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09/10/2026

NCBTMB Approved CE Courses

Email from American Health Source, Inc. October 2026 Workshop Schedule New NCBTMB Continuing Education Live Hands-on Workshops for October 2026 Building a Healing Community Workshops are provided by G

09/09/2026

NCBTMB Approved Continuing Education

Email from American Health Source, Inc. Hands On Training and Certification Herbal Medicine and Massage Therapy There is a medicine that needs no warning label. It grows quietly under the sun, nourish

09/09/2026

Massage is more than what happens to muscles and connective tissues. It is also an interaction between two people and two responsive nervous systems. During massage and acupressure, the patient is continuously responding to touch, pressure, movement, rhythm, breathing, and the presence of the therapist. At the same time, the therapist is listening through the hands, observing changes in breathing, movement, muscle guarding, and tissue resistance, and adapting the treatment in response. This creates a therapeutic conversation without words.

Slow, deliberate touch, rhythmic movement, coordinated breathing, and attentive presence can help create an environment in which the patient feels safe enough to relax, move more freely, and reduce protective muscular guarding. The goal is not simply to work on tissue, but to work with the whole person. The hands provide the stimulus. The nervous system interprets it. The patient responds. The therapist listens and adapts. This is one of the most important qualities of skilled massage and acupressure: treatment becomes a partnership rather than something simply being done to the patient. Massage and acupressure are a pathway to greater health and well-being.

Our new booklet, The Therapeutic Encounter: Nervous System Co-Regulation, Touch, and Interpersonal Physiology in Medical Massage Therapy, explores these concepts in greater depth and is now available to read on ISSUU:

https://issuu.com/muyblue/docs/the_therapeutic_encounter

American Health Source
Building a Healing Community
888-375-7245
americanhealthsource.org

09/02/2026

Post-Operative Lymphedema Management
Clinical Massage Therapy for Surgical & Oncology-Related Lymphedema

Monday, October 5, 2026 | 9 AM–4 PM
FastTrack Master Class – New for 2026
6 NCBTMB-Approved CE Hours

Expand your clinical skills for working with post-surgical and oncology-related lymphedema. This advanced, hands-on workshop explores assessment, safe manual lymphatic techniques, fluid movement, scar and tissue management, mobility, and treatment modifications for more complex clients.

Learn to recognize lymphedema risk factors, contraindications, and important red flags while developing practical treatment strategies designed to reduce swelling, improve comfort, support tissue health, and promote better movement and function.

Instructor: Gregory T. Lawton, D.C., D.N., D.Ac., N.D.

Classroom Training: $129

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American Health Source
www.americanhealthsource.org
888-375-7245

Improve Fluid Movement • Reduce Swelling • Restore Mobility • Support Tissue Health

09/01/2026

NO WORKSHOPS ON LABOR DAY!

Email from American Health Source, Inc. NO WORKSHOPS ON LABOR DAY! NO WORKSHOP ON LABOR DAY! New NCBTMB Continuing Education Live Hands on Workshops for September 2026 Building a Healing Community Wor

09/01/2026

Scar Remediation & Management for Massage Therapists

Monday, October 19, 2026 | 9 AM–4 PM
FastTrack | 6 NCBTMB-Approved CE Hours

Scars can be much more than a cosmetic concern. External and internal scar tissue can contribute to pain, inflammation, restricted movement, adhesions, altered tissue mobility, and impaired function.

Scar Erasure is an intensive hands-on workshop that introduces massage therapists to a comprehensive, non-invasive approach to scar remediation and management. Learn assessment and manual therapy techniques for surgical, traumatic, burn, pregnancy, thoracic, abdominal, pelvic, and other scars.

Explore a multistep approach incorporating scar massage, stretching, instrument-assisted techniques, low-level light therapy, medicated and infused herbal oils, essential oils, and client home care.

Learn how to recognize different types and stages of scars, improve tissue mobility and elasticity, reduce restriction and sensitivity, support circulation and lymphatic movement, and help restore normal movement and function.

Instructor: Gregory T. Lawton, D.C., D.N., D.Ac., N.D.

Classroom Training: $129
All workshop materials included.

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American Health Source
www.americanhealthsource.org
888-375-7245

Reduce Restriction • Restore Mobility • Improve Tissue Health

08/30/2026

Scar Erasure 101
Scar Remediation & Management for Massage Therapists

Monday, October 19, 2026 | 9 AM–4 PM
FastTrack | 6 NCBTMB-Approved CE Hours

Scars can be much more than a cosmetic concern. External and internal scar tissue can contribute to pain, inflammation, restricted movement, adhesions, altered tissue mobility, and impaired function.

Scar Erasure 101 is an intensive hands-on workshop that introduces massage therapists to a comprehensive, non-invasive approach to scar remediation and management. Learn assessment and manual therapy techniques for surgical, traumatic, burn, pregnancy, thoracic, abdominal, pelvic, and other scars.

Explore a multistep approach incorporating scar massage, stretching, instrument-assisted techniques, low-level light therapy, medicated and infused herbal oils, essential oils, and client home care.

Learn how to recognize different types and stages of scars, improve tissue mobility and elasticity, reduce restriction and sensitivity, support circulation and lymphatic movement, and help restore normal movement and function.

Instructor: Gregory T. Lawton, D.C., D.N., D.Ac., N.D.

Classroom Training: $129
All workshop materials included.

REGISTER NOW

American Health Source
www.americanhealthsource.org
888-375-7245

Reduce Restriction • Restore Mobility • Improve Tissue Health