UPCOMING CLASSES

UPCOMING CLASSES

Person receiving a massage with hot stones placed along their back.

Cupping Mastery

This two-day, in-person continuing education course is designed for licensed massage therapists and bodyworkers seeking to expand their skillset by learning the therapeutic benefits of cupping therapy and how to seamlessly integrate cupping into a massage therapy session. You will gain in-depth knowledge and hands-on practice in both movement and stationary cupping techniques to enhance your practice and transform your clients’ pain. This course offers 12 CEU credits and is taught by Kelly Evans, who has been a Licensed Massage Therapist and Bodyworker for the past seven and a half years and has transformed her practice and the lives of her clients through cupping therapy.

Massage tables and manuals are provided for this course. All you’re required to bring is your own lotion, holster, and one set of sheets (one fitted and one flat) for yourself.

This class is located inside our Hands That Hear office off Highway 11 in Travelers Rest.

The online calendar to sign up lists this class into two separate days. You must sign up for both days in order to join.

Limited to only three students.

Therapeutic Abdominal Massage

This two-day, in-person continuing education course is designed for licensed massage therapists and bodyworkers seeking to expand their skillset by learning the therapeutic benefits of deep abdominal work. You will gain in-depth knowledge and hands-on practice of release of the psoas, diaphragm, intercostals and QL to relieve low back pain, improve digestion and enhance deep and proper breathing for your clients. This course offers 12 CEU credits and is taught by Kelly Evans, who has been a Licensed Massage Therapist and Bodyworker for the past seven and a half years and has transformed her client’s back pain through the intentional, therapeutic abdominal techniques she will be sharing in this course.

Massage tables and manuals are provided for this course. All you’re required to bring is your own lotion, holster, and one set of sheets (one fitted and one flat) for yourself.

This class is located inside our Hands That Hear office off Highway 11 in Travelers Rest.

The online calendar to sign up lists this class into two separate days. You must sign up for both days in order to join.

Limited to only three students.

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Course Outline

The class schedule will be as follows: Fridays will run from 9-5pm and Saturdays from 9-3pm with both days breaking for an hour lunch.

Cupping Mastery Schedule

  • Welcome, Instructor & Student Introductions, Course Overview

    Module 1: Introduction to Cupping Therapy

    Module 2: Hands-On Demo of the Back

    15-Minute Break

    Hands-On Student Practice & Observation

    Lunch Break

    Module 3: Hand’s-On Demo of the Anterior and Posterior Legs

    Hand’s-On Practice & Observation

    15-Minute Break

    Evening Check-In, Practical Skills Assessment Overview, Q+A

  • Morning Group Check-In

    Module 4: Hand’s-On Demo of the Arms

    Hand’s-On Practice & Observation

    15-Minute Break

    Module 5: Hand’s-On Demo of the Abdomen

    Lunch Break

    Hand’s-On Practice & Observation

    Practical Skills Assessment:

    Objective: Demonstrate proficiency in both movement and stationary cupping techniques.

    Method: Each participant will be required to perform a 45-minute cupping session, incorporating both stationary and movement cupping techniques on a fellow volunteer from the community. Instructor will observe student’s proficiency in movement and stationary cupping techniques.

    Final Q+A, Presentation of Certificates

  • Welcome, Instructor & Student Introductions, Course Overview

    Module 1: Abdominal Massage Assessment + Technique

    Module 2: Hands-On Demo of Psoas + QL Release

    15-Minute Break

    Hands-On Practice & Observation: Psoas + QL Release

    LUNCH BREAK

    Module 3: Hand’s-On Demo of Diaphragm Release, Liver Pump, Intercostals, Etc.

    Hand’s-On Practice & Observation: Diaphragm Release, Liver Pump, Intercostals, Etc.

    Evening Check-In, Practical Skills Assessment Overview, Q+A

  • Morning Group Check-In

    Module 4: Hand’s-On Demo: Special Conditions

    Hand’s-On Practice & Observation: Special Conditions

    15-Minute Break

    Module 5: Hand’s-On Practice & Observation: Full Abdominal Massage Protocol

    LUNCH BREAK

    Practical Skills Assessment

    Objective: Demonstrate proficiency in therapeutic abdominal massage.

    Method: Each participant will be required to perform a 45-minute abdominal massage session, incorporating the therapeutic techniques we learned, on a fellow volunteer from the community.

    Final Q+A, Presentation of Certificates

Therapeutic Abdominal Massage Schedule

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