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Fall 2025 Schedule

 

 

Saturday

11

October 2025

Go Deep with Ease


Work Smarter, Not Harder

Protect your thumbs, wrists, back, and body!  Many therapists expend enormous effort and cause physical strain and injuries to themselves trying to provide the most benefit to their clients. This course provides techniques that aid in the prevention of injuries. the needs of clients, and extends the length and quality of the therapist’s career. Go Deep With Ease: Work Smarter, Not Harder is designed to help all therapists provide any level of depth required or desired for the most therapeutic, beneficial and satisfying results to clients. 

  • The principles learned here can be used for any massage or bodywork techniques.

Saturday

1

November 2025

Targeted Deep Tissue™ 


Upper Body Basics

This class is designed to show you how to get amazing results in a short period of time with minimal effort.  TDT uses basic principles with specific movements and methods to work on some of the most prevalent and chronic problems that massage clients present with.  The focus is on the upper body (neck, shoulders, arms, hands and upper back) with specific techniques that will make a world of difference to your clients. This work is perfect for clients with a limited range of motion, adhesions, old surgeries and previous injuries.

Saturday

15

November 2025

Stone Workers Basic


An Introduction to Using Stones as Tools

This is a unique class on the ancient practice of hot stone therapy and how to actively use stones as tools in your massage practice. We will teach you how to use the stones to enhance your reach, your depth and the quality of your massage. We will show you how to maximize the benefit of the how the hot stones’ moist heat penetrates deeply into muscle tissue, eliminates toxicity, encourages blood flow, and eases away tension and stress. Discover how to use these magnificent tools to benefit both you and the massage experience of your client.

Saturday

22

November 2025

Targeted Deep Tissue™


Lower Body Basics

Lower body pain is one of the most prevalent complaints in our culture.   In this class we will teach you how to assess, find, and treat the root cause of problems in the lower back, hips, hip flexors, legs, knees, and feet. Targeted massage of the lower body can relieve a multitude of problems in the upper back, shoulders, and neck, as well.  The intention of this class is to teach you to alleviate pain by encouraging mobility and helping muscles to work together as they were originally designed to do.

Inner Wizdom Dragon Spirit is NCBTMB Approved Provider.  Each of the courses listed provides a certificate for 7 in-person CE hours. The cost for each class is $300

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 All of the above classes are Saturdays – 9:00 am to 4:30 pm.

The location is IN PERSON at our classroom at 5104 Double Bridges Rd, Meherrin VA 23954. 

For any questions, please call or text:

Ruth Brown (518) 256-4933 or Debbie Vigneri (518) 248-7220.

 All Classes Offered 

Let us know if you are interested as we schedule ahead

Course details here

  1. Go Deep with Ease: Work Smarter, Not Harder
  2. Targeted Deep Tissue™-Upper Body Basics
  3. Targeted Deep Tissue™-Lower Body Basics
  4. Targeted Deep Tissue™-High Performance – Upper Body
  5. Targeted Deep Tissue™-High Performance – Lower Body
  6. Stone Workers Basics – An Introduction to Using Stones as Tools
  7. Stone Workers 2 – Advanced Techniques for a Whole-body Experience
  8. Stone Workers 3 – Body Balancing with Hot Stones and Essential Oils
  9. Lymphatic work for Injuries and Pain Relief

Massage Class Cancellation Policy:

  • Professional Development Classes require payment in full to reserve a spot upon registration.
  • If you need to cancel more than 1 week in advance, you will receive a full refund, minus a $5 processing fee.
  • If you cancel less than a week, but more than 24 hours in advance, you will receive a refund of 1/2 the cost.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours, or do not attend, you will not receive a refund.

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