TLC Continuing Education Calendar
April 1, 2025
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March 31, 2026
Anatomy Trains in Structure and Function with Thadd Dudrey
Tuition $525.00 ($262.50 Deposit)
In this exciting course, you will learn about the myofascial tissue and its many roles in the body. You will begin to appreciate how the body incorporates the Anatomy Train Lines to create easy and graceful movement – provided they are in some form of balance and harmony; restriction or weakness in one section can have many compensatory effects elsewhere.
This workshop will show you how that happens, how to trace the lines of strain, and, most importantly, how you can develop strategies to deal with them.
Structural Thai Massage with Siobhan Stone
Introduction to CranioSacral Therapy with MeriJayd O'Connor
TMJ: A Practical Approach with Tammie Culley
Sports Massage: Mobility for Pre and Post-event with Steve Singleton
Tuition - $195.00
The intention of this course is to give therapists a thorough understanding of the differences and uses between active and passive stretching techniques and their appropriate placement within the context of the massage therapist’s role in an athlete’s training program.
Therapists can create measurable changes using an Inclinometer for Range of Motion (included with your tuition) and extend their clients’ healthy range of motion.
In this course, we will learn how to integrate these mobility techniques into massage therapy sessions and customize sessions to the individual in their training cycle or as a part of their overall well-being.
Pre- and Perinatal Massage Therapy with Pamela Guldi
The Pre- and Perinatal Massage Therapy Workshop will empower massage therapists and other healthcare
providers to become competent, confident specialists in all stages of childbearing.
Successful graduates are prepared to meet the emotional, structural, and physiological challenges of pregnancy and
labor and into the long postpartum period. Instruction features 80+ advanced, specific techniques, pregnancy A&P,
safety guidelines, complications and high-risk pregnancies, integrative structural alignment for client and therapist, an abundance of relevant research, and proven promotional strategies. (The course is also approved by various agencies for continuing education credit.)
Authorized instructor Pam Guldi has more than 20 years specializing as a perinatal therapist, doula and childbirth
educator. In a 2019 workshop, students commented that Pam “was overflowing with juicy information and wisdom”; and that she “made me excited to practice perinatal massage and to empower women.”
Pre- and Perinatal Massage Therapy Technique Refinement with Pamela Guldi
A Cancer's Journey with Amy Scottino
Cadaver Class at Texas State University - July 13th with Marc Frazier
Participants will be able to look and feel (with protective gloves on) the muscles and fascia of a number of already dissected cadavers. See the iliopsoas, the deep suboccipital muscles, how the nerves and muscles relate, and so much more! There is nothing like seeing it and feeling it!
Cadaver Class at Texas State University - July 20th with Marc Frazier
PNMT for the Cervical Spine with James Ivaska
Tuition $445.00 ($222.50 deposit) *SAVE $40 BY REGISTERING BEFORE 7/23/25!**
Neck pain accounts for a large percentage of visits to massage therapy offices. PNMT will help you consider all the possible musculoskeletal explanations that would explain his/her discomfort. Great problem-solving skills and a deep knowledge of functional anatomy are the keys to success.Additionally, PNMT for the Cervical Spine places an emphasis on the relationship of the cervical spine and neural excitability. We think you will
During the PNMT for the Cervical Spine seminar, you will begin with a review of very quick but highly accurate assessment approaches to help you direct treatment. Included in that assessment are Range of Motion andexclusionary muscle testing. You will then learn which muscles to address for each range of motion limitation and spend ample time treating them on multiple people. The focus is on real-world applications- increasing functional capacity as well as lessening discomfort.
Grounding for LMTs: Cultivating Stability and Presence with Jennifer Leogier
Tuition - $170.00
Deepen your practice and enhance your client interactions. This class is designed to strengthen your grounding techniques, while exploring the profound benefits of grounding both for yourself and your clients. Grounding is an essential skill for massage therapists, providing a solid foundation for your work while fostering a sense of stability, calmness, and connection. Throughout this class, you'll learn a lot of practical tools and techniques to cultivate grounding in both your personal and professional life, allowing you to approach your practice with renewed confidence and presence.
Highlights of the class include:
- Understanding Grounding: Delve into the theory and science behind grounding, exploring its physical and emotional component. Gain insight into how grounding influences your overall well-being and effectiveness as a massage therapist.
- Get familiar with Polyvagal Theory and how it can help you in your practice.
- Practical Techniques: Learn a great variety of grounding techniques that you can seamlessly integrate into your life and into your massage sessions. From specific bodywork practices to mindful breathing exercises, you'll discover powerful methods to help both you and your clients feel more centered and grounded.
- Integration and Application: Receive guidance on how to seamlessly integrate grounding techniques into your existing practice, regardless of your massage modality or style. You will write down your Grounding Plan before the day ends, as to be ready for the next step of your grounding journey.
ZB: Freely Movable Joints with David Lauterstein
Tuition - $595.00 ($297.50 Deposit)
Freely Moveable Joints is an advanced level Zero Balancing course that expands the focus of Zero Balancing from the foundation and semi-foundation joints of the body to include the “freely moveable joints” of the body. Zero Balancing principles and techniques are taken beyond the Core Zero Balancing protocol into other arenas. The freely moveable joints present unique therapeutic challenges because of the variety of their anatomy and their great ranges of motion. By the end of the program you will have the skills to evaluate and balance freely moveable joints and the knowledge to devise your own fulcrums to meet the specific needs of a given situation.
In Freely Moveable Joints we will review basic ZB principles and highlight their application to a number of joints in light of their specific anatomy. The skills and education inherent in this course will broaden your Zero Balancing abilities and will improve your Zero Balancing sessions.
You Will Learn:
- Upper extremity: shoulder girdle, shoulder, elbow, wrist, fingers
- Lower extremity: knee, ankle, metatarsals, toes
- Accessing the sacro-iliac joint via the hip
- Acetabular hip fulcrum
- Temporomandibular joint fulcrum
- Direct bone fulcrums and ‘bone bending’
- Teachings designed to deepen your basic ZB skills and protocol use
- By exchanging Zero Balancing sessions and seeing ZB demonstrations
Structural Assessment of Whiplash and Migraines with Tammie Culley
The purpose of this course is to familiarize students to a deeper level of understanding as it relates to Whiplash and Headaches. The student will learn how to assess the clients movements, which muscles or areas are causing pain and which muscles may need work in order to alleviate pain. Students will learn how to use testing to understand what may or may not be a problem and create a session plan that will address their assessment findings.
Manual Lymph Drainage (MLD) Certification with Nicola McGill
Instructor Nicola McGill establishes a supportive class environment in which you’ll learn the anatomy and physiology of the lymphatic system and effective MLD sequences that can reduce swelling and other symptoms associated with: Post-surgical edema; soft-tissue injuries; rheumatoid arthritis; fibromyalgia; whiplash; migraine headaches; PTSD; anxiety disorders; mild, medically-uncomplicated lymphedema; and more!
The MLD Advantage Getting MLD-certified expands your skill set which will help you better serve your current clients. Some therapists find it beneficial to use MLD in every massage session in conjunction with other techniques. Becoming certified will also attract new clients to your practice who require this special form of massage. PTs and OTs often refer their patients with lymphedema to LMT-CLTs for maintenance therapy. MLD has many applications including:
- As an adjunct therapy for clients who have been injured
- For use with oncology patients who prefer a lighter massage
- For treating post-surgical patients with edema (swelling)
- To improve the QOL for hospice patients and those in palliative care
- As an additional option to Swedish or relaxation massage
- And more
Course objectives:
At the conclusion of the course, each participant will be able to:
- Demonstrate understanding of the anatomy and the relevant scientific terminology related to the lymphatic system.
- Demonstrate understanding of the differentiation between the normal and diseased states of the lymphatic system (physiology and pathophysiology of the lymphatic system).
- Demonstrate understanding of the indications and contraindications related to the use of MLD.
- Competently perform the techniques of MLD for all body areas. Develop appropriate treatment strategies for indications such as post-surgical and post-traumatic edema, fibromyalgia, general detoxification and other conditions.
- Competently perform MLD on clients after breast surgery for cancer (clients who are at risk to develop lymphedema) and on clients with mild, medically uncomplicated primary or secondary lymphedema.
ZB I with David Lauterstein
CTM-Bindegewebsmassage and Introduction to Visceral & Abdominal Massage with Brian Utting
The techniques you’ll learn in this 2-day workshop can gently and powerfully help restore autonomic imbalance and improve visceral function—and they feel good. Day 1 (Bindegewebsmassage) will focus on systematically working with the dermatomes that influence the abdomen, pelvis, and the parasympathetic nervous system. Day 2 will focus on direct manual techniques in the abdomen and upper pelvic area using soothing, pleasurable techniques.
Introduction to Reflexology with Brenda Bianchi
Reflexology has many benefits. The primary benefits include deep relaxation, improved cardiovascular and lymphatic circulation, pain relief and an enhanced sense of well-being.
In this Introduction to Reflexology course participants will gain an overview of the ancient and modern history of this pressure point modality. We will explore various theories of reflexology and how it works. The anatomy of the foot, including the bones, boney landmarks and other important anatomical markers will be reviewed. Mapping the locations of specific reflex points and techniques for applying pressure to the points will be taught. Lastly, the participants will be guided through a protocol to address each of the reflexes in a systematic order.
