4 days. 80+ techniques. 32 CEs.
Monday, May 17 to Thursday, May 20 2027
9 am to 6 pm each day
Your clients will thank you. Your career will thank you.
With this intensive four-day workshop, the teachers of Body Therapy Education have been helping to create exceptional therapists since 1997. Come join the 5,000 massage therapists and maternal health professionals who have trained with us.
Supporting pregnant clients is a privilege. Learn how to do it excellently.
If you are ready to transform your own career, as well as enable the path of pregnancy, birth, and parenthood for others, this workshop is for you.
In our four days together, we will explore the incredible pre- and perinatal period through experiential awareness, discussion, and lots of hands-on time.
Whether you already work with pregnant clients, or are curious but nervous, this is the education you need to nurture your clients and encourage a more peaceful world. This workshop emerged from the trailblazing, half-century career of Carole Osborne, creator of Body Therapy Education, who literally wrote the book on pregnancy massage (Pre- and Perinatal Massage Therapy—now in its third edition), and trained over 5,000 massage therapists. I have worked with Carole for nearly twenty years—and helped her co-author the most recent edition of that book—and am honored to continue spreading this valuable work.
Your questions answered. Your fears abated. Your confidence grown.
In this workshop, you will:
Gain practical, clear, evidence-based knowledge about this potent period of life, so that you can work confidently and safely with all pregnant people, including clients with high-risk conditions and complications.
Practice over 70 hands-on pre- and perinatal techniques. You'll learn how to alleviate prenatal, labor and postpartum complaints; facilitate relaxation and reduce pain; increase clients’ kinesthetic awareness and birth readiness; restore and rebalance postpartum core integrity, movement and emotions; and reduce the musculoskeletal strain of childcare activities.
Discover safe, evidence-based positioning for pregnancy, labor and postpartum (a goldmine of client comfort that is superbly applicable to non-pregnant clients!).
Explore physiology, anatomy and functional movement so that you really understand when and how to work with pregnant people.
Nurture mother–centered care and well-being with business practices, ethics, and interdisciplinary collaborations to help you succeed in any work environments—from private practice to spa to hospital.
Cultivate your ability to massage with your whole body, so you can help your clients while also extending your own career.
You've got questions. We've got answers. (And if you have more questions, email me!)
YOU. Are you a licensed/registered massage therapist, or a student massage therapist who has completed at least 500 hours of accredited school training? Are you in maternity care with a touch scope of practice—midwife, doula, nurse, physician, bodyworker (Structural Integration practitioner, Rolfer, etc.), physical therapist? Then this course is for you. Come join us!
We know you have lots of options when it comes to continuing education. These are just some of the reasons why you should learn with Body Therapy Education:
We are learner-friendly, award-winning, experienced educators.
And we like to have fun while we learn.
We don’t just lecture; we are committed to helping you embody the work.
Our 32 hours together are an organized, efficient, intensive hands-on experience designed to respect the investment of your time and resources.
We have trained over 5,000 therapists. Our graduates are helping pregnant people and their babies every day. Come join our amazing community!
If I do my job, you will end our four days together both exhausted and energized. This workshop is intense!
You will end this course with both an enormous amount of new knowledge, and a new community of like-minded professionals. You will leave with both renewed inspiration and the ability to give a great massage to your very next clients! You will also leave with 32 CEs, and the ability to pursue certification with us.
For our four days together, we are fortunate to use Town Hall in beautiful downtown Shelburne. Town Hall is a beautiful space to learn and relax, attached to a marvelous library, and nestled in the heart of one of the most charming little villages you'll ever see.
Then we will make you feel at home! Therapists travel from all across the country to take this workshop. And Shelburne is a great place to learn!
This old village is sweet and easy to navigate; we are steps from a great bookstore and the best country store you'll ever find, and attached to a beautiful public library. Green space is everywhere, and Lake Champlain is a mile down the road. We are twenty minutes from Burlington, Vermont's busiest city, and twenty minutes from endless other cute little towns. 15 minutes from Burlington International Airport (BTV), and about the same distance from the Amtrak station, and easily accessible by bus and car.
Yourself and your enthusiasm, most importantly.
If you are flying to attend, you don't need a table—we will find an extra one for you (just let us know when you register). If you are driving, you do need to bring a table, or share one with a friend!
You do need to bring sheets and pillows to practice with.
You need to purchase the Third Edition of Pre- and Perinatal Massage Therapy, which we'll be using throughout the course.
The studio is providing storage for us, so you can safely leave your class materials on-site for the four days of the workshop.
(You'll get an email from me with all these course preparation details once you register.)
I get it! Take a look at our cancellation and refund policy, and don't hesitate to reach out—I'm happy to brainstorm the possibilities with you.