Date          Course Description

June 1978     East West Therapeutics, 1250 Hour Program,

• Anatomy, Physiology, Kinesiology, Basic Principles of Massage, 500 hours. Supervised Clinic Practice, 750 Hours

• Hosted by my employer (Marriott) as additional training for the Massage Therapy Staff

Jan 2004     Intro to Cranio-Sacral Therapy (Upledger) 14 CEUs

• Instructor: Cheetah Llanes, Healing Arts Institue

Oct 2004 - April 2005     Awakenings Institute - Certificate

• Certified Holistic Practitioner program. Hypnotherapy Training. Katherine Zimmerman and Phillip Mountrose, Instructors

June 2005     Soft Tissue Release (Stuart Taws) 17 CEUs

• Stuart Taws, instructor, Healing Arts Institute

June 2005     Hypnosis Protocols for Fibromyalgia and Irritable Bowel Syndrome

• Instructor and developer - Melissa Roth 
• Tested and Certified in both protocols.

March 2005     Emotional Freedom Techniques - Basic level

• Instructor Phillip Mountrose  Part of hypnosis training. Tested for and received my basic certificate in May '05. 
• Continued education and research at the advanced level is ongoing.
• Tested and received my advanced certificate in Jan '06

Sept 2005     Manual Therapy Techniques - 16 CEUs

• Hosted by: The Medical Massage Office, Instructor:  Eric Wilson, NCMMT   Held in San Diego, CA

Sept 2005     Therapeutic Stretching Techniques - 16 CEUs

• Hosted by: The Medical Massage Office, Instructor:  Michael Blubaugh, NCMMT Held in San Diego, CA

Sept 2005     Neuromuscular Re-Education - 16 CEUs

• Hosted by: The Medical Massage Office, Instructor:  Josh Crill, NCMMT Held in San Diego, CA  Heavy emphasis on MET & PNF

Sept 2005     Insurance Billing and Marketing - 8 CEUs

• Hosted by: The Medical Massage Office, Instructor:  David Luther

  Held in San Diego, CA (Includes 3 hours Ethics)

Oct 2005     Evaluation and Treatment of the Cervical Spine - 8 CEUs

• Hosted by: The Medical Massage Office, Instructor: Lou Castleman, NCMMT  Held in Las Vegas, NV

Oct 2005     Evaluation and Treatment of the Thoracic Spine - 8 CEUs

• Hosted by: The Medical Massage Office, Instructor: Lou Castleman NCMMT Held in Las Vegas, NV

Oct 2005     Evaluation and Treatment of the Lumbar Spine - 8 CEUs

• HOsted by: The Medical Massage Office, Instructor: Lou Castleman NCMMT  Held in Las Vegas, NV

Oct 2005     Evaluation and Treatment of the Pelvis - 8 CEUs

• Hosted by: The Medical Massage Office, Instructor:  Michael Blubaugh NCMMT Held in Las Vegas, NV

Oct 2005     Evaluation and Treatment of the Upper Extremities -8 CEUs

• Hosted by: The Medical Massage Office, Instructor: Lou Castleman NCMMT Held in Las Vegas, NV

Oct 2005     Evaluation and Treatment of the Lower Extremities -8CEUs

• Hosted by: The Medical Massage Office, Instructor:  Michael Blubaugh NCMMT Held in Las Vegas, NV

Sept 2006     Fundamental and Advanced Kinesio Taping (KT1 & KT2)

• Hosted by: Presbyterian Hospital, Charlotte, NC Instructor: Lori Robinson, OT CKTI

Additional Proficiency Testing

Oct 23, 2005 - Tested for National Certification in Medical Massage Therapy - passed

Jan 31, 2006 Passed the advanced certification exam in EFT

April 22, 2006  Tested and passed the National Certification Exam in Therapeutic Massage (this is an entry-level exam I was required to take to receieve my NC License, I've had harder anatomy exams in High School)

Contact Information on Education Organizations

The Medical Massage Office Institute

5028 Randall Parkway Suite 8

Wilmington, NC 28403

Main: 888-322-5520

Fax:910-793-9439

Awakenings

P.O. Box 279

Arroyo Grande, CA  93421

805-929-1584

Healing Arts Institute

7525 Auburn Blvd. Suite 9

Citrus Heights, CA 95610

Main: 916-725-3999

Fax: 916-725-3888   

Kinesio Taping Association

1829 San Pedro Dr. NE Bldg C-6

Albuquerque, NM  87110

Main: 505-797-7818                  

Upledger Institute

11211 Prosperity
 Farms Rd D-325
 Palm Beach Gardens,
 FL 33410-3487

Toll-Free: 800-233-5880  
 Fax: 561-622-4771