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$169 for 8 CEUs
These are NCBTMB-approved hands-on live workshops-in-webinar format. IMPORTANT: You’ll need a massage table & a practice partner after lunch, ideally a fellow therapist. Or recruit a willing, able-bodied family member or friend to practice with you in both receiving and giving supervised treatments.
1. Register yourself
2. If your partner is a therapist taking the webinar for CEUs, they must register separately. No fee for non-therapist partners.
Sun. Jan. 26, 2024: Resolving Low Back & Hip Pain
Sun. Feb. 9, 2025: Freeing the Neck & Jaw: Trigger Point Solutions
Sun. Feb. 23, 2025: Restoring Shoulder Function & Balance
Sun. March 9, 2025: Get a Grip: Treating Elbow, Wrist & Hand Pain
Sun. March 30, 2025: Stabilizing the Feet & Legs
FAQs for Sunday Live Hands-On
Workshops via Webinars:
- 9 am-5 pm Central;10 am-6 pm Eastern
- Small group live interactive Workshop-via-webinar
- Hands-On Guided Learning
Important: You will need a partner for exchanges, ideally a fellow therapist who also registers for the course. Or recruit a willing, able-bodied family member or friend to practice with after lunch. This person will 1st receive a treatment from you, and then give a treatment to you, under my direction. There is no cost for non-LMT partners who come in the afternoon to help you with the exchanges. - Student manual provided: Please print out prior to webinar (black & white is fine!)
- FREE VIDEOS of hands-on techniques included in follow-up
- CEU STATUS: NCBTMB-approved & Iowa, Florida, Arizona. Kentucky, New Mexico, Tennessee, Virginia, Michigan (& many other states) Board-approved for 8 live hands-on CEUs.With rare exceptions, other states recognize NCBTMB course approval & accept CEUs for at least “distance learning” credit, and many state explicitly accept our courses for “hands-on” credit. If you are not sure, check with your state board.
CANCELLATION & REFUND POLICY
In the unlikely event a Workshop-via-Webinar is cancelled or rescheduled by us, you may transfer your paid registration fee to the rescheduled date, apply it to a different Webinar or request a full refund.
If after registering for a Webinar, you realize you cannot attend and you notify us on or prior to the Tuesday morning preceding the class, you may transfer (one time only) your full paid registration fee to another Webinar held by BeyondTriggerPoints within the following 6 months.
If you notify us of your withdrawal from the class on or after the Wednesday preceding the class no transfers or refunds are possible. (Exceptions may be made in extraordinary circumstances such as death in the family or hospitalization, in which case a transfer to the same class in the next 6 months might be possible.)
Live Workshops-via-Webinar
on 1 or 2 Sundays Every Month
Reviews from therapists for Webinars for BeyondTriggerPoints: 4.75 out of 5
"I enjoyed the webinar format. I learned as much as I would in a traditional classroom setting, if not more. I was able to focus 100% on the materials and techniques without all of the fuss, inconvenience and distraction of travel."
“This seminar is one of the best seminars I have taken. I felt like the content and instruction were fantastic.
I wasn’t sure how effective the web live format would be, but I feel that in some ways it was better than a live class. I felt like I was better able to see and hear the entire class than in a live session. It also seemed to me that it was easier for the instructor to view each student and their work.”
"This was my 1st webinar and I truly enjoyed it -- I felt as if I was in a hands-on seminar!"
"I thought this was the best massage continuing ed class I have taken so far and would definitely take another class from Cathy and recommend it to other therapists I know. The information was presented clearly and there was enough to be thorough but not too much so it was excessive."
"The short breaks were also nice, the stretching near the end was a great addition, and I appreciated how efficient she was overall. Also, I appreciated that she gave individual feedback to people, and obviously was excited and interested in the material she was teaching."
“So convenient and cost-effective! I’ve had to travel over two hours for CEU’s because of a huge lack of hands-on classes being held in my area, and have paid twice as much, plus the cost of gas and hotels!”
What are the unique features & benefits of the
BeyondTriggerPoints Connect The Dots System SM ?
The BeyondTriggerPoints Connect The Dots System is an advanced continuing education program for Massage Therapists.
It teaches a comprehensive pain therapy system that Massage Therapists can apply in their daily practice. It integrates the work of Dr. Janet Travell, the originator of myofascial trigger point therapy, into a highly accessible system that Massage Therapists can easily apply to resolve their clients’ pain conditions.
Beyond Trigger Points Connect The Dots System integrates four essential bodies of therapeutic knowledge into one coordinated and easy-to-use system:
- Myofascial Trigger Point Therapy to relieve pain caused by myofascial trigger points.
- Advanced myofascial therapeutic massage techniques, such as cross-fiber friction, longitudinal stripping, myofascial spreading, and cyro-stimulated pain-free stretching.
- Neuromuscular re-education protocols to re-train dysfunctional muscular and fascial systems, based on a thorough assessment of the client’s condition, including related activating and perpetuating factors
- Structural Integration / Postural Realignment / Kinesiological Therapies to restore overall healthy posture and structural balance
Some form of myofascial therapy, and even a superficial introduction to trigger points, is often included in the basic curriculum at many massage schools. However, the breadth and depth of knowledge of Myofascial Trigger Point Therapy is rich and vast. It requires time, dedication, and a desire to go beyond routine massage sessions to provide genuine lasting pain relief.
Cathy Cohen, LMT, the developer of the BeyondTriggerPoints Connect The Dots SystemSM received extensive training in Trigger Point therapy – over 1,000 hours simply to be qualified as an entry-level Myofascial Trigger Point Therapist.
Cathy’s’ graduate studies included personal mentoring by Dr. Travell, certification as a CORE Structural Integration Therapist from George Kousaleos, and advanced training in Myofascial Release from John Barnes.
“BeyondTriggerPoints seminars are part of a truly a graduate-level program. After I mastered the complex technical knowledge of trigger points, I had to find my own path to incorporating this into a do- able therapeutic massage session.”
“Out of that experience I developed my BeyondTriggerPoints Connect The Dots System so that other massage therapists could ‘fast-track’ into becoming qualified Myofascial Trigger Point Therapists. By now, more than 2,600 therapists have taken my seminars and are successfully treating their clients using these techniques.”
Cathy Cohen, LMT, Board Certified Myofascial Trigger Point Therapist, NCBTMB Approved Continuing Educator –NCBTMB #450949-09
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About Cathy Cohen, LMTApproved National CEU Educator
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Cathy Cohen, LMT is a National and Florida approved CEU Provider and Board Certified Myofascial Trigger Point Therapist. She provides live and online massage-therapy continuing education for massage therapists. Her students include many who are new to Trigger Point Therapy, as well as experienced Trigger Point Therapists who seek out her advanced knowledge and coaching.
Cathy has practiced myofascial therapies since the 1980s and has been teaching for over 20 years. She knows how frustrated both clients and therapists can become when dealing with muscular pain. Fortunately her background as a Trigger Point Myotherapist and Structural Integration therapist has equipped her with the confidence and skills to assess and treat myofascial pain syndromes.
Cathy’s deep insight into physical balance, structural alignment, and self-care comes through her own long experience in yoga and ballroom dance, as well as through her formal education as a biologist. Cathy trained with Dr. Janet Travell, the leading pioneer in myofascial pain syndromes and former White House Physician, and with Nancy Shaw and George Kousaleos (CORE Structural Integration).
In 2015 Cathy co-created an innovative online self-care video-coaching therapy program for addressing carpal tunnel conditions that has helped clients (including many massage and body work therapists!) to systematically resolve their hand and wrist issues.
In her practice and her teaching, Cathy specializes in resolving chronic musculoskeletal pain and structural alignment issues. Her leading-edge educational program, is a resource used by therapists and healthcare providers nationwide. Cathy has personally trained over 2,600 therapists in advanced Trigger Point Therapy protocols.
Cathy developed the in-depth BeyondTriggerPoints Seminars to provide therapists with the best possible advanced training. The unique Connect the Dots System makes it easier for students to integrate and apply the breadth and depth of Travell and Simons’ Myofascial Trigger Point knowledge, supported by the postural restoration protocols of Structural Integration.
In addition to giving students a firm foundation in the essentials, she provides specialized advanced training for systematically identifying and addressing the postural and behavioral conditions that perpetuate clients’ postural dysfunctions and myofascial pain.
” I thoroughly enjoyed your workshop! The material was exactly what I was hoping for and beyond. The protocol to follow and the format was precise and informative. I feel I have real tools with a genuine understanding of why they work. Wonderful! It will literally change the way I work. I truly believe it is one of the most powerful and empowering approaches to healing and pain management… for client AND practitioner! Elle Harmon, LMT
The BeyondTriggerPoints Seminars format provides three-courses-in-one:
- Students get hands-on training in Trigger Point Therapy with abundant individual attention.
- Students receive guidance and practice in essential Therapist Self-Care protocols.
- After the workshop, students receive a three to four week Follow-Up & Enrichment Program with Multimedia Reinforcement including technique review videos for each webinar or workshop to ensure retention and integration of the new knowledge and skills.
With 30 years experience teaching and motivating patients and students in clinical, classroom and online settings, Cathy is deeply dedicated to helping people improve the quality of their lives, and to assisting therapists in caring for their own bodies as they treat others.