Courses

2026 Massage Therapy Symposium

Join us on campus March 6-7, 2026, for the annual Massage Therapy Symposium!

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Land of Ten Thousand Lakes (LTTL) Symposium

Time Slot Activity Topics Presenter
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Registration and Refreshment Registration and Refreshment, Yoga, Mindful Walk Catherine Justice, DPT, C-IAYT
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM Welcome and Centering
9:30 AM - 10:20 AM Keynote PAIN: Not a LiTTLe Problem Arti Prasad, MD, FACP
10:20 AM - 11:10 AM Panel Learning and Implementing Whole Person Pain Care Across Diverse Settings Sakshi Kaul, MD; Peter B. Scal, MD, MPH; Bruce Money, MD, FACP
11:25 AM - 12:15 PM Plenary Exploring Cultural Understandings of Pain in American Indian Communities Antony Stately, Ph.D.
12:15 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Breakouts
Please select your preferred breakout session below in the Agenda section 		Group Medical Visits: For Chronic Pain and Beyond Kate Shafto, MD, ABOIM & Susan Haddow, MD, IFMCP, ABOIM
Whole Person Approaches to Care for People with Substance Use Disorders Robert "Cole" Pueringer, MD & Catherine Justice, DPT, C-IAYT
Ketamine: Role in Managing Pain, Depression Brian A. Erickson, MD
How Early Relationships Shape Our Experience of Pain Helen G. Kim, MD
Whole Environments-Whole Children: MIDB's Flourish Initiative Cathy Jordan, PhD.
3:10 PM - 4:30 PM Keynote Seeing With New Eyes: Addressing Chronic Pain Through a Psychological, Cultural, and Spiritual Lens Tobi Fishel, Ph.D.
, Northwestern Health Sciences University

Reiki Level 2

This course certifies Reiki level 2 practitioners to practice Reiki, a gentle healing technique for restoring health, treating physical pain, stimulating the body's natural healing ability, and reducing tension. Prerequisite: Reiki Level 1.

Every day, starting on 07/18/26 and ending on 07/18/26, Room 209/211 (18 massage tables)

Trauma Informed Touch

This course explores the relationship between trauma informed draping and ethical touch. Attendees will learn the communicative power of draping and touch, understanding their role in establishing consent, cultivating trust, and creating safety within the therapeutic relationship.

6 CE hours. June 20, 9:00am - 3:00pm at Northwestern Health Sciences University., Room 209/211 (18 massage tables)