Continuing Education
Innovative Courses in Your Own Backyard
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Fun, creative, and innovative courses to keep your practice and your energy going!
You need CE credits to keep your license…but you shouldn’t have to travel a long distance to get them.
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Port Townsend School of massage offers courses so you can get your credits close to home. Not only that–we want to truly add value to your practice.
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That’s why we’re always working to create fresh and fun courses that will increase your knowledge, save your hands, and help you bring in new clients!
Upgrade Your Technique
​Enhance your knowledge and offerings by learning new techniques.
Stand out from the crowd by staying on the cutting edge of massage techniques​.
Take pride in offering your clients a diverse array of therapeutic options.
Revitalize Your Practice
Freshen up the look, feel, and energy throughout your business.
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Attract new clients by offering newer, more diverse options in massage therapy.
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Retain clientele through your ability to offer continual and increased value to their lives.
Energize Your Life
Get your groove back! There’s a reason you went into massage–rediscover that passion!
Take charge of your future by continuing to improve your practice.
Regain your confidence knowing that you are offering the best that’s available in massage therapy.
Upcoming Classes for 2024
Remember, we have moved to a new space at 2219 W. Sims Way here in PT, located between the roundabouts. So much more access and PARKING! We look forward to seeing you in class!
The Essentials of Intraoral
Continuing Education
April 20 & 21
16 Credit Hours
$320
Teachers
Lauren Christman
Richard Polishuk
Come learn The Essential of Intraoral with us!! Lauren Christman and Richard Polishuk are returning to PTSM for several classes this year!
First up, the Essentials of Intraoral.
Good for the license endorsement for intraoral. Cost is $320 due at time of sign up. They will be returning for Myofascial Balancing later in the year. Details to come!
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Fundamentals of Pregnancy Massage
Continuing Education
May 11 & 12
9AM to 6PM each day / 1hr Lunch
16 Credit Hours
$370
Teacher
Essie Hicks, LMT
Two massage sequences will be taught during the seminar and resources for further study of pregnancy massage will be provided as well as review of labor massage and appropriate standards of care within the scope of practice for a massage therapist. There will also be a discussion on promoting pregnancy massage for the massage practice, and locating clients.
Course Objectives:
Educate practitioners on safe procedures for giving a safe full body pregnancy massage.
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Provides participants with suggestions for safe use of aromatherapy for pregnant people.
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Increase the knowledge, competence and confidence for the treatment of pregnant people in the modalities of Swedish and Deep Tissue massage therapy, and Labor Massage for the purposes of pain relief, relaxation and decreased pain during lab.
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Resources:
Resources provided will include a list of affordable textbooks on pregnancy massage, prenatal yoga, midwifery, doula services, research from the National Institute of Health, and anatomical charts of the musculoskeletal system of the pregnant body, and safety recommendations for aromatherapy and texts. Resources will be useful to participants in furthering education and providing resources for their pregnant patients.
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ART & CRAFT OF ENERGY MEDICINE
Continuing Education
2 Day Course
We understand the extended program was a HUGE commitment, so we decided that it might be better for Gloria to present the shorter version, which still contains the richness of the extended curriculum, but in a shorter form.
May 18 & 19
9AM to 6PM each day / 1hr Lunch
16 Credit Hours
$375
Teacher
Gloria Two Feathers
We are VERY excited to announce that Gloria Two Feathers is bringing her profound and popular Art and Craft of Energy Medicine to PTSM as part of our 2024 Continuing Education Calendar!
This course explores the dynamic relationship between philosophy and application methods in a body-oriented learning environment. This class embraces and integrates the cognitive, emotional, physical and spiritual dimensions of the healing process. This training unites the passionate, life-giving nature of the spirit with the art and craft of healing.
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You and your clients are very worth the time it takes to practice YOUR medicine, and enhance any and all the work you do!
Call or email for information and to sign up!
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More classes to be announced for 2024 soon!
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Important Notes:
Payment for the class is due at time of sign up. Cancellation 14 days prior to the class, a refund, less $50 cancellation fee, will be given. If cancellation is 7 days or less, no refund will be given. We adhere to our cancellation policy strictly, as we contract with Continuing Education Instructors who travel and we need to guarantee seats are sold in order to proceed with these classes. If you call to cancel because of illness, you will be refunded the class payment, less the $50 cancellation fee.
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PTSM reserves the right to cancel a workshop at any time. If a class is cancelled, students will receive a full refund within two weeks of cancellation. No refunds or credits will be issued for students who miss portions of or fail to attend a class. If you have any further questions, please call us at (360) 379-4066. We look forward to seeing you.