Massage Therapists…save your body. Take this class! Learn to care for yourself with body awareness and attunement and body mechanics coaching. You will learn ways to enhance your own energy, remain centered and experience greater awareness during the massage session. Attention will be given to proper body alignment, ease of movement, focus and awareness so that the experience of the therapist is as healing as the experience of your client. There will be opportunities to discuss common concerns that massage therapists face and interventions you can use to avoid burnout …and more.

Learn basic fundamentals of first aid and CPR. Participants perform rescue breathing for an individual in respiratory distress and CPR upon someone whose heart has stopped beating. Learn to be the most important communicator between the individual in distress and emergency personnel. Learn how to identify the signs of an emergency and react properly. Learn to identify & treat the symptoms of burns, cold extremes, bleeding, etc.

Certification is through the American Red Cross in Adult CPR & First Aid.

A specific designed course for massage and somatic therapists, bodyworkers, behavioral therapists, nurses, physicians, counselors, acupuncturists and other health care professionals wanting to enhance, expand their knowledge and learn a skill appropriate to their practice. Learn the core concepts of aromatherapy anatomy and the physiology of smell and touch. Learn how the practical use of aromatherapy can fall within a healthcare framework and how it works with infection and stress management. The patterning of disease, the psychology of illness and aromatherapy in psychoneuroimmunology will be discussed.

Certification is awarded for CEU’s of 12 Hours. Approved by the Board of Registered Nurses as a Continuing Education Provider #CEP 11606

Offered as an entry level aromatherapy training course designed for counselors, nurses, doctors, massage therapists and other health care professionals or other individuals who seek continuing education to enhance and expand their present career or enhance their personal lives. This course is ideally suited for those wishing to learn the fundamentals of aromatherapy, whether for personal well-being or professional use.

Aromatic plants have been used to fragrance, beautify and heal the body, and to uplift, refresh and calm the mind and emotions since the beginning of written history. The life essence extracted from flowers, trees, herbs and spices is called Essential oils. These Essential oils are said to hold the vital life force of the plant itself, with all of its healing properties. And indeed, these oils - known as Aromatherapy oils - works wonders as the magic of the oils can effect the whole person: their physical symptoms, attitude, and mood.

Our courses are designed to give each student an understanding of how remarkable the essential oils help heal. The knowledge and experience gained in these courses will make a meaningful difference in every aspect of healing, self-healing and well-being.

Aromatherapy can be incorporated into many modalities creating a new aspect to your professional practice or personal and family use.

This course combines lecture, demonstrations, samples, and techniques, along with hands-on experiences in the classroom covering Aromatherapeutic: the Specific Body Systems, Materia Medica, Applications for mind, body, emotions & spirit, aroma and perfume formulations, identification of oils and application, Essential Oil Blending preparations, and research and resources.

A Certificate of Completion for 50 Hours as an Aromatherapy Technician is awarded upon successful completion.

Learn how you can increase your income and develop new massage clientele! This class teaches a seated massage sequence for 15 and 30-minutes sessions, including techniques for neck, shoulders, back, hands, and arms. Learn how to approach companies and groups by doing on-site (chair) massage. Learn marketing, pricing, and customer service skills to get you into one of the fastest growing segments of the massage industry. How to give a massage in an on-site therapy chair, as well as, a regular office chair will also be taught …and more.

Neck Injuries
This Class Covers the most common injuries of the neck, including “whiplash”, different types of injuries and types of pain. Learn which muscles & nerves are affected. Discussion of Cervical Radiculopathy, Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, TMJ, and disc Injuries will be covered. Learn why treatment is necessary, how to assess and educate your client and how certain strategies can help them prevent these conditions while receiving benefits from specialized techniques. Learn why and when to use hot and cold therapies …and more.

Shoulder/Arm Injuries
Learn the how and why of treatments for Bursitis, and other frequently caused syndromes. Learn about shoulder tendonitis and other injuries including, injuries of the shoulder and arm, Carpal Tunnel, Redial Tunnel (tennis elbow), and Rotator cuff injuries. Learn what causes these conditions, what they are and how to treat them. Joint movement and mobilization and passive and resistive stretching are incorporated into routines …and more.

Back /Torso Injuries
Learn how to work with discomfort problems of the back and beneficially get relief for your client. Learn about Disc and Back Pain, Chronic tension problems, Scoliosis, Kyphosis, and Lordosis conditions of the spine, as well as, discussion of how to detect the signs of these ailments. Learn about workplace posture and how to avoid injuries. Learn R.S.I (Repetive Strain Injuries) Agonist/Antagonist relationship...and more.

Hip/Leg Injuries
Learn what the most common Hip and Leg injuries and conditions are. What causes them and how to treat them. Covered in this class is: Patellar and Tibial tubercle bursitis, Shin splints, Achilles tendonitis, Plantar fascitis, Pulled Hamstrings, Anterior hip and Thigh Pain and Hot and Cold Therapies …and more.

Offered to Counselors, Registered Nurses, Practicing Hypnotherapists, and other health care professionals for Continuing Education Units and renewal of licenses and certifications.

Objective of this course is to provide a continuance of education and updating of skills, tools and techniques in the field of Hypnotherapy and natural self-healing.

Classes meet one Saturday per month, for three months, plus 6 hours of work done in an externship.

No textbooks are required. Course hand-outs, and Attunement Tape provided to student. Paper and pencil are required for note taking.

30 Hours of Training Includes:

• Induction Techniques
• Applications of Hypnotherapy
• Trance States / Self-healing Programs
• Mind/Body/Emotion/Spirit Connection
• Lectures & Techniques
• Demonstrations
• Hands-on Technique Utilization

Students learn through lectures, demonstrations, practice and direct experience the most valuable aspects of many holistic approaches to healing.

This class utilizes a 'hands-on" approach. Students pair into groups to utilize the tools and techniques just introduced during class. Refinement is done during the instructors rounds of critique, and later discussed as an entire class. This has proven to be very successful for accelerated learning, and the students enjoy the process.

A certificate is awarded upon satisfactory completion of this course.

Offered to doctors, registered nurses, practicing hypnotherapists, massage therapists and other health care professionals for Continuing Education Units and renewal of licenses and certifications.

Objective of this course is to provide a continuance of education and updating of skills, tools and techniques in the field of Hypnotherapy.

Classes meets for four Saturdays (or eight evenings per week). Thirty-two classroom hours and eighteen hours of externship.

No textbooks are required. Course hand-outs, and Attunement Tape provided to student. Paper and pencil are required for note taking.

50 Hours of Training Includes:

• Induction Techniques
• Trance States / Self -Healing Programs
• Mind/Body/Emotion/Spirit Connection
• Lectures & Techniques
• Applications of Hypnotherapy Demonstrations
• Demonstrations
• Expanding your practice as a Health Care Professional
• Clinical Case and supervision practice
• Hands-On Technnnique Utilization

Students learn through lectures, demonstrations, practice and direct experience the most valuable aspects of many holistic approaches to healing.

This class utilizes a 'hands-on" approach. Students pair into groups to utilize the tools and techniques just introduced during class. Refinement is done during the instructors rounds of critique, and later discussed as an entire class. This has proven to be very successful for accelerated learning, and the students enjoy the process.

A certificate is awarded upon satisfactory completion of this course.

Prerequisite: Basic conceptual background in Swedish Massage & Anatomy required.

This class is for therapists who are interested in the clinical applications of massage therapy with a goal-oriented approach to alleviating pain and discomfort in their clients.

This course will cover Deep Tissue Theory & Practice in an overview that will give you the tools to provide relief for your clients’ muscular complaints. We will focus on the neck, back & hip stabilizers. However, the principles, once understood, apply to the entire body.

Each class will include a brief review of the indicated anatomical structures along with palpation & hands-on practice.

Learn how to enhance and deepen your client’s experience during the massage therapy session! This technique involves a gentle, non-invasive touch by the massage therapist to various energy points of the client. In this class you will learn alternative skills in the integration of physical and energy work to serve the needs of your clients and how to integrate these techniques into your massage therapy practice

The Esoteric Sciences and Consciousness Studies Course offers the student an opportunity to explore the depth of their soul; to compliment their role in the healing arts or for personal growth and evolution.

This invaluable knowledge is to be added to a current profession or for personal use in everyday life.
Students attend classes on eight evenings for eight consecutive weeks, or four weekends.

Learn and Understand

A certificate is awarded upon satisfactory completion of this course.

The Handwriting Analysis Course enables the student to understand the principles of potential human behavior and personality traits through an individual's handwriting.

This course is offered for the healing arts practitioner or individual to compliment his or her own insight into behavior and personality traits.

Students attend classes two evenings a week for eight consecutive weeks, or eight weekends.

Learn and understand how an individual's handwriting is linked to many aspects that affect their lives.

Hands-on practice with handwriting samples provided for individual analysis.

A certificate is awarded upon satisfactory completion of this course.

An introduction to the mystical and healing powers of gem stones and Gem Therapy. Learn the Ancient Sciencee & History of how gems are used to heal. Learn the properties and origins of gems and how the cosmic colors affect the body. Discover the 7 Plexci in the body and how diseases can be prevented by concentrations of colors & vibration to throw off diseases that ail the body.

Learn information about wellness and stress management for your own well-being. Learn how to stay “in balance” , “de-Stress” and rejuvenated yourself for optimum health and renewal. Nutrition tips, easy to do steps on maintaining your energy, foods that boosts your immune system, and the how & why of how minor adjustments in daily routine, can make a tremendious difference in your life and give your abundant energy. Learn why the food you may be eating could be hurting your health.

Offered as an entry level herbal training course designed for counselors, nurses, doctors, massage therapists and other health care professionals who seek continuing education to enhance and expand their present career. This course is ideally suited for those wishing to learn the fundamentals of herbology, whether for personal well-being or professional use.

The art and science of Herbology leads you into the very heart of herbalism. It instills in students the necessary skills to practice this ancient healing art as well as deep understanding of the essence of herbalism.

The courses are written specifically for the sudent who requires a systematic study of herbs. It emphasizes the foundations of herbalism, wildcrafting, wild plant identification, medicinal herbology, ceremony and Earth awareness, herbal preparation and formulation.

In many cases the best and safest remedies are natural herbs. Clear, informative, and based on the most up to date findings, these courses offer a program that will help you, as a health care professional in a natural self-healing program.

The objective of this course is to broaden the depth and understanding for the healthcare professional in the field of herbology. To use in conjunction with an existing career, or to use for personal enrichment and well-being.

Classes meet four consecutive Saturdays, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for each 50-hour Module.

This class utilizes a "hands-on" approach. Students pair into groups to practice the tools and techniques just introduced during class lecture and demonstration. Refinement is conducted during the instructors rounds and later discussed as an entire class.

A certificate upon satisfactory completion of this course is awarded as a Herbal Technician.

Offered as a herbal training course designed for counselors, nurses, doctors, massage therapists and other health care professionals who seek continuing education to enhance and to expand their present career. This course is ideally suited for those wishing to learn the advanced aspects of herbology, whether for personal well-being or professional use.

The objective of this course is to provide a continuance of education and upgrading of skills and techniques in the field of herbology.

Two Modules or 100 Hours of Training Includes:

• Introduction / History of Herbology
• Terminology
• Herbal Therapeutics: Specific Body Systems
• General Guidelines
• Materia Medica
• Applications for common ailments
• Herbal Formulations
• Herb/Wild Plant Identification
• Herbal Preparation
• Research and Resources
• Hands-On

Classes meet four consecutive Saturdays, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for each 50-hour Module.

This class utilizes a "hands-on" approach. Students participate in formaulations just introduced during class lecture and demonstration. Refinement is conducted during the instructors rounds and later discussed as an entire class.

A certificate upon successful completion of this course is awarded as a Herbalist.

An introduction into how Lymphatic Massage works and why lymph circulation is vital to your health. Learn how this massage treatment helps relieve stress related syndromes, depressed immune responses and many other health related problems clients are troubled with today. Learn a complete lymphatic sequence that stimulates the lymphatic system, promotes cellular detoxification, reduces edema, and strengthens the immune system. This class provides a foundation in physiology, self-care practices, as well as, how to itegrate this treatment into your massage therapy practice.

Learn simple, basic, easy massage techniques for relaxation and to relieve stress for home & personal use. Fundamentals of swedish massage will be discussed and students will learn massage benefits and contraindications

Learn massage techniques to relax and energize your partner in a flowing 60-minute Swedish Massage sequence. Special attention will be given to the “stress” points of the body, including the neck and back muscles. Couples ONLY. Class is limited to 6 couples.

You will learn how to incorporate this massage technique into your current massage practice. Learn techniques to specifically affect the fasical system- releasing connective tissue dysfunctions. Learn soft tissue release techniques to benefit your client. Learn why somatic stretching is important for the therapist and your client and how to eliminate stress and strain on your body when doing a massage…and more.

You will learn a step-by-step sequence specifically designed for the mother-to-be. Learn how massage and somatic techniques differ in pregnancy massage and how to recognize contraindications that could be present in your client. Learn how to release Sciatica pain, and affect other discomforts experienced by your client, the emotional aspects of being pregnany, and how deal with it …and more!

How to address and work with the imbalances in the feet and hands. By working on these points, the therapist can release blockages and restore the free flow of energy to specific areas and organs, as well as to the whole body. Tensions are eased, and circulation and elimination is improved. Blood is circulated faster than normal and, as a result, cleansing of the Lymphatic system and increased oxygenation of the blood occurs. This gentle therapy encourages the body to heal itself at its own pace, often counteracting a lifetime of misuse. The by-product of this is a more relaxed body and a general feeling of well-being. Reflexology is powerful preventative health care. In discovering problems in our feet long before they become serious in the rest of our body we are able to take more control over our own health and health care.

Students receive a Certificate of Attendance upon completion for 35 Hours of Continuing Education Units which counts toward 500 Hour National Certification.

Benefits of Shiatsu:

• Shiatsu is a measure of good health.
• Regular shiatsu helps detect bodily irregularities
• Prevents accumulation of fatigue and occurrence of illness.
• Maintains the flow of vital energy throughout the body.

In this 35 Hour Class designed for Massage Therapists, we will introduce the basic principles and philosophy of Shiatsu, the Meridians, Different points in the body, Signs of Imbalance, Yin Yang Theory and more…

Students learn to give a full-body Shiatsu session in a flowing sequence of techniques, as well as how to develop their own energetic balance through Self-Shiatsu and Meridian stretching.

Students will have time in each class to give and receive shiatsu under the supervision of the instructor.

This is Module 1 in a series of 5 Shiatsu Modules. All 5 Modules: 150-Hours. A Certificate of Attendance is awarded upon completion for 35 Continuing Education Units, Credit is 35 CEU’s for Massage Therapists per Module, and counts toward the 500 Hour National Certification.

Students receive a Certificate of Attendance upon completion for 35 Hours of Continuing Education Units which counts toward 500 Hour National Certification.

The Solar Psychology 50-hour course offers students a deeper understanding of human behavior.

This invaluable knowledge is to be added to a current profession or for personal use in everyday life.

Students attend classes for eight evenings for eight consecutive weeks, or four weekends.

Learn and Understand

A certificate is awarded upon satisfactory completion of this course.

Learn specific, individualized techniques for many of todays popular and in demand body tratments. Stress relief, Anti-Cellulite tratment, Sea Mud & Full Body Mask, Body Algae, Salt Glow, Herbal Wraps, Body Bronzing, Body Polish and More... Treatments concentrate on the use of plants, aromatherapy and minerals derived from the sea to revitalize, tone, and condition the body. Learn how to benefit your client by offering combination treatments and at the same time Increase Your Income Substantially!

Work with Body Treatments that are 100% natural and are blended to nourish, hydrate, & purify the body!

An introduction into some of the most common complaints and injuries related to athletic activities. You will be prepared to provide care and clinical massage for a range of athletic concerns and injuries: rotator cuff strain, shin splints, tennis elbow, knee pain, sciatica, muscle pulls and ankle sprains. Assessment techniques will help you determine whether your client’s condition is a muscle or ligament injury, myofascial damage, or something that demands further sports medicine attention …and more.

Learn creative approaches to live in your own “true nature”, without stress. Drawing on the perennial wisdom of Ayurveda, together with Western transpersonal prosectives, you will learn how to develop a fuller understanding of how natural life can be without stress. Learn how to practice the art of self-care, farilitate balance, improve health and re-invigorate the whole body. This course is designed to help those professionals under enormous pressures & grinding daily schedules to stop and listen to the warning signs, and to break the cycle of stressful responsibilites to enliven the spirit of life & bring harmony to it!

Research indicates that thoughts, emotions, and stress affect the immune system. We all have choices about attitudes and responses, choices which definately affect the quality of life and may impact the physical course of trauma to the body. Learn a new approach to uncover, disolve and heal deep trauma. Through this self-healing technique, learn how holistically, trauma can be cleared and disolved synergistically. Physical, emotional and spiritual attunement is restored and renewal of mind/body health wholeness takes place.