Upcoming CE Workshops at TLC Massage School

Friday, July 11th through Sunday, July 13th from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm each day

Multiple studies now link gentle, non-invasive massage for people affected by cancer with significant reductions in pain, fatigue, nausea, depression, and anxiety.1 If that statement excites you please come join this series of courses on Oncology Massage. We will navigate through the framework of an oncology massage such as pressure adjustments, site considerations on the body, and position adjustments for our clients. On our last day we will discuss and problem solve ways we can help assist our clients after they are “finished” with their active cancer treatments. This class will enhance any massage therapist practice!

Sunday, July 13th OR Sunday, July 20th, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (Due to the course’s popularity, enrollees may only attend one of the two offered dates.) Two of the 6 CE hours are self-paced videos that must be watched before the in-person portion.

**THIS WORKSHOP IS HELD AT TEXAS STATE ROUND ROCK CAMPUS IN ROUND ROCK, TX**

To participate in this class, you must be a licensed massage therapist, physical therapist, Chiropractor, or MD with an ACTIVE license!

Tuition – $225.00 (nonrefundable)

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!

Sunday, July 13th OR Sunday, July 20th, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (Due to the course’s popularity, enrollees may only attend one of the two offered dates.) Two of the 6 CE hours are self-paced videos that must be watched before the in-person portion.

**THIS WORKSHOP IS HELD AT TEXAS STATE ROUND ROCK CAMPUS IN ROUND ROCK, TX**

To participate in this class, you must be a licensed massage therapist, physical therapist, Chiropractor, or MD with an ACTIVE license!

Tuition – $225.00 (nonrefundable)

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!

Saturday, August 9th from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.

The purpose of this course is to analyze the symptoms of Low Back Pain and determine the best session plan for the specific client needs.

 In this comprehensive course, we will examine some of the most common causes of low back pain in today’s generation and discuss, evaluate, and analyze how to treat these injuries/issues through manual manipulation so that our clients can avoid the use of drugs, injections, and surgeries at all costs. A client is presenting to determine the most efficient course of action to aid them in their pain management.

*SAVE $40 BY REGISTERING BEFORE 7/23/25!*

Saturday, August 23rd, and Sunday, August 24th from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm both days

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 and exclusionary 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.

Saturday, September 6th, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.

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 components. 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 so as to be ready for the next step of your grounding journey.

Thursday, September 18th through Sunday, September 21st, from 1:30 pm – 5:30 pm Thursday and 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Friday through Sunday

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

Saturday, September 27th from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm

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.

Held on two consecutive weekends, Friday, October 3rd – Sunday, October 5th and Friday, October 10th – Sunday, October 12th, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. the first five days and 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. the final day.

Manual Lymph Drainage (MLD) is a very effective yet gentle manual technique that is easy on the therapist’s body and well tolerated by even highly-sensitive clients. MLD reduces swelling and detoxifies the skin and superficial fascia by promoting drainage within the superficial and deep systems of the lymph vascular network.

Thursday, October 23rd through Sunday, October 26th, from 1:30 pm – 5:30 pm Thursday and 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Friday through Sunday.

We are musculoskeletal beings, yet most therapists focus only on the muscular side of that equation. That addresses only half of that system! Zero Balancing (ZB) – adding a mindful focus on the bones, key joints, and the energy flowing through them, as well as on the soft tissues associated with them – gives you access to the deepest layer of the person, who they are in their bones. Zero Balancing adds wholeness to your work and your client’s experience and is the missing piece in the world of bodywork and bodymind therapies.

*SAVE $30 BY REGISTERING BEFORE 10/1/2025!*

Saturday, November 1st and Sunday, November 2nd from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm Saturday and 9:30 am to 6:00 pm Sunday.

We live in a stressful world, and many of our clients come to us for stress relief, and to bring more balance into their lives. Sometimes the accumulated stress and anxiety can land more in our gut than any particular skeletal muscle (intestines are muscles, too). Ironically, addressing these core issues with techniques such as Bindegewebsmassage and Visceral massage is not that common yet, although interest is steadily growing.

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.

Friday, November 14th from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm

The history of reflexology can be traced as far back as ancient Egypt and to civilizations all over the world. It is a non-invasive holistic therapy that encourages the body to greater balance, or homeostasis. It involves applying finger, thumb or knuckle pressure to specific points or “reflexes” on the feet. These points are called “reflexes” because they reflect, or mirror, the organs and structures of the body. By applying direct pressure to the reflexes on the feet, it influences the health of the corresponding parts of the body encouraging the body toward homeostasis.

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.

Saturday, December 6th from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm

This continuing education course is designed for licensed massage therapists who want to deepen their understanding and refine their techniques when working with clients experiencing shoulder pain, dysfunction, or injury—specifically those related to the rotator cuff. The rotator cuff, made up of four key muscles—supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, and subscapularis—plays a critical role in shoulder stabilization and movement. Dysfunction in these muscles is common among athletes, desk workers, and individuals recovering from injuries or surgery.

In this course, participants will explore the anatomy and biomechanics of the shoulder complex with a focus on how rotator cuff issues develop. Through hands-on instruction, therapists will learn targeted soft tissue techniques, myofascial release, trigger point therapy, and active/passive movement strategies to safely address common conditions such as tendonitis, impingement, and restricted range of motion.

In addition to technique, the course emphasizes assessment skills—such as range-of-motion testing and palpation—to identify which specific rotator cuff muscles are involved. Therapists will also learn to recognize red flags and understand when to refer clients for medical evaluation.

This class is ideal for those who want to elevate their therapeutic outcomes, reduce client pain, and restore shoulder function more effectively. Whether you’re working in a clinical setting, sports environment, or wellness practice, this course provides practical tools and confidence to address one of the most commonly reported areas of musculoskeletal pain.

Friday, January 23rd and Saturday, January 24th from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm both days.

Therapeutic Techniques to Eliminate the Low Back Pain
Chronic or severe low back pain is one of the most debilitating conditions a person can experience. Roughly two-thirds of the population will suffer from low back pain at some point in their lives.

Most therapists and medical professionals find working with this condition both frustrating and difficult—in part, because they fail to see the missing component to reducing, eliminating, and eradicating low back pain.

This comprehensive workshop unveils the missing piece of the puzzle to low back pain. As a result, participants learn how to precisely assess the most commonly injured structures in the lower back and to use effective therapeutic approaches to eliminate pain. Attendees gain the tools to successfully differentiate muscle, ligament, and disc injuries, and, as a result, fine-tune their palpation skills and hands-on techniques. Drawing from 50 years of experience as a therapist, educator, speaker, and author, Dr. Ben Benjamin enables all participants to discover the missing link that can solve a wide range of complaints linked to chronic and severe low back pain in this lab-intensive course.

Discover the missing link to chronic low back pain with one of the leaders in the rehabilitation field. In this lab-intensive course, participants learn effective techniques to reduce, prevent, and eliminate low back pain This comprehensive workshop will teach you how to effectively assess and treat the most commonly injured structures in the low back. You’ll learn how to differentiate muscle, ligament, and disc injuries, and you’ll fine-tune your palpation skills and hands-on treatment techniques. The workshop provides ample time to develop all the skills you need to address a wide range of complaints.

An integrative approach

There are six major components to the training:

• Anatomy: View and palpate the relevant musculoskeletal structures.
• Assessment: Practice musculoskeletal assessment tests and palpation of injured structures.
• Theory: Learn how to use the history, positive assessment test findings, and results of palpation to determine which structures are injured.
• Integration: After you’ve learned the theoretical background and assessment procedures, we integrate this knowledge through hands-on learning games.
• Technique: Apply effective techniques designed to eliminate adhesive scar tissue and enable proper healing.
• Clinic: During the training participants practice their skills by taking part in an injury assessment clinic, free and open to the public, under Dr. Benjamin’s supervision.