Tennessee Edition Fall 2009

Cover photo by David Kilian. Models: Josette Chmiel, Lemuel Sherman. PERG is published by Dynamic Equilibrium309 Oakwood Court Youngsville, NC 27596919-562-1548 • weinberger@mindspring.comwww.ProEdResourceGuide.com

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Dear Colleagues,

It is my pleasure to bring you the premier edition of the Tennessee Professional Education & Resource Guide. The fi rst issue of the PERG came out in North Carolina, my home state, in January 2006 and was an instant success. It’s been a real community builder here, and I hope it will be in Tennessee, too.

I’ve been a member of the professional community of massage therapists and bodyworkers since 1975- more than 30 years. How did I fi nd my way to this profession? In the same way so many of us have- I had a massage, and it changed me- for the better. Then I had another. And another. You know the rest of the tale-

In those 30-plus years, I have looked forward every day to the practice of my profession. In moments of refl ection, what wells up is awe and gratitude that I somehow managed to get myself on this path and consequently became a member of a community of people who have tremendous heart, who, in all their struggles to be accepted by the community of mainstream health professionals, have never wavered from their conviction that touch is the great healer. Our collegial connection is not about the modality we use; it’s about our willingness to be with that client who shows up in our practice- to care, to be patient, to be present, to touch competently, and to be in process ourselves.

Historically, the massage and bodywork profession has defi ned the cutting edge of the healing arts. Being a proud part of that ongoing evolution is both a joy and a challenge. To that end, I hope you will have a satisfying Fall exploring the cornucopia of educational opportunities available to you within these pages or through other prestigious venues.

With warm regard,

Nancy Toner Weinberger, Publisher

About the PERG

The Professional Education & Resource Guide Guide is an easy reference for continuing education opportunities for massage therapists and bodyworkers.

The PERG offers a variety of ways to select courses that meet your continuing education needs. • Browse the pages of advertisements to discover opportunities to enhance your skills and explore new and exciting theories and approaches. • Find courses in a location near you offered as part of a continuing education program designed to meet the needs of the professional community. • Look up the dates you are available to take classes in the index at the back of the guide and choose from among those listings.

The PERG is published twice per year; look for the Spring issue in January and the Fall issue in July.

The PERG is mailed free of charge to licensed massage therapists and bodyworkers, so keep your address up to date with your state massage board to ensure you receive each and every copy. There are six editions of the PERG:

North Carolina South Carolina Chesapeake (Maryland, Washington DC, and areas of Virginia surrounding Washington DC) The Virginias (all of Virginia except the Washington DC area, and West Virginia). Tennessee Georgia

For your convenience, you can download all the current editions of the Professional Education & Resource Guide in PDF format at www.ProEdResourceGuide.com (high-speed access needed).

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An Intro To Belly MassageWorking in the abdomen is one of those areas which most

body workers have the least amount of experience and training. However a properly trained bodyworker though

precise palpation of organs, support structures and treatment techniques can greatly improve a client’s reproductive,

digestive and overall health.

2009 Intro to Belly Massage Course Offerings

Aug 1-2 Bridgeport West VirginiaAug 8-9 Louisville Kentucky

Sept 19-20 Knoxville TennesseeOct 10-11 Charleston West VirginiaNov 14-15 Charlottesville Virginia

Dec 4-5 Nashville Tennessee loveyourguts.net Register at: advancededucators.com

1-206-321-8724

Love Your Guts, LLCTeaching Belly Massage with Heart

NCTMB #150783-00

C U M B E R L A N D I N S T I T U T E O F H O L I S T I C T H E R A P I E S

Continuing EduCation CoursEsfor fall QuartEr, 2009

13-Hour Continuing EduCation ClassEs(9:00am—4:30pm, for each weekend or weekday listed)

Neuromuscular for Lower Torso Oct 3 & 4Chair Massage Oct 10 & 11Fascial Freedom Technique, Lvl 1 Oct 12 & 13Craniosacral Corrective Techniques Oct 17 & 18Introduction to Aromatherapy Oct 24 & 25Reiki - First Degree Nov 7 & 8Introduction to the Medicine Wheel Nov 14 & 15Chakra Principles for Touch Dec 5 & 6Neuromuscular for Upper Torso Dec 12 & 13

sPECial Continuing EduCation offErings:Basic Jin Shin Do® Bodymind Acupressure™

Nov 14, 15 & 16 and Dec 12, 13 & 148:30am—5:30pm each day—45 hours of CE credit

Massage Using Forearms & ElbowsSun, Nov 22, 8:30am—5:30pm—8 hours CE credit

TN Massage Law & BusinessTues Dec 1, 6:00 pm—10:15pm—4 hours CE credit

C U M B E R L A N D I N S T I T U T E500 Wilson Pike Circle, Ste. 121 Brentwood, TN 37027

Tel 615-370-9794, ext. 10www.cumberlandinstitute.com

Ahh...shiatsu® Bar/Floor 20 CE hrs (except where noted);Bar $499 Floor $450 (with DVD) 9/18-20/2009 Columbia, SC (24 CE) 9/26-27/2009 Roswell, GA 10/8-9/2009 Naples, FL 1/9-10/2010 Greensboro, NC 1/23-24/ 2010 Baltimore, MD 3/7-8/ 2010 Richmond, VA 4/16-17, 2010 Nashville, TN 6 /9-10/ 2010 Asheville, NC

Bamboossage®1 day, 10 CE hrs; $375 (with 8pc Tool Set and DVD) 8/3/2009 Key West, FL 9/21/2009 Columbia, SC 9/25/2009 Roswell,GA 1/11/2010 Greensboro, NC 1/25/2010 Baltimore, MD 3/9/2010 Richmond, VA 4/15/2010 Nashville, TN 6/8/ 2010 Asheville, NC

New Home Study CoursesToo busy to come to class? Study at home at your convenience!

Ahh...shiatsu® Bar Home Study. Includes manual & DVD with audio instructions. 24 CE, $279.99Ahh...shiatsu® Bar Advanced Home Study . Includes manual & DVD with audio instructions. 8 CE, $150.99 Ahh...shiatsu® Floor Home Study. Includes manual & DVD with audio instructions. 24 CE, $199.99Bamboossage® Home Study. Includes 8 pc tool set, warmer, oil, manual & DVD with audio instructions. 16 CE, $289.99Bamboo2Go® Home Study. Includes 6 pc tool set, manual & DVD with audio instructions. 8 CE, $169.99Stones2Go® Home Study. Includes manual, stones and DVD with audio instructions. 8 CE, $125.99Fijian Massage Home Study. Includes manual & DVD with audio instructions. 16 CE, $99.99

Approval by NCBTMB with Proctor (additional $50.00), FL 50-2045,LA #107, DE, and more.

239-352-8200 www.my2feet.com4861 Hickory Wood Drive. Naples, FL 34119

Courses: Check online for a city near you.

Approval by: NCBTMB 403532-00, FL 50-2045, LA #107 and more

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This six level (two days each level) certification program is founded on the fact that Nature has provided the tools to assist us in maintaining robust health or regaining good health once it has been jeopardized. The first level of defense and healing is our own internal pharmacy. The second level is the use of plants to assist us in this job. Come learn to safely and effectively use some the Nature’s most powerful tools, Essential Oils. Join us on this journey, the rediscovery of an ancient healing modality.

The Level 1 class is a pre-requisite for all other classes. After taking Level 1 we recommend you take the classes in numerical order. However, you can take Levels 2 through 5 in any sequence you desire. Level 6 must be the final class taken in this series.

Level 1 . . . Introduction to The Aromatic World Level 2 . . . Aromatherapy: Its Impact on The Systems of the Body (pre-requisite: Level 1)Level 3 . . . Emotions, Mind, Mood, Personality, Spirituality (pre-requisite: Level 1)Level 4 . . . Blending, the Chemistry Of It All (pre-requisite: Level 1)Level 5 . . . Strength, Length, Nature of Treatment: Methods of Application (pre-requisite: Level 1)Level 6 . . . Deepening The Level of Understanding & Professionalism (pre-requisite: Levels 1-5)

Each 2 day class offers 14 CE’s to Licensed Massage & Bodywork Therapists through NCBTMB (#280770-00). Conducting ongoing classes — to receive a brochure or to register please visit our website at www.LovingScents.com or call us at 336.294.7727.

PO Box 77592 Greensboro, NC 27417(336) 294-7727

www.LovingScents.comOffering Therapeutic Grade Essential Oils

and Quality Aromatherapy Supplies

U P C O M I N g C L A S S E S

Jul 18&19 Level 2, Concord, NC Aug 8&9 Level 5, Concord, NC

Aug 22&23 Level 3, Greensboro, NC Sep 19&20 Level 1, Greensboro, NC

Oct 9 Jennifer Jefferies, ND - Care for the Care Giver, Greensboro, NC

Oct 10 Jennifer Jefferies, ND - Intuitive Aromatherapy, Greensboro, NC

Oct 24&25 Level 1, Concord, NC Nov 7&8 Level 4, Greensboro, NC

Nov 14-16 Southern Spa & Salon Show, Hickory, NC

Please see our website: www.LovingScents.com for more information.

Classes also open to persons who are not massage therapists. NCBTMB Approved Provider # 410519-00 FL CE Provider #: 50-10228

For those who don’t currently do energy work but would like to learn how:• Introduction to Dynamic Energy Balancing (7 CE hrs $95) Learn to sense the human energy field.• Dynamic Energy Balancing: Basic Technique (7 CE hrs $125) Learn a basic energy work protocol. Contact Dynamic Equilibrium to sponsor these classes in your home town, or to join a wait list for a nearby location! OR attend one of these scheduled classes:August 29 & 30 Youngsville, NCOctober 10 & 11 Miller-Motte College, Wilmington, NC

• Dynamic Energy Balancing: The RealmsEach chakra is a portal to a realm, where we can go to do our energy work and gain fantastic new insights and direction. Learn to enter the realms and practice doing energy work sessions there. Tuition: $375 NC Beach May 21-25, 2010

Instructor: Nancy Toner Weinberger has worked with energy and breath for more than 20 years. The principles and theory of Dynamic Energy Balancing emerged over a five year period in chunks of enlightened understanding, and are fully shared in her teaching. She has a strong and varied background in mind-body health concepts, including meditation, visualization, pain relief, enhanced creativity, stress reduction, and exploration of altered states of mind.

tDYNAMIC EQUILIBRIUMExperience. Insight. Compassion. Competence.

309 Oakwood Court, Youngsville, NC 27596

Call 919-562-1548for an information and registration packet.

or visitwww.dynamicequilibrium.com

Dynamic Energy Balancing (21 CE hrs) plus Ethical Considerations for Energy Workers (3 CE hrs in Ethics) (Prerequisite: Practiced use of any basic energy work protocol.) Tuition: $375 for the full 3 days.October 2-4 Marriott Courtyard HotelAsheville, NC

Learn the theory of Dynamic Energy Balancing and practice applying the principles of Dynamic Energy Balancing in an energy work session. Expect a transformative experience. Gain confidence in your energy work and enhance your professionalism.Lecture- Stimulate your intellect with an exciting new energy map for understanding the dynamics of the body, emotions, mind, and spirit.Meditation- Gain skills and get support through guided visualizationsPractice- Energy work demonstrations and trades

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Basic Thai Massage-$699-40 CEJuly 23-25,31 and August 1December 3-5, and 11-12

Thai Herbal Massage-$299-16 CEAugust 14-15

Holistic Thai Face Therapy-$450-24 CESeptember 24-26

Intermediate Thai Massage-$699-40 CEOctober 15-17, 23-24

Richmond, Virginia 23235 804/564-7081

www.BodhiTreeLearningCenter.combodhitreeinfo@gmail.com

member of the Tao Mountain Association and distributor of Mekong MedicinalsNCBTMB Provider #450426-07

Give the deepest relaxation, give freedom of movement, give THAI MASSAGE!

p r e s e n t s

the ORIGINAL Indian Head Massaget r a i n i n g c o u r s e

Indian Champissage™ has been popular in India for over a thousand years. The head, neck, shoulders and upper back—areas where tension is more likely to accumulate—are gently, firmly and rhythmically massaged until the pressure simply melts away. This unique therapy combines physical and subtle massage with energy balancing to produce feelings of perfect peace and tranquility. It is a wonderful alternative to seated chair massage.

Instructor: M. Susan Walsh, CMT, NCTMB, LCICI

NCBTMB Approved Provider #450489-07

Florida Provider #50-10661

21 CE Hours Tuition $495

Newport News, VA - August 15-17, 2009

Nashville, TN - October 17-19, 2009

Cocoa Beach, FL - November 20-22, 2009

Bellville, TX - February 12-14, 2010

Homewood, IL - March 12-14, 2010

For more information or to register, visit

www.msusanwalsh.com/champissage

or call (703) 425-3331

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309 Oakwood Court, Youngsville, NC 27596 919-562-1548 weinberger@mindspring.com

tDYNAMIC EQUILIBRIUM

BECOME A CONTINUING EDUCATION PROVIDERor just teach like one…

Teaching Skills for the Workshop LeaderOctober 23-25, 2009 Raleigh, NC

Also offered…Training for Massage School Teachers

Teacher Training IntensiveAvailable on-site, customized for massage school faculties.

INSTRUCTOR: Nancy Toner WeinbergerCERTIFICATION (each course): 21 NCBTMB CE hrs.

Approved Provider # 410519-00

For complete course descriptions and registration information, visit www.dynamicequilibrium.com

OR contact Dynamic Equilibrium.

A new course series teaching hands-on work devoted to mastery of touch that reaches the mind, thus generating lasting changes in health and well-being.

There is one place, and one place only, that we experience our physical existence: our body. Every experience we have is filtered through our senses which dance upon the landscape of our body. Every thought, every belief, is based upon what we have experienced in that sacred space. As bodyworkers, touch and movement are the two tools we have to reach the body, and deeper, the mind, where we can help to create a milieu for healing to occur.

In this hands-on experiential class you will learn to: •Workeffectivelywithmovementatthetablethrough feeding proprioceptivity •Workintuitively-developlisteninghands • Letgoofprotocolandperceivetheneedsofthe tissue directly • Clearaway“shoulds,”findingauthenticacceptance and thus enhancing your client’s natural healing process

Instructor: Nancy Toner Weinberger, Bodyworker of more than 30 years, is an accomplished Trager® practitioner and teacher who trained directly with Dr. Milton Trager. She has a strong and varied background in mind-body health concepts.

September 18-20 Mind Body Institute, Nashville, TNOctober 16-18 Miller-Motte College, Cary, NC November 6-8 Marriott Courtyard Hotel, Frederick, MD

The Manifest Mind: Principles & Technique (Level 1A) Topics covered: Process of inquiry and acceptance; Gravity, momentum, acceleration; Concepts of physical force, andconsequent biology; Reaching the unconscious mind through awakening proprioception; Weighing, receiving weight,compression, tossing & lightness, fluid weights (shimmers), rocking. Full basic protocol to address front of the body. Based ontheworkofDr.MiltonTrager.21CEHours;Tuition:$375

NCBTMB Approved Provider # 410519-00 FL CE Provider #: 50-10228

tDYNAMIC EQUILIBRIUMExperience. Insight. Compassion. Competence.

309 Oakwood Court, Youngsville, NC 27596

Call 919-562-1548for an information and registration packet.

or visitwww.dynamicequilibrium.com

The benefits of massage, yoga, & energy workin one nurturing dance

Gentle deep ThaiMeditative experience

Graceful nurturing danceDetailed hands-on guidance

That’s Thai Bodywork with Robert Wootton

Partial Schedule — See www.ThaiBodywork.infoSept 19-21, Level 1; Asheville; 22 CE hrs828-645-0647, info@thaibodywork.info, $380 (early discount $350) Oct 3-5 (date change), Level 1; Concord; 22 CE hrsBlue Ridge Healings Arts Academy, 704-795-7478, blueridgehealingarts.com, $380 Oct 25-27, Level 1; Wilmington; 22 CE hrs Everything Peaceful Wellness Center, 910-632-4630, everythingpeaceful.com, $380 (early discount $350)

Robert Wootton, PhD, LMBT, lived in Thailand for six years. He speaks Thai, knows the culture and religion and was one of the first Americans to train with Thai masters of Nuat Boran. He has practiced Nuat Boran for 20 years and taught workshops for 10. (NC license 3731; NCBTMB Provider 288581-00)

Course Descriptions & Registration Info at: www.ThaiBodywork.info

Read Robert’s new article:“The Varieties of Thai Massage”

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July18 Clinical Aromatherapy Level 2; Concord, NC; 14 hrs; P.218 DT Lymphatic Drainage/Level 1; Chicago, IL; 16 hrs; P.323 Basic Thai Massage; Richmond, VA; 40 hrs; P.3

August 1 Intro to Belly Massage; Bridgeport, WV; 16 hrs; P.1 3 Bamboossage®; Key West, FL; 10 hrs; P.1 8 Clinical Aromatherapy Level 5; Concord, NC; 14 Hrs; P.28 Intro to Belly Massage; Louisville, KY; 16 hrs; P.114 Thai Herbal Massage; Richmond, VA; 16 hrs; P.315 DT Lymphatic Drainage/Level 1; Des Moines, IA; 16 hrs; P.315 Indian Champissage; Newport News, VA; 21 hrs; P.322 Clinical Aromatherapy Level 3; Greensboro, NC; 14 hrs; P.229 Intro to Dynamic Energy Balancing; Youngsville, NC; 7 hrs; P.230 Dynamic Energy Balancing: Basic Technique; Youngsville, NC; 7 hrs; P.2

September11 Raindrop/Cupping; Atlanta, GA; 4 hrs; P.312 DT Lymphatic Drainage/Level 1; Atlanta, GA; 16 hrs; P.313 Prosperity Consciousness; Cary, NC; 3 hrs; P.418 Ahh...shiatsu® Bar/Floor; Columbia, SC; 24 hrs; P.118 Indian Head Massage; Rutherfordton, NC; 25 hrs; P.5

18 Manifest Mind: Principles/Technique; Nashville, TN; 21 hrs; P.419 Clinical Aromatherapy Level 1; Greensboro, NC; 14 hrs; P.219 Intro to Belly Massage; Knoxville, TN; 16 hrs; P.119 Thai Bodywork, Level 1; Asheville, NC; 22 hrs; P.424 Holistic Thai Face Therapy; Richmond, VA; 24 hrs; P.326 Ahh...shiatsu® Bar/Floor; Roswell, GA; 20 hrs; P.1

October 2 Dynamic Energy Balancing w/ Ethics; Asheville, NC; 24 hrs; P.2 3 Neuromuscular for Lower Torso; Brentwood, TN; 13 hrs; P.1 3 Thai Bodywork, Level 1; Concord, NC; 22 hrs; P.4 8 Ahh...shiatsu® Bar/Floor; Naples, FL; 20 hrs; P.1 9 Care for the Care Giver; Greensboro, NC; 7 hrs; P.210 Chair Massage; Brentwood, TN; 13 hrs; P.110 Intro to Belly Massage; Charleston, WV; 16 hrs; P.110 Intro to Dynamic Energy Balancing; Wilmington, NC; 7 hrs; P.210 Intuitive Aromatherapy; Greensboro, NC; 7 hrs; P.211 Dynamic Energy Balancing: Basic Technique; Wilmington, NC; 7 hrs; P.212 Fascial Freedom Technique/Lvl 1; Brentwood, TN; 13 hrs; P.115 Intermediate Thai Massage; Richmond, VA; 40 hrs; P.3

16 Manifest Mind: Principles & Technique; Cary, NC; 21 hrs; P.417 Craniosacral Corrective Techniques; Brentwood, TN; 13 hrs; P.117 DT Lymphatic Drainage/Level 1; Durham, NC; 16 hrs; P.317 Indian Champissage; Nashville, TN; 21 hrs; P.323 Raindrop/Cupping; Durham, NC; 4 hrs; P.323 Teaching Skills for the Workshop Leader; Raleigh, NC; 21 hrs; P.424 Clinical Aromatherapy Level 1; Concord, NC; 14 hrs; P.224 Deep Tissue Lymphatic Drainage/Level 2; Durham, NC; 16 hrs; P.324 Intro to Aromatherapy; Brentwood, TN; 13 hrs; P.125 Thai Bodywork, Level 1; Wilmington, NC; 22 CE hrs; P.4

November 6 Manifest Mind: Principles/Technique; Frederick, MD; 21 hrs; P.4 7 Clinical Aromatherapy Level 4; Greensboro, NC; 14 hrs; P.2 7 Reiki/First Degree; Brentwood, TN; 13 hrs; P.114 Basic Jin Shin Do® Acupressure™; Brentwood, TN; 45 hrs; P.114 Deep Tissue Lymphatic Drainage/Level 2; Chicago, IL; 16 hrs; P.314 Intro to Belly Massage; Charlottesville, VA; 16 hrs; P.114 Intro to the Medicine Wheel; Brentwood, TN; 13 hrs; P.120 Indian Champissage; Cocoa Beach, FL; 21 hrs; P.322 Massage Using Forearms & Elbows; Brentwood, TN; 8 hrs; P.1

December 1 TN Massage Law & Business; Brentwood, TN; 4 hrs; P.1 3 Basic Thai Massage; Richmond, VA; 40 hrs; P.3 4 Intro to Belly Massage; Nashville, TN; 16 hrs; P.1 5 Chakra Principles for Touch; Brentwood, TN; 13 hrs; P.112 Basic Jin Shin Do® Acupressure™; Brentwood, TN; 45 hrs; P.112 Neuromuscular for Upper Torso; Brentwood, TN; 13 hrs; P.1

2010

January 1 Ahh...shiatsu® Bar/Floor; Greensboro, NC; 20 hrs; P.111 Bamboossage®;Greensboro, NC; 10 hrs; P.123 Ahh...shiatsu® Bar/Floor; Baltimore, MD; 20 hrs; P.125 Bamboossage®; Baltimore, MD; 10 hrs; P.1

February12 Indian Champissage; Bellville, TX; 21 hrs; P.3

March 7 Ahh...shiatsu® Bar/Floor; Richmond, VA; 10 hrs; P.1 9 Bamboossage®; Richmond, VA; 10 hrs; P.112 Indian Champissage; Homewood, IL; 21 hrs; P.3

Approved Provider of Continuing Education under the NCBTMB # 328461

431 S. Main St., Ste. 2, Rutherfordton NC 28139

828-288-3727www.thera-ssage.com

Visit our website for a complete listing and details of all the exciting classes

we are offering in 2009.

Don’t forget to sign up EARLY for Indian Head Massage Sept 18-20!

This class sells out early every year! 22 hours of IHM + 3 hours of Ethics for a total of

25 CE Contact Hours, 375.00.

We are currently booking our classes for 2010.If you offer an interesting class that is different

from what we are already offering, please send an e-mail to Laura Allen at

therassage@bellsouth.net

THERA-SSAGE is conveniently located in WNC between Asheville, Charlotte, & Greenville-Spartanburg.

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Love Your Guts, LLC

Cumberland Institute of Holistic Therapies

Barefoot Masters

Dynamic Equilibrium

LovingScents Clinical Aromatherapy

The Bodhi Tree Learning Center

Dr. Karyn Mitchell, N.D., Ph.D

Washington DC Centre of Indian Champissage™

Thai Bodywork with Robert Wootton

Thera-ssage

Center for Massage Therapy Continuing Education

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