Upcoming CE Workshops at TLC Massage School
-Massage Therapy Continuing Education Workshops –
Keep your career moving forward with Austin’s finest Massage Therapy Continuing Education
The Lauterstein-Conway Massage School offers informative and enriching workshops including a variety of skill-enhancing subjects and insightful, experienced presenters. New massage continuing education classes are added regularly, so join our CE Reminder email list for monthly workshop updates and other CE offers. Don’t forget to read the registration procedures and refund policies!
The Lauterstein-Conway Massage School and Clinic is approved by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) as a Massage Therapy Continuing Education Approved Provider. Have a question about a workshop? Please contact the Workshop Registrar at (512) 374-9222 or workshops@tlcschool.com
2023 Massage Therapy Continuing Education Workshops Calendar
06/10/2023 – Treating Frustrating Neck Injuries with Ben Benjamin – FULL!
Massage Therapy Continuing Education Hours: 7 CE hrs
Presented in-person -$190
Dr. Benjamin will give a holistic view of working with the kinds of neck injuries that frustrate most therapists. He will teach techniques to assess and work with the most common neck injuries. Anatomy, evaluation/treatment methods, and friction massage techniques will be presented. There will be plenty of hands-on work in this workshop so that you leave with usable skills.
Dr. Benjamin will also discuss the interrelationships between neck injuries, stress, diet, and emotional factors.
6/11/2023 – Active Assisted Stretching for Lower Body with Ben Benjamin
Massage Therapy Continuing Education Hours: 7 CE hrs
Presented in-person -$190
This intensive, hands-on, workshop teaches you a comprehensive, effective stretching protocol for the lower body. Active Assisted Stretching (AAS) energizes the body, enhances the health of the tissues, increases flexibility, protects the body from injury, enhances the healing process, re-aligns the fascia, and makes building strength more effective. AAS is especially good for athletes, the elderly, and the injured, and can also benefit the neurologically impaired.
6/23-25/2023 – Lomilomi “Hawaiin Temple Bodywork” with Jason Bratcher
Massage Therapy Continuing Education Hours: 24 CE hrs
Presented in-person -$475
LomiLomi is an ancient bodywork modality that was created by the Kahuna Healers of Hawaii. The dance-like movements and techniques that are applied create an interconnected flow giving a feeling of being totally supported and cared for while receiving. This bodywork and the philosophy behind it conveys the “Aloha Spirit” and beauty with which the Hawaiian culture honors and celebrates itself. This bodywork is becoming more popular and sought out by massage practitioners and employers for the amazing experiences both therapists and clients have when giving and receiving and because the techniques save your hands and wrists from fatigue and burnout, making an even more valuable skill to learn.
7/ 7-9/2023 – Introduction to Aromatherapy & Essential Oils with Nicola McGill
Massage Therapy Continuing Education Hours: 24 CE hrs
Presented in-person -$550
This 3-day Introduction to Aromatherapy course provides an opportunity of learning how to safely use a selection of essential oils, in a variety of ways, for the benefit of the individual, their families, and clients. Learn about the history and origins of aromatherapy, basic chemistry of an essential oil, safety precautions, inhalation and dermal absorption, safe dilutions, blending for health support along with uses for everyday ailments for the young and the old. Participants will be able to make their own blend and take with them ideas on making their own aromatherapy products and how to use them safely.
7/16/2023 & 7/23/23 – Cadaver Class at Texas State (2 dates)
Massage Therapy Continuing Education Hours: 6 CE hrs
4 hours will be in-person at Texas State and 2 hours will be pre-recorded video sent via email and viewed prior to attending the workshop. -$225
We are delighted to be able to offer this very unique opportunity to learn about, see, and touch actual tissues you are working with! Due to the graciousness of Texas State University, Lauterstein-Conway Massage School is being admitted into the Cadaver lab at Texas State University to benefit from experiencing multiple ‘prosections’.
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!
7/20-23/2023 -Zero Balancing II with David Lauterstein – 1 SPOT LEFT!
Massage Therapy Continuing Education Hours: 25 CE hrs
Presented in-person -$795 * Early Registration Discount: Register by June 20, 2023 ONLY $695
The course, Zero Balancing II, is the only Zero Balancing course that teaches the entire ZB protocol. It builds on and requires as a pre-requisite, Zero Balancing I. Together ZB I and II constitute the “Core Program” and half of the course requirements for certification in Zero Balancing. Zero Balancing II Participants learn special new fulcrums for the ilium and gluteal muscles, the iliotibial band, and gall bladder meridian; new work for the tarsal bones and foot; special fulcrums for the suboccipital muscles, neck, and thorax.
8/6/23 – Facial Rejuvenation Massage with Lana Bell
Massage Therapy Continuing Education Hours: 6 CE hrs
Presented in-person -$160
Facial Rejuvenation Massage is the perfect way to offer your clients something new, while also giving them something they’ll love. This class will teach you how to give your clients the gift of youthfulness with the appearance of a firmer face. It’s all about the muscles! Participants will learn facial muscle anatomy, how those muscles function, and what facial massage techniques are effective in reducing the appearance of wrinkles and puffiness.
Learn how to be an alternative to expensive and invasive neurotoxins and fillers by using facial rejuvenation massage techniques.
This is an incredible opportunity for you to increase your profits with add-on services by offering an innovative in-demand service to your clients!
8/18-20/2023 – Anatomy Trains in Structural Essentials: Fans of the Hip
with Thadd Dudrey
Massage Therapy Continuing Education Hours: 18 CE hrs
Presented in-person -$450 *Save your spot with a $225 non-refundable deposit
The hip and pelvis combine to transfer the forces from two legs into the one spine and therefore have a hugely complex role to fulfill in the body. Ida Rolf described the pelvis as ‘the joint that determines symmetry’ and it is easy to see why. Differences between the hips can affect down into the legs or up through the spine. Achieving balance here can be essential for long-lasting results in any therapy. This course sheds light on the pelvis – the keystone of human architecture – by organizing the 20 or so muscles of the pelvis into three fans. Get specific with sensitivity.
8/27/2023 – Zero Balancing: Advancing Skills Day with David Lauterstein – 2 SPOTS LEFT!
Massage Therapy Continuing Education Hours: 6.5 CE hrs
Presented in-person -$150
Zero Balancing Advancing Skills Day class will enhance the process of learning Zero Balancing, sharpen the skills of those who have not taken courses recently, and develop relationships among ZB practitioners. Student questions shape the lessons, and the format may include presentations, demonstrations, touch feedback, and session swaps.
9/8/2023 – Advanced Lomilomi with Jason Bratcher
More details coming soon!
9/14-17/2023 -Alchemy of Touch with David Lauterstein – FULL!
Massage Therapy Continuing Education Hours: 25 CE hrs
Presented in-person -$795 * Early Registration Discount: Register by July 17, 2023 ONLY $595 & by August 15, 2023 ONLY $695
*Prerequisite – ZB I & ZB II
The focus of the Alchemy of Touch workshop is learning how to create and navigate higher energy fields and then put them to healing advantage for the client. One metaphor regarding Alchemy of Touch is that of cooking. When we turn up the heat in cooking, change begins to happen; when we put a lid on the pot, change becomes faster; when we lock down the lid and create a pressure cooker, things happen even faster. So it is in the body when, through touch, we create these different levels of energy, change not only happens faster in the body but also old resistant imprints may lessen and deep healings occur.
09/21-24 – Pre- and Perinatal Massage Therapy Specialization with Pam Guldi of Body Therapy Education
Massage Therapy Continuing Education Hours: 32 CE hrs
Presented in-person – $795 – Hold your spot with a $397.50 deposit
*Early Registration Discount – ONLY $695 if you register by August 22, 2023
Move far beyond basic adaptations of general massage with condition-specific techniques, applicable research and evidence, ethics discussions, marketing and practice management tips, and guidance for communicating and collaborating with other healthcare providers. This hands-on intensive workshop is a prerequisite to an optional certification of your skills and knowledge that you or your employers, healthcare organizations, or hospitals may require.
10/6-8 & 10/13-15, 2023 – Manual Lymph Drainage (MLD) Certification
with Nicola McGill of Klose Training
1 Class over 2 Weekends!
Massage Therapy Continuing Education Hours: 45 CE hrs
Presented In-Person -$1300 *Save your seat with a $650 non-refundable deposit.
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.
10/29 – TMJ: A Practical Approach with TLC Clinic Director, Tammie Culley
Massage Therapy Continuing Education Hours: 6 CE hrs
Presented in-person – $160
The temporomandibular joint – which is vitally important to human existence – has been overlooked, underappreciated, and understudied:
“Consider the joints of the human body. What might first come to mind are the hips and knees… followed by the wrists, ankles, elbows, fingers, and toes. What can be overlooked … is one of the most used, most necessary, and perhaps most misunderstood set of joints – those of the jaw – which are critical to the vital work of human life.” – National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
This class is a practical approach to understanding, learning, and treating a client with TMJ dysfunction. In this class you will learn …what it is, why it happens, the anatomy of the area to be addressed, symptoms to look out for and tests to perform and confirm your assessment, and finally a simple routine that will give you a foundation to use as you work with your clients.
11/5/2023 – Sports Massage for Runners with Marc Frazier
Massage Therapy Continuing Education Hours: 6 CE hrs
Presented in-person -$160
- Understand why a bipedal gait limits the body’s ability to absorb shock–and, how our bodies have adapted to this particular form of locomotion.
- Understand how the pelvis acts as a keystone, in transmitting force and stabilizing the entire body.
- Begin to recognize how the fascial system allows our bodies to develop compensatory tensions–and, whether or not to address them.
- Understand that massage, alone, cannot overcome overtraining–nor, poor running mechanics
- Learn the importance of two primary mechanical relationships (specifically, foot/ankle–hip/pelvis— and—hip/pelvis–vertebral column)–and, how managing them appropriately, can make all the difference in their client’s staying injury-free
11/9-12/2023 – Geometry of Healing with David Lauterstein – FULL!
Massage Therapy Continuing Education Hours: 25 CE hrs
Presented in-person -$795 * Early Registration Discount: Register by September 11, 2023 ONLY $595 & by October 10, 2023 ONLY $695
*Prerequisite – ZB I & ZB II
Geometry of Healing (GOH) is an advanced level Zero Balancing course that teaches students how to work directly with the vibratory/energetic fields of the body. It defines ‘fields’ and then teaches how to access and evaluate vibratory fields, obtain information contained therein, and how to balance and clarify the designated field or material. The program shows how to work with slowed vibratory fields to access “the gap” (an experience of stepping beyond time, space, and information — a field of pure potential).
11/18-19/2023 –Deep Tissue Techniques for the Legs, Hips, Arms, & Hands with Brian Utting
Massage Therapy Continuing Education Hours: 13 CE hrs
Presented in-person -$350
In this class, you will learn specific, potent, and effective Deep Tissue techniques to release the muscles and fascia of the hips, legs, feet, hands, thumbs, and forearms.
12/2-3/2023 – Assessment and Treatment of the Shoulder with Ben Benjamin
Massage Therapy Continuing Education Hours: 7 CE hrs
Presented in-person -$190
REGISTRATION COMING SOON!