Institute of Bodywork Studies

Your body is gently exfoliated with special salts mixed with an array of customized oils to leave your skin glowing and renewed. Dead dry skin is whisked away and nurturing supple oils return the softness lost over time.

Detoxify, exfoliate and nourish your skin with a purifying mineral and mud poultice or nutrient-rich and moisturizing seaweed, sealed in a warm relaxing wrap, leaving your skin smooth and supple and relaxed.

Detoxify, exfoliate and nourish your skin with a purifying mineral and mud poultice or nutrient-rich and moisturizing seaweed, sealed in a warm relaxing wrap, leaving your skin smooth and supple and relaxed.

A therapeutic below the knee treatment including an aromatic salt scrub, massage and sea mineral foot crème. This treatment is designed to soften, relax, and rejuvenate tired and sore feet. Sit back and let the day be massaged away.

Participants will learn the art of infant massage using a variety of techniques from several modalities. Students will learn massage for the healthy as well as the premature infant, along with how to massage the toddler. Upon completion of this class, participants will have the skills to work with infants & their parents in a variety of settings. Instructor: Kevin Anderson, LMT, MTI

What You Will Be Able To Do With Bowen Therapy? Remove low back pain Relieve most types of muscle pain, including fibromyalgia Breathe better and improve asthma Radically improve, if not eliminate TMJ Eliminate nagging sport injuries Unlike massage or other manipulations that try to force a change, Bowen simply resets your body to heal itself. The results are profound and long-lasting, and usually apparent within two or three sessions.

In today's fast paced world, people often want to receive a massage, but their busy schedules prevent them from doing so. Chair massage is an excellent solution to that! Upper & lower back, along with some great techniques for the neck & shoulders will be taught, enabling the therapist to deliver a quick, & relaxing massage while sitting in a chair. Instructor: Kevin Anderson, LMT, MTI

Have you been busy and forgotten all about fulfilling your ce requirements? Or, are you a spa or clinic with therapists in need of learning a new modality for your services menu? Then, this is the right choice for you! Choose between our selection of currently state approved workshops and we will schedule a time and place for you or your business to receive the training. It is a wonderful solution for those short on time and wanting a variety of courses to choose from. Instructor: Curtis Cates, LMT, MTI, NCBTMB and Kevin Anderson, LMT, MTI. *Price & cost of workshop depends on the modality. Call 972-353-8989 to setup a Custom CE Workshop.

This workshop is an intensive two day course teaching the fundamentals of working with the deeper tissue layers of the body. You will receive detailed instruction on assessing & working on these layers in order to release tension. Instructor: Curtis Cates, MTI, NCBTMB

Fascial release is a gentle, sustained pressure used to connect to the fascial layer that surrounds the muscle tissue, resulting in increased range of motion, loosening restrictions and aids in the body's healing process. Fascia adheres to the muscles after an injury or continuous bad posture.  This workshop teaches how to release these adhesions & allow the muscles to move more freely. This technique is easy to learn, gets great results, and a must for any therapist wanting to work in a clinical atmosphere. Instructor: Curtis Cates, MTI, LMT, NCBTMB

Fully relax & revitalize your clients by incorporating the use of hot stones into your practice. The application of hot, smooth basalt stones emits a penetrating heat that melts away tension & stress. This modality promotes healing & relaxation throughout the body, mind & spirit. You will learn about the stones, how to perform a hot stone massage & integrate them into your massage practice. Instructor: Curtis Cates, MTI, NCBTMB

This 5000 year old traditional therapy is favored by millions of people worldwide because it's safe, comfortable & remarkably effective for most health disorders. Suction cup therapy greatly enhances the benefits of bodywork. It can decrease strain on the therapist and can be added to any healing modality. Instructor: Curtis Cates, MTI, NCBTMB

This workshop focuses on less severe nerve injuries such as compressions due to poor posture, tight muscles, impact trauma and tight spaces that the nerve is traveling through in the body. In these situations, the nerve is still functioning, but in an altered way. The techniques taught will focus on freeing the nerves from entrapment from those compression type conditions. The advanced nerve tension tests will allow the therapist to precisely evaluate the sciatic, tibial, peroneal, and sural nerves to discover exactly where they are impinged. Each technique taught is designed to free restrictions along the path of the nerve and normalize tissue function from the hip to the foot. Instructor: Curtis Cates, MTI, LMT, NCBTMB

This class focuses on less severe nerve injuries such as nerve compressions due to poor posture, tight muscles, impact trauma, and tight spaces that the nerve is traveling through in the body.  In these situations the nerve is still functioning but it is functioning in an altered way.  The techniques taught in the class focus on freeing the nerve from entrapment from those compression conditions. Instructor: Curtis Cates, MTI, NCBTMB

NMT is based on neurological laws that explain how the central nervous system maintains homeostatic balance, and in many cases, eliminates the cause of a person’s acute to chronic myofascial pain and dysfunction. Performing these techniques on your clients will enhance the function of joints, muscles, and the biomechanics of the body, and speed healing by facilitating the release of the body’s natural pain killers, endorphins. This is a great workshop for those working in a clinical atmosphere. Instructor: Curtis Cates, MTI, LMT, NCBTMB

Reflexology is an effective form of therapeutic massage to relax & restore balance to the client's body. It is a healing art, based on the principle that there are reflexes in the feet & hands which correspond to every part of the body. By activativing these reflexes through specific techniques, the therapist helps the client's nervous system signal the body to relax. This modality will add another tool to your skill set to increase your client base. Instructor: Kevin Anderson, LMT, MTI

This fun & informative workshop teaches a blend of eastern traditional Thai massage, using gentle stretches & pinpointing forearm techniques, combined with theories & techniques of highly effective western treatments of Swedish massage. This modality is an extremely relaxing, but invigorating massage. Instructor: Curtis Cates, MTI, NCBTMB

This class focuses on the proper mechanics of stretching your clients using multiple techniques. The major focus is on learning to isolate and stretch the major muscles of movement & posture. Improve your client’s circulation and elasticity of their muscles, joints, and fascia. Stretching your client benefits you as well. You will get better results much more quickly.  This fun class is easy to learn! Instructor: Curtis Cates, MTI, NCBTMB

This workshop is designed to provide participants with the techniques and the knowledge needed to safely & effectively massage clients during & after pregnancy. Using specific techniques, massage can be used to help relieve the discomfort of pregnancy. Participants will learn the contraindications of pre-natal massage, effects of massage on mother & baby in utero & other general, helpful facts about pregnancy. Instructor: Kevin Anderson, LMT, MTI

This is a premium hydrotherapy treatment that incorporates face, neck and shoulder massage as we cleanse, exfoliate and moisturize the face.

This is a premium hydrotherapy treatment that incorporates face, neck and shoulder massage as we cleanse, exfoliate and moisturize the face.  This service also includes a 15-minute foot massage.

This is a premium hydrotherapy treatment that incorporates face, neck and shoulder massage as we cleanse, exfoliate and moisturize the face.  This service also includes a 15-minute foot massage.  This service should only be used when the client has another service with the same therapist.

Add a relaxing aromatic whirlpool treatment to most any service. Not only is this luxurious service relaxing but offers a therapeutic value to you and your therapist as well. Your whirlpool treatment aids by warming, softening and flushing your muscles prior to your service. We offer your choice of moisturizing bath minerals or aromatherapy. We also offer a unique blend of salts and oils that may help relieve sinus congestion. Let us know what your favorite aroma is and we can customize a special blend just for you, choose between earth tones, citrus, or floral.

A whole-body approach to get to the real cause of people’s pain, which is almost never where is perceived by the client. A unique “cocktail” of techniques is offered to rebalance muscle groups, mobilize scar tissue, improve range of motion so that the body is allowed to naturally regain its structural balance. Highly effective in case of trauma, accidents, sport injuries, chronic pain, sciatica, headaches, carpal tunnel syndrome, frozen shoulder, tennis elbow, shin-splint, plantar fasciitis, and any other common dysfunction brought about by soft-tissue pathologies.

A whole-body approach to get to the real cause of people’s pain, which is almost never where is perceived by the client. A unique “cocktail” of techniques is offered to rebalance muscle groups, mobilize scar tissue, improve range of motion so that the body is allowed to naturally regain its structural balance. Highly effective in case of trauma, accidents, sport injuries, chronic pain, sciatica, headaches, carpal tunnel syndrome, frozen shoulder, tennis elbow, shin-splint, plantar fasciitis, and any other common dysfunction brought about by soft-tissue pathologies.

Through suction and negative pressure, cupping releases rigid soft tissue; drains excess fluids and toxins; loosen adhesions, lifts connective tissue; and brings blood flow to stagnant skin and muscles.

Deep tissue massage is a type of massage aimed at the deeper tissues of the muscle and is designed to release chronic muscle tension or knots. This massage uses many of the same movements as Swedish massage, but the pressure will generally be more intense.

Medical Massage is a healing modality which is outcome-based and involves an examination in which the ROOT CAUSE of the pain/disorder is discovered. As with physical therapy, medical massage sessions are performed for specific issues.

Myofascial Release is a safe and very effective technique that involves applying gentle sustained pressure into the Myofascial connective tissue restrictions to eliminate pain and restore motion. Trauma, inflammatory responses, and/or surgical procedures create Myofascial restrictions that can produce pain sensitive structures which causes restricted range of motion and chronic pain.

Nerve Decompression is a massage technique which focuses on relieving chronic and intense nerve pain by freeing the entrapped nerves. This modality combines multiple levels of pressure along with specific muscle massage and stripping.

Childbirth puts your entire body under a great deal of stress and a postnatal massage is the best way to care for yourself after delivery. Postnatal massage can help you decrease the discomfort after the birth by helping you relax and eliminate excess body fluids.

“Mom” centered massage utilizing specially pillows designedto support the delicate growing areas of yourbody reduce the physical stresses related topregnancy.

“Mom” centered massage utilizing specially pillows designedto support the delicate growing areas of yourbody reduce the physical stresses related topregnancy.

Stimulation of feet and or hands to improve the functions of the whole body or specifically targeted areas.

This is a relaxing, full body, anti-stress bodywork session that promotes circulation with light to medium pressure.

This is a full-body anti-stress massage session for female clients that promotes relaxation with light to medium pressure.

This is a relaxing full body Swedish session given by a student, designed for the student to practice their routine, timing and Swedish level skills.

A longer full body session that allows time for a no-rush massage or a little extra attention to certain areas.

A longer full body session that allows time for a no-rush massage or a little extra attention to certain areas.

Japanese technique using steady compressions to calm and relax the body into tranquility.

Therapeutic sports massage is a type of massage technique that focuses on treating soft tissue aches, pain and injuries that are associated with recreational activities. Massage can reduce muscle stiffness and improve relaxation by reducing heart rate and blood pressure.

This is a full multimodality therapeutic session allowing for special attention and customized pressure on specific muscle groups utilizing multiple modalities.

This massage session is designed for female clients allowing for special attention and customized pressure on specific areas utilizing multiple modalities.

A multi-modality therapeutic massage service designed to allow time and attention to problem areas and specific muscle groups with customizable pressure.

Your session will be one that is tailored to your needs and goals. You may choose a specific technique, or, if you are not sure, we can design a session that uses a combination of techniques and therapies for you.

A longer session to allow for a no rush multi-modality therapeutic massage service. Designed to allow time and attention to problem areas and specific muscle groups with customizable pressure.

This abbreviated Advanced session allows for special attention and customized pressure on specific muscle groups utilizing multiple modalities.

This massage session is fully customized to fit the needs of infants through young adults and athletes up thru 22 years of age. MUST HAVE ADULT PRESENT AND SIGN MINOR CONSENT FORM IF YOUNGER THAN 17.