluation of treatments.

What to Bring: Wear loose comfortable clothes. Bring materials to take notes, 1 set of sheets per day/face cradle cover/blanket, 1 hand towels, and your favorite lubrication.  Massage tables will be 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 and Georgia since 2019. From 1998-2019, 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. Wolfgang is a member of the Massage Therapy Hall of Fame.

 

Payment plan available: $150 deposit plus 3 payments of $100.00, paid every four weeks.

Traditional Thai Massage 3-Day Intensive(C801)

$429

with Living Sabai Sarah Brant

Calendar Apr 24, 2026 at 9 am

CE Credits: 21 Hours - April 24 & 25 - 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM, and April 26 - 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.

Payment plan available: $150 deposit plus 4 payments of $69.75, paid every four weeks.

Prenatal Massage:Rejuvenation for the Mothers(C843)

$525

with Kimberly Coleman

Calendar Apr 27, 2026 at 8 am

Services By Kim -- NCBTMB# 1000986

CE Credits: 20 Hours - This class is 2.5 days: All day Mon/Tue 8:00 am - 5:30 pm and 1/2 day Wed - 8:00 am - 12:30 pm.

Cost: $525 ($570 if registering within 7 days of class)

Course Description

A prenatal massage is often the only time that a client may experience nurturing touch during pregnancy.

This course will dispel myths and provide massage therapists with techniques for imparting nurturing touch to physically and emotionally support clients throughout their prenatal and postpartum experience.

In this Prenatal Massage course, therapists will develop confidence and comfort with treating pregnant clients. Students will delve into the technical aspects of pregnancy including contraindications and the emotional, anatomical & physiological changes that take place during each trimester. The course will also include discussion and techniques for caring for postpartum clients, an often overlooked area.

Students will leave this class with side-lying techniques to treat key areas of prenatal discomfort, including: hips, low back, abdomen, neck & shoulders. These techniques will emphasize fascial work to relieve muscular restrictions, improve circulation and create space for the client as their body grows and changes. Students will leave class with a 60-min side lying prenatal routine and a semi-reclined sequence.

Throughout the course, students will have opportunities for hands-on work to practice positioning, draping and massage techniques. Course work will emphasize body mechanics and a variety of client positioning and draping options to ensure comfort. During the last day of class, students will massage a pregnant client.

What to Bring to Class:  

  • Linens:  3 sets of sheets (1 set for each day-Queen or Full size highly recommended for top sheet and bottom sheet can be any size)
  • 4-6 Pillow Cases
  • 3 Hand Towels
  • 3 Bath Towels – Large
  • 4-6 Pillows of various sizes and densities
  • Optional:  Yoga Bolster 24” x 6” x 12” or similar size and Wedge Pillow (only if you already have these or you desire them)
  • Wear comfortable clothing in which you can easily receive bodywork

A lunch break will be taken midday. Call or text Teresa Greene at 615-370-9794 if you have any questions.

Kimberly Vaughn Coleman, LMT is a certified prenatal massage therapist and massage doula.  She has received continuous training by various organizations such as Baby Inc, Sprinning Babies, Harbor Birth Institute and Homeland Heart Birth Collective.  She has furthered her massage practice to specialize in prenatal massage as well as train many birth worker in the Nashville area to become a massage doula.  Kimberly's backhground in exercise science and kinesiology allows her to formulate a unique approach to addressing prenatal client's needs.

Payment plan available: $175 deposit plus 4 payments of $87.50, paid every four weeks.

Birthwork Through Touch-20CE-Live(C842)

$525

with Kimberly Coleman

Calendar Apr 29, 2026 at 8 am

Services By Kim -- NCBTMB# 1000986

CE Credits: 20 Hours - this class is 2.5 days: 1/2 Day Wed from 1:30 pm - 5:30 pm & 2 full days Thurs/Fri: 8:00 am - 5:30 pm.

Cost: $525 ($570 if registering within 7 days of class)

Course Description:

When it comes to supporting mothers to be, Massage Therapy and Birthwork go hand in hand. 

Birthwork through Touch is a training course designed specifically for massage therapists wanting to pursue a career as a Doula. This course will cover the unique approach of how massage therapists can care for women during pregnancy and throughout their birthing journey. Students will walk away with the skills needed to assist mothers in labor as well as give guidance and support during and post pregnancy. This course will also give student a blueprint on how to start a birthwork business and give them opportunities to observe and learn from pregnancy clients in the form of mock interviews, panel discussions and listening to birth stories. Upon completion of this course and other requirements, student will receive certificates of completion and move forward with their massage careers as SBK certified Massage Doulas.

What to Bring:  Set of sheets/face cradle cover/blanket for each day and your favorite lubrication/lotion.

A lunch break will be taken midday.  Call or text Teresa Greene at 615-370-9794 if you have any questions.

Kimberly Vaughn, LMT is a certified prenatal massage therapist and massage doula. She has received continuously trained by various organizations such as BABY Inc, Habour Birth Institute, and Homeland Heart Birth Collective. She has furthered her massage practice as well as expanded the birthwork field in the Nashville area to become a more collective blending. Kimberly’s unique approach to joining these two fields in a holistic and inclusive manner is what the “Birthwork through Touch” Training is all about. With a therapeutic mindset, nurturing energy, and birthwork knowledge, any LMT can become an amazing doula.

Payment plan available: $175 deposit plus 4 payments of $87.50, paid every four weeks.

Introduction to Lomilomi, Hawaiian Temple Bodywork (C958)

$430

with Evelyn Barnette

Calendar May 23, 2026 at 9 am

CE Credits: 16 Hours

NCBTMB Approved Provider #1002239

Cost: $430 ($475 if registering within 7 days of class)

Aloha!  Experience the Healing Touch of Ancient Hawaiian Massage!

Learn the core techniques and philosophy of traditional Lomi Lomi massage. This beginner-friendly class covers full-body flow, breath work, and practitioner presence. We invite you to step into a space of deep relaxation and renewal. Rooted in the sacred traditions of Hawaiian healing, Lomi Lomi is more than just a massage—it's a nurturing, full-body experience that supports physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being.

What to Bring:   2 Flat sheets, 2 bath towels, 2 pillow cases, 2 hand towels, face cradle cover, massage oil. Wear comfortable clothing that allows your body to move freely when giving massage and enable you to have complete access to your full arms (sleeveless shirts).

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: Hey there! I’m Evelyn Anne Barnette, LMT. My journey into the world of massage therapy began with atransformative experience during my middle school years.  Ever since I experienced my initial hands-on training during massage school in 2010. I’ve been devoted to helping my clients feel safe, warm, and cozy while encouraging their bodies to move with ease and less pain. I have been a licensed massage therapist since January 2012. I began practicing Lomi lomi while pregnant with my son in 2019. I built this course in 2024 in order to better understand this transformative bodywork. I am honored to continue this ancient bodywork.

Payment plan available: $150 deposit plus 5 payments of $56.00, paid every four weeks.




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