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The Eight Limbs of Yoga(C420)
with Lynn Smith
CE Credits: 8 Hours
Cost: $265 ($310 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.
Effective Client Communication(C606A)
with Jenny Donohue
CE Credits: 6 Hours
Cost: $225 ($270 if registering within 7 days of class)
There are no prerequisites for attending this class.
This class is designed to help you develop clear, effective communication while implementing boundaries that care for both you and your client.
Some questions to ask yourself:
Do you have difficulty saying ‘no’ to people?
Do you have difficulty asking for what you need?
Do you spend time and energy helping others so much that you
neglect your own needs?
Is it hard for you to make decisions?
Do you tend to get caught up in other people’s problems?
Do you feel responsible for other people’s feelings?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, this class may be for you.
It is an experiential class where you will be helped to identify and communicate boundaries both in your business and everyday life.
Wear comfortable clothes. 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.
Self Care & Yoga for Massage Therapists(C903)
with Adam Green
This class will be held two consecutive Tuesdays: March 10 & March 17, 2026 from 9:00 am - 4:30 pm each day. You must attend both days for class credits.
CE Credits: 13 Hours
Cost: $345 ($390.00 if registering within 7 of class)
Massage therapy requires self-care of its practitioners to have a sustainable practice/career. It is ideal for therapists to have the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual balance required to give the energy it takes to consistently practice massage therapy.
This class will target each of the aspects for overall self-care.
Our goal is for you to leave class having participated in different methods of self-care, so you may bring some or all of these elements into your life and have a more sustainable massage therapy practice. Class will include yoga asana, savasana, drumming, musical listening and visual art meditation, intuitive movement, tea time among other self-care methods.
This class will be a mixture of discussion, demonstration and supervised practice. Modifications will be offered for those with injuries or conditions that require it.
Please wear comfortable clothing, bring a yoga mat, set of sheets, blanket, face cradle cover, hand towel, and lubrication. Massage tables are provided.
This class will include lecture, self–reflection, sharing and exchanging bodywork. Participants need to be prepared to receive and give bodywork.
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.
Self Care for Therapists(C214)
with Mindy Oldham
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.
Self Care for Therapists(C214)
with Mindy Oldham
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.
The Eight Limbs of Yoga(C420)
with Lynn Smith
CE Credits: 8 Hours
Cost: $265 ($310 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.
Self Care for Therapists(C214)
with Mindy Oldham
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.
Integrative Therapy (T308)
with Mindy Oldham
CE Credits: 42 Hours - This is clothed/unclothed bodywork class which is part of Cumberland's Core program and will have students and lmt's in the class. This class meets once a week (every Thursday) for 10 weeks. For Fall quarter there is no class the week of Thanksgiving.
For class completion, all students must do Practicum assignments, quizzes, and the final exam.
Cost: $1040 ($1085 if registering within 7 days of class)
Course: This advanced hands-on course teaches the student how to assess the specific needs of a client visually, verbally, logically, and intuitively. Focus of technique integrates all of mastered modalities by segmental regions of the body, back and chest, head and neck, hips and pelvis, knee and thigh, ankle and foot, shoulder, elbow and hand. The approach is somatic, holistic, and includes discussion of the body mind connection, the anatomy of injury and sports massage technique.
What to Bring to Each Class: Bring a set of sheets/blanket, face cradle cover, lubrication, wear comfortable clothes and bring materials to take notes. Massage tables are provided.
Call Teresa Greene at 615-370-9794 if you have any questions.