New 2008 - 2009 session:
New session began October 2008 with rolling admission to January 2009 (or until 10 enrolled students)

Intensive Schedule

Intensive Daily Routine

Students are required to bring their own lotions, linens & massage tables.

Please read the student catalogue for all Attendance Policies and the Rescheduling Intensives Policy.

8 am to 9 am - Body mechanics
9 am to 11 am - 1st class segment
11:15 am to 1 pm - 2nd class segment
1 pm to 2 pm - Lunch
2 pm to 4:30 pm - 3rd class segment
4:45 pm to 6:30 pm - Practice lab

*NOTE: ACADEMIC HOURS ARE BASED ON THE CUSTOMARY 50 - 55 MINUTES OF CLASS TIME

Therapeutic Bodywork Learning Center Monthly Weekend Intensives

500 HR. Intensive Program Curriculum
Students in the full 500 HR., on-site training will usually be meeting for two intensive weekends per month. All weekends contain training hours in Anatomy, Pathology, Body mechanics, Business, Ethics, & review. Upon passing this program students may apply for their Maine State Licensure in Massage Therapy.

1. A. Intro to Swedish
   B. Swedish continued

2. A. Swedish continued
   B. Intermediate / Advanced Swedish

3. A. Swedish continued (Infant, pregnancy, geriatric)
   B. Spa techniques

4. A. Specialty Massage (foot reflexology, aromatherapy)
   B. Deep tissue

5. A. Seated Massage
   B. Reiki I & II Certification

6. Sports massage & Injury

7. A. Oriental Meridians

8. A. Oriental Meridians continued & beginning AcuTherapy

9. A. AcuTherapy continued
   B. More Anatomy & Pathology

10. A. Clinical Experience
    B. Yoga Body Mechanics

11. A. Advanced Technique & Hydrotherapy
    B. More Deep Tissue

12. A. Postural Evaluation & Low Back techniques

13. A. Postural Evaluation & Low Back techniques, continued & Polarity
    B. Clinical experience

14. A. Polarity continued
    B. Putting it all Together

15. Legal & Business, Ethics & Practice Building

Customized Intensive Program Curriculum:
TBLC will accept students for customized hands- on programs of 200 hours or more. Customized programs may be used to create needed educational credit for a Portfolio for Review or to work in cooperation with the Myotherapy Institute of Massage (MIM ) curriculum. In most cases students will be meeting the first monthly weekend mentioned above for 10 to 12 months. Reiki Certification is given as an optional weekend.

Upon passing your TBLC program, a student may combine this training with their previous bodywork training, or with their MIM independent academic study in massage, to create a Portfolio to Review by the National Certification Board of Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork ( NCBTMB) or the Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards (MBLEx). Upon passing one of these tests, students may apply for their Maine State Licensure in Massage Therapy.

NOTE: See MIM’s, NCBTMB or MBLEx’s, catalogues/ websites for a fuller explanation of creating customized programs. Students creating their own customized programs are responsible for the required courses not taken at the TBLC