Your hands are tired. Your wrists ache. You love deep tissue work—but not at the expense of your body or career longevity. Bamboo Fusion® Massage offers a smarter way to deliver powerful, therapeutic results while reducing strain on your hands and joints. Using warm bamboo tools, this modality allows you to work deeply into muscle tissue with ease, creating a treatment that feels both luxurious and highly effective for clients. In this two-day, hands-on intensive, you’ll learn a complete full-body protocol, proper body mechanics for safe and efficient tool use, and how to position Bamboo Fusion® as a premium service clients will eagerly request again. No prior bamboo experience is required. This course is suitable for all skill levels. You’ll leave confident, prepared, and ready to immediately integrate this modality into your practice—protecting your body while elevating your work. This course is NCBTMB approved for 16 CE hours. Instructor is Doreen Ellinwood, LMT. 9:00 am to 6:00 both days. Cost is $429 What to bring: linens, including a face cradle cover and blanket, and lubricant of choice. Bamboo will be provided during class and will be available for purchase. Class will be held at American Institute, 2363 Lakewood Road, Toms River, NJ in the student massage clinic.

Thumb-Free Deep Tissue - learn body mechanics and ergonomics for providing injury-free services, thumb-free deep tissue techniques for all parts of the body, and how to use your thumb safely. This course is NCBTMB approved for 8 CE hours. Instructor is Doreen Ellinwood. LMT. 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Cost: $200 Class will be held at American Institute, 2363 Lakewood Road, Toms River, NJ in the student massage clinic.

Cupping with Silicone Cups – learn how cupping works, when and how to perform cupping, and cupping techniques for hips, glutes, arms, pecs, legs and feet. This course is NCBTMB approved for 8 CE hours. Instructor is Doreen Ellinwood, LMT. 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Cost: $200 What to bring: lubricant of choice, linens, and silicone cups (if you have them) Option to purchase a full set of LURE Essentials Cups for $60 from the instructor on the day of class. Instructor accepts credit cards, Venmo, Zelle, and cash. Or you can borrow a set for a $20 deposit which will be returned to you at the end of class. Class will be held at American Institute, 2363 Lakewood Road, Toms River, NJ in the student massage clinic.

Percussive Power: Unlocking the Benefits of Vibrational Therapy - learn what percussive therapy is and how it works, benefits and contraindications, and techniques and protocols. This course is NCBTMB approved for 6 CE hours. Instructor is Doreen Ellinwood, LMT. 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Cost is $175 What to bring: linens, a percussion device (if you have one) What to wear: comfortable clothing Class will be held at American Institute, 2363 Lakewood Road, Toms River, NJ in the student massage clinic.