Massage Therapy Continuing Education Classes
With Marissa Emery
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This course combines calming and gently energizing techniques to support nervous system regulation. This revitalizing approach focuses on the areas where modern-day tension lives: the upper back, neck, shoulders, face, and scalp. Through a sequence of 50 intentional techniques that alternate between soothing and stimulating, participants will learn how to help clients shift out of stress mode and into a state of rest, ease, and groundedness. By supporting healthy circulation and releasing chronic holding patterns in the head and upper body, this work offers both immediate relaxation and a deep sense of overall wellbeing. Techniques are performed with the client fully clothed and seated in a chair, followed by adapted applications on the table.
This massage approach is especially supportive for clients navigating stress, mental fatigue, poor sleep, tension headaches, and mood fluctuations. The alternating rhythms of the techniques help regulate the nervous system, improve focus, ease emotional overwhelm, and support mental clarity. Participants will learn how their work directly influences client nervous systems and how to apply this rich set of techniques to any therapeutic practice.
Marissa Emery
- Saturday, September 26, 2026
- 9 AM - 6 PM
- 8 CEs
- Fee: $175 early registration, $195 after September 4
What To Bring & Special Instructions
Please have clean hair and use no hair products on the day of the class. If you have long hair, please bring a hair accessory to pull it back. Dress comfortably and in layers. For the table segment, it’s best to bring a tank top to change into for receiving the treatment.
- One set of linens
Stress is reflected in the face when facial muscles become tense and tighten. Unconsciously, we contort our face and creases appear across the surface of the skin as the pressures of the day intensify.
Marissa Emery
- Sunday, September 27, 2026
- 9 AM - 2 PM
- 5 CEs
- Fee: $105 early registration, $125 after September 4
What to Expect in This Course
This class includes a blend of facial massage techniques that are not only relaxing and rejuvenating, but beneficial for reducing the effects of stress, tension and aging that manifest in the appearance and conditions of the face. Facial massage is an excellent addition to your massage offerings. It can be added in full as a 50-60 minute treatment or in part at the end of a massage therapy session for a pampering conclusion. The treatment includes:
Facial lymphatic strokes
Face lift massage techniques
Moist heat applications
Relaxation/rejuvenating strokes of various depths and styles
Hot stone strokes and focused stimulation that benefits sinus problems, tension headaches, and migraines
What To Bring & Special Instructions
Dress comfortably, wear no makeup (or at the very least no foundation) and preferably no contacts. It’s best to bring a tank top to change into when receiving the treatment.
- 1 set of linens
- Bolster/pillow
- 4 washcloths
- 2 hand towels
- 2 medium size bowls (about 1 qt.) to soak washcloths
- coffee cup
- a thermal carafe of hot water
- A headband (preferrably Velcro)
Feet function as the body’s shock absorbers and are many times the hardest worked of all body parts. Unfortunately, many of our clients experience foot fatigue on a regular basis and a one hour massage session does not allow enough time to pamper and fully address the issues of the feet.
Marissa Emery
- Sunday, September 27, 2026
- 3 PM - 7 PM
- 4 CEs
- Fee: $90 early registration, $105 after September 4
The client is comfortably seated during this relaxing 30-40 minute treatment. This foot treatment can be offered as an add-on service to a full body massage or it can be a focused session on its own. Add this to your menu of services to expand your support of clients and increase your income.
For more information and to register, visit Marissa Emery, LMT
Learn and experience a specialized 4-part foot treatment employing 4 different products and massage therapies as follows:
Foot soak with compression
Circular effleurage with abrasives
Foot mask with plantar massage
Rejuvenating foot massage with lotion
What To Bring & Special Instructions
Wear loose pants that can be pulled or rolled up and kept out of the water (or a pair of shorts). Bring a pair of clean socks or flip flops to slip on after receiving the treatment.
- 1 bath towel
- 3 hand towels
- coffee carafe or pitcher (for warm water rinse)
- bolster or spa pillow for ankle support
- latex or vinyl gloves (optional)
About the Instructor
Marissa Emery
Marissa Emery, B.A., L.M.T., earned her massage therapy license in 2009 after graduating from East West College of the Healing Arts in Portland, Oregon. She launched a solo massage practice in 2011, Mama Needs Massage, where she continues to support mamas with deep rest and recharging. Since 2014 Marissa has been teaching massage to laypeople, professional nurturers, and even in schools to children. She finds joy and meaning in teaching continuing education to massage therapist peers. She believes that the power of touch can heal the world, and loves sharing her passion and experience with students.
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