Expand Your Basic Approaches to Treating the Hips & Low Back
Original price was: $325.00.$295.00Current price is: $295.00.
JUST ADDED! This brand new course is designed for LMTs who want to expand and learn fresh, new techniques that will deepen your work and improve outcomes for your clients.
Monday-Tuesday July 21-22, 2026
9:30am-5:30pm
14 CEUs
Hip and low back pain are among the most common reasons clients seek massage therapy. In this 2-day continuing education course you will learn an integrative, movement-based approach to working with the hips, pelvis, and lumbar spine, with a strong emphasis on Thai massage–inspired techniques and principles. You will walk away with practical techniques that can be immediately integrated into sessions, including table-based and floor-based adaptations designed to improve mobility, support nervous system regulation, and create lasting change without force or strain.
Participants Will Learn How To:
- Identify common holding patterns in the hips and low back
- Assess pelvic organization, movement quality, and compensation patterns
- Apply Thai massage–inspired compression, traction, rocking, and assisted stretching techniques
- Integrate breath and movement into therapeutic bodywork
- Use therapist body mechanics and leverage effectively
- Support clients with simple take-home movement and alignment practices
Course Includes:
- Thai massage–inspired bodywork techniques
- Assisted stretching and range of motion
- Rhythmic compression and rocking techniques
- Neuromuscular and trigger-point approaches
- Breath facilitation and nervous system regulation
- Movement integration and client education
- Table-based and floor-based applications
Instructor
Courtney Bauer is a licensed massage therapist, yoga educator, and integrative movement specialist with over two decades of experience working at the intersection of bodywork, posture, breath, and nervous system regulation. Her work draws from neuromuscular techniques, Thai massage, yoga-based movement, and alignment-based education, with a focus on identifying and releasing holding patterns that contribute to chronic tension and pain.
Courtney has taught group classes, workshops, and professional trainings, and is known for her ability to translate complex anatomy and physiology into clear, practical tools that massage therapists can immediately apply in their sessions. Her teaching emphasizes observation, skilled touch, assisted movement, and client education as essential components of effective, sustainable care.
Courtney’s Teaching Approach
- Anatomy-informed and experience-based
- Clear, grounded, and practical
- Emphasis on integration rather than technique overload
- Focus on alignment, freedom, and sustainable change
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