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Craniosacral Therapy 1 - Upledger
Vancouver, BC
Upledger CranioSacral Therapy 1: Assessment of Central Nervous System and Fascia for Full Body Treatment Protocol
Vancouver, BC - May 28-31, 2026
Teacher: Rob Fournier, OTR, CST-D
Times: Registration and continental breakfast: 8:00 a.m. Day 1 Class: 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Last Day: 8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. All times are approximate.
Normal Price: $890.40 (USD)
Early Registration Price: $666.40 (USD)
For registering 60 days in advance, you save $224.00 (USD)
This special rate will only be valid until 3/29/2026, 12:00:00 AM Pacific time
Description:
This course will introduce you to the anatomy and physiology of the CranioSacral System through our practical hands-on "learning by discovery" method. You will learn advanced palpatory skills, fascial and soft tissue release techniques, and a concise 10-step protocol for evaluation and treatment of the entire body via the CranioSacral System. To supplement class instruction you will receive a fully-illustrated, comprehensive study guide.
Credits: 24 primary for MTAS members.
Contact: Upledger Institute International - Upledger.com
Email: upledger@upledger.com
Phone: 800-233-5880, Ext. 2
Hot Stone Deep Tissue (30 hours)
Calgary, AB
Hot Stone Deep Tissue (30 hours) stones Included! - Basic set of stones included!
Instructor created the original Deep Tissue hot Stone class in 2003 with course approval when only spa style was offered. Full body all major muscle groups- legs IT band, Back erectors spinalis, low back glut QL, arms pectorals. Fibre stripping with edge of stone, focus is deep tissue. Great release! SAVE YOUR HANDS! Heat more effective then pain killers and longer lasting results.
30 hour certificate with 20 hours training and 10 hours practicum done on your own clients after class.
DATES:
Calgary Sep 27-28th 2025 and June 6-7th 2026
Saskatoon Sep 26-27th 2026 held at MTAS office
8am-6:30pm - 2 days.
COST: $575 no gst includes stones.
REGISTER: email jonibrestler@hotmail.com or 14038914822 cell
$100 deposit by etransfer.
Joni Brestler RMT, CIPI retired SAVE YOUR HANDS Injury Prevention Instructor, Oceans Massage IG @jonioceans
20 primary credits - MTAS
Craniosacral Therapy and Therapeutic Process Technique Training
Edmonton, AB
Align Alive Academy Craniosacral Therapy and Therapeutic Process Techniques training
Saskatoon CSFT1/CSTMT1 - Mar 19-22
Edmonton CSFT1/CSTTPT2 - June 11-14
Saskatoon CSFT 1/CSTTPT 1 - July 16-19
Manitou Beach, SK CSFT1/CSTTPT2 - Sept 3-6
Location TBA CSFT/CSTTPT3 - Nov 19-22
For more information: www.drzubin.com/classe
THE MYOFASCIAL CUPPING TECHNIQUE (MCT) - FOUNDATION COURSE
Edmonton, AB
THE MYOFASCIAL CUPPING TECHNIQUE™ (MCT) - FOUNDATION COURSE
(Taught around the world since 2002)
Locations: Saskatoon & Edmonton
Instructor: Monty Churchman, RMT
Register: www.comphs.com.au
INTRODUCTION
The Myofascial Cupping Technique™ (MCT) was first developed in 2002 by David Sheehan in Australia and can provide profound benefits for your clients, particularly with assisting the body in maintaining Range Of Motion, eliminating Myofascial Trigger Points and reducing restrictive and sometimes-painful fascial adhesions commonly found from repetitive movement originating from sports and the workplace. By reducing fascial adhesions, while encouraging optimal hydration levels of soft tissue, MCT can assist in reducing the incidence of injury and maintaining functional soft tissue.
MCT is a fabulous addition to the toolbox for Massage Therapists. It is a modified version of the ancient Eastern-style cupping with major differences that include targeting the musculoskeletal and fascial systems rather than meridian systems used by traditional Chinese practitioners and using the cups in a moving sequence, rather than stationery.
FOUNDER - DAVID SHEEHAN (AUSTRALIA)
David Sheehan is an experienced clinician, educator, and international presenter specialising in myofascial cupping therapy. He holds a Bachelor of Applied Science (Human Movement), a Diploma of Health Science (Remedial Massage), and a Diploma of Education.
With a background as a lead sports trainer working with football clubs, David has extensive experience using vacuum cupping for both injury prevention and rehabilitation. In 2002, before cupping was widely recognised within allied health professions, David was a key driver in adapting traditional cupping methods for modern clinical application to the musculoskeletal system, and more recently, the fascial system of the body.
Since 2002, he has refined these approaches into the Myofascial Cupping Technique™ (MCT), an energy-efficient and highly effective method designed for practical, evidence-informed clinical use. MCT applies the controlled gliding of negatively pressurised cups across soft tissue, assisted by massage creams and, when indicated, joint mobilisation. David teaches this technique to manual therapists including physiotherapists, osteopaths, podiatrists, chiropractors, remedial and myotherapists across Australia, the UK, New Zealand, Canada, and the USA, integrating hands-on skills with clinical reasoning and safety principles.
LEAD INSTRUCTOR - MONTY CHURCHMAN
Monty Churchman RMT, CSMTA Sport Fellow (SF), HPC (he/him)
Monty has been a Registered Massage Therapist since 1996, CSMTA (SF) since 2018, a High- Performance Practitioner with Sport Scientist Canada (HPC) and is the CSMTA Liaison for the High-Performance Advisory Council and Own the Podium. He is proud to be a member of both the MTAS (Massage Therapists Association of Saskatchewan) and the CSMTA (Canadian Sport Massage Therapists Association). Currently he practices in Saskatoon SK.
Monty has served on the Education and Exam committees, as well as being a current Provincial Board examiner with MTAS. He has also served as the CSMTA National Secretary from 2011-2015, as Vice President, Ethics and Mentorship Chair from 2016-2022 and currently advises on the Membership committee.
He is an Instructor of the CSMTA Advanced Sport Massage Course since 2018, the “Self Massage and the Athlete” workshops on behalf of the Sport Medicine and Science Council of Saskatchewan, and the Myofascial Cupping Technique. Monty helps support all levels of athletes and over the years has had the privilege to work with the CFL’s Saskatchewan Roughriders (1999-2002) as well as organizing and implementing massage therapy at Rider training camps (2013-2018), the University of Saskatchewan Women’s Volleyball team (2006-2008), the U of S Women’s Basketball team (2009-2022), and U of S Women’s Hockey 2024.
He is a member of the Integrated Support Team (IST) for the Canadian National Paralympic Swim Team (2015-2022). This has seen him work many performance preparation camps and World Championships across North America, Europe, and the U.K. 2022 saw him selected to the Core Medical Team for the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, the 2023 Pan Am Games in Santiago, Chile, and the FISU Summer Games in Rhine-Ruhr Germany. He has worked the Grand Slam of Curling Championships in 2019, the 2021 Olympic Curling Trials, and the 2023 Saskatchewan Winter Games.
Monty regularly incorporates, IASTM, Myofascial Cupping, Neuromuscular therapy, sport massage, Active Isolated Stretching and PNF stretching in his practice.
How does it work?
By creating a Negative Pressure (tensional) above the surface of the tissues, we decrease the atmospheric pressure allowing the tissue to be lifted and thus causing changes in pressure beneath the skin including the muscle and surrounding fascia. Importantly, our gliding technique creates a traditional MFR technique (push/compression effect) using the leading rim of the cup, which is then followed by a ‘lifting’ negative pressure over the same area (pull effect). As the cup leaves the area we once again create a push/compression effect.
Who uses MCT?
Massage & Remedial therapists
Myotherapists
Podiatrists
Physiotherapists
Chiropractors
Osteopaths
Occupational Therapists
Sport medicine professionals
Why you should attend this workshop?
• Learn to lift and separate soft tissue, rather than compression techniques which can be painful and ineffective.
• Change from the "thumb busting" day in day out approach to your day in the clinic.
• Treat conditions all more effectively incorporating Negative Pressure which you cannot achieve using traditional Myofascial Release techniques.
• Create change both on a musculoskeletal and neural level.
• Produce painless results similar to deep tissue work.
• Offer your clients an alternative to standard massage treatments.
What’s covered?
• Current evidence-based research supporting the benefits associated with MCT.
• Use of equipment, infection control and contra-indications.
• Anatomy of the fascia and its inter-relationship with the musculo-skeletal system.
• After thorough demonstrations and discussion, students will practice exact area specific sequences including correct direction and amount of negative pressure to be applied.
• Specific clinical applications including the treatment for Scar Tissue, Myofascial Trigger Points, Plantar Fasciitis and various shoulder conditions will be explored.
WHEN, WHERE & TIMES
2-DAY FOUNDATION COURSES (14 Primary Credits for MTAS Members)
SASKATOON
Date: Saturday 23 & Sunday 24 May 2026
Venue: Axiom Career College
Times: 9:30am – 5:00pm each day
EDMONTON
Date: Saturday 13 & Sunday 14 June 2026
Venue: Vicars School of Massage Therapy
Times: 9:30am – 5:00pm each day
WORKSHOP VIDEO TEASERS
Head to https://www.comphs.com.au for further information including an introductory video explaining the technique in more depth; listen to James Waslaski (USA) talk about how beneficial the techniques are for you to learn and watch video testimonials from past students.
Visceral Manipulation Abdomen 1
Saskatoon, SK
Course: Visceral Manipulation: Abdomen 1; Organ Specific Fascial Mobilization (VM1)
Assessment of Structural Relationships between Viscera, and their Fascial or Ligamentous Attachments to the Musculoskeletal System
Location: Saskatoon, SK
Date: June 19-22, 2026
Teacher: Annabel Mackenzie, RST, BI-D
Normal Price: $882.45 (USD)
Early Registration Price: $660.45 (USD)
For registering 60 days in advance, you save $222 (USD)
This special rate will only be valid until 4/20/2026, 12:00:00 AM Pacific time
Description: VM assists functional and structural imbalances throughout the body including musculoskeletal, vascular, nervous, urogenital, respiratory, digestive and lymphatic dysfunction. It evaluates and treats the dynamics of motion and suspension in relation to organs, membranes, fascia and ligaments. VM increases proprioceptive communication within the body, thereby revitalizing a person and relieving symptoms of pain, dysfunction, and poor posture.
An integrative approach to evaluation and treatment of a patient requires assessment of the structural relationships between the viscera, and their fascial or ligamentous attachments to the musculoskeletal system. Strains in the connective tissue of the viscera can result from surgical scars, adhesions, illness, posture or injury. Tension patterns form through the fascial network deep within the body, creating a cascade of effects far from their sources for which the body will have to compensate. This creates fixed, abnormal points of tension that the body must move around, and this chronic irritation gives way to functional and structural problems.
Contact: Barral Institute - Barralinstitute.com
Email: info@barralinstitute.com
Somatic Exercise Teacher Training Modules 1-3
Online
NMP Somatic Education™ – Natural Movement Pattern Somatics
NMP Somatics™ is a Canadian-developed, progressive somatic movement education program (the Somatic Exercise Teacher Training) designed for Registered Massage Therapists and bodywork professionals. Grounded in Hanna Somatic Education, neuroplasticity, and sensory-motor learning, the program aligns with Canadian massage therapy values of client safety, professional boundaries, and evidence-informed practice. The training emphasizes how many chronic pain and postural patterns are neurological rather than structural and provides practical, non-forceful movement tools that complement hands-on massage therapy within scope of practice.
NMP Somatics™ is further informed by peer-reviewed clinical research, including findings published in the Saudi Journal of Medicine & Medical Sciences (2022), which demonstrated significant reductions in chronic neck and low back pain, decreased reliance on pain medication, and fewer physician visits following Hanna Somatic Education sessions, supporting somatic movement education as a safe, non-pharmacological approach to neuromuscular retraining.
Program Overview (Modules 1– 4). This professional training progresses from foundational neuromuscular awareness to applied teaching, observation, and assisted learning principles.
Participants learn how chronic pain, posture, and movement limitations are often neurological in origin, and how somatic exercises can safely retrain the brain-body connection.
Offered both In Person & Online.
PRICE:
Online Modules: $500 each
In Person Modules: $650 each
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Participants will:
- Understand the neurological basis of chronic muscle tension and postural imbalance.
- Identify flexor, extensor, rotational, and limb-based movement patterns.
- Develop strong observation skills for movement quality and coordination.
- Learn safe, non-invasive somatic exercises for self-care and client education.
- Integrate movement-based strategies to complement hands-on massage therapy.
TEACHING FORMAT
- Experiential, movement-based learning.
- Floor-based and functional somatic exercises.
- Small group practice, observation, and discussion.
- Emphasis on client safety, nervous system regulation, and professional scope.
SETT Online Zoom
Module 1 July 13 & 14, 2026
Module 2 July 16 & 17, 2026
Module 3 July 21 & 22, 2026
Module 1 November 25 & 26, 2026
Module 2 November 28 & 29, 2026
Module 3 December 1 & 2, 2026
14 primary credits per module (1-3)
Kelowna, BC
Module 3 September 14 & 15, 2026
Module 4 September 16 & 17, 2026
Saskatoon, SK
Module 3 September 26 & 27, 2026
Module 4 September 28 & 29, 2026
NMP Somatics™ programs are currently hosted by Serenity Somatics while the NMP Somatic Education Canada website is under development.
EMAIL: serenitysomatics@gmail.com
Craniosacral Therapy and Therapeutic Process Technique Training
Saskatoon, SK
Align Alive Academy Craniosacral Therapy and Therapeutic Process Techniques training
Saskatoon CSFT1/CSTMT1 - Mar 19-22
Edmonton CSFT1/CSTTPT2 - June 11-14
Saskatoon CSFT 1/CSTTPT 1 - July 16-19
Manitou Beach, SK CSFT1/CSTTPT2 - Sept 3-6
Location TBA CSFT/CSTTPT3 - Nov 19-22
For more information: www.drzubin.com/classe
Craniosacral Therapy and Therapeutic Process Technique Training
Manitou Beach - Watrous, SK
NMP Somatic Education Natural Movement Pattern Somatics - Module 3 & 4
Kelowna, BC
NMP Somatic Education™ – Natural Movement Pattern Somatics
NMP Somatics™ is a Canadian-developed, progressive somatic movement education program (the Somatic Exercise Teacher Training) designed for Registered Massage Therapists and bodywork professionals. Grounded in Hanna Somatic Education, neuroplasticity, and sensory-motor learning, the program aligns with Canadian massage therapy values of client safety, professional boundaries, and evidence-informed practice. The training emphasizes how many chronic pain and postural patterns are neurological rather than structural and provides practical, non-forceful movement tools that complement hands-on massage therapy within scope of practice.
NMP Somatics™ is further informed by peer-reviewed clinical research, including findings published in the Saudi Journal of Medicine & Medical Sciences (2022), which demonstrated significant reductions in chronic neck and low back pain, decreased reliance on pain medication, and fewer physician visits following Hanna Somatic Education sessions, supporting somatic movement education as a safe, non-pharmacological approach to neuromuscular retraining.
Program Overview (Modules 1– 4). This professional training progresses from foundational neuromuscular awareness to applied teaching, observation, and assisted learning principles.
Participants learn how chronic pain, posture, and movement limitations are often neurological in origin, and how somatic exercises can safely retrain the brain-body connection.
Offered both In Person & Online.
PRICE:
Online Modules: $500 each
In Person Modules: $650 each
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Participants will:
- Understand the neurological basis of chronic muscle tension and postural imbalance.
- Identify flexor, extensor, rotational, and limb-based movement patterns.
- Develop strong observation skills for movement quality and coordination.
- Learn safe, non-invasive somatic exercises for self-care and client education.
- Integrate movement-based strategies to complement hands-on massage therapy.
TEACHING FORMAT
- Experiential, movement-based learning.
- Floor-based and functional somatic exercises.
- Small group practice, observation, and discussion.
- Emphasis on client safety, nervous system regulation, and professional scope.
Kelowna, BC
Module 3 September 14 & 15, 2026
Module 4 September 16 & 17, 2026 (pending approval for MTAS con-ed credits)
NMP Somatics™ programs are currently hosted by Serenity Somatics while the NMP Somatic Education Canada website is under development.
EMAIL: serenitysomatics@gmail.com