Press release from The Sunshine Institute:
Local Massage Therapy Clinic and Training Center Receives National Certification:
The Sunshine Institute Provides Board-Approved Continuing Education
May 15, 2014 (Asheville, NC) – Sunshine Institute, an Asheville-based massage therapy clinic and holistic education center, was recently awarded certification as a continuing education provider from the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork (NCTMB), the professional organization that oversees approved continuing education providers, board certification, and national licensure for massage therapists.
“Quality continuing education for Massage Therapists is important because each state requires a minimum number of continuing educational credits to maintain licensure and the Sunshine Institute is pleased to meet this need for massage therapists,” explains Co-Founder Carolynn Key-Suhr LMBT.
The Sunshine Institute’s continuing education classes, include Aromatherapy, Ayurveda, Bio-Energetics, Chinese Manual Medicine, Healing Trauma in the Body, Lymphatic Drainage, Massage Doula Training, Pediatric Massage, Polarity Balancing, Reiki, Reflexology, Understanding Specialty Populations, Quantum CranioSacral, and more.
“These courses educate massage therapists in compassionately supporting specialty need populations and promote manual therapies that positively affect the nervous system and the body, as a whole,” says Co-Founder and instructor Melisa Austin NTS LMBT.
In addition to massage therapy training, Sunshine Institute operates a clinical practice dedicated to specialty needs populations including; infants, children, pregnant and post-partum women and active seniors, as well as individuals dealing with cancer, chronic pain, autoimmune disorders, neurological imbalances and other special needs. The clinic is open Monday through Saturday, from 9:00 am until 6:00 pm, by appointment only.
The clinic also offers weekly movement and meditation classes that are open to the public and suitable for all abilities. Current offerings include: a Children’s Movement Class; Jin Shin Jyutsu: Japanese Energy Work for Self-Care; Mudras and Mindfulness; Prenatal and Post-Partum Yoga; Restorative Yoga; Qigong for Energy Cultivation; and Teen Yoga & Meditation.
The Sunshine Institute is located at 20 Fall Pippin Lane, Suite 200 in Gerber Village in South Asheville, 28803. For a complete list of the Institute’s continuing education course offerings, or for more information on clinical services, please visit the website at www.sunshineinstitute.org
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