Cerebral Vortex Education is Center 4 Self-Care's sister company
and the brain child of owner Adrienne F. Asta, LMT.
CVE delivers practical continuing education training for licensed massage therapists and massage educators. We support steady and joyful integration of pertinent information into our work as it evolves, encouraging a habit of learning for a highly informed and robust massage practice.
Upcoming CE Classes
Here's what's new!
Presenting Bodywork:
Elements of a Lesson Plan
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Tuesday, Aug 26th, 12 pm Pacific,
3 pm Eastern
Taught by Adrienne Asta, LMT
3 CEs (webinar) $75
Often we want to share our experience and skill with other people. Where do we even start? If you have been wanting to teach, take this class! Elements of a Lesson Plan is a practical approach to delivering information in a dynamic way with a framework for an engaging classroom experience: Both the students and teachers will benefit from this foundational teaching class. You know the info like the back of your hand, now let us show you how to teach it!
This class will be delivered in a live webinar. Zoom link will be sent with reading materials two weeks prior to class.
Presenting Bodywork:
Active Participation
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Monday, Sept 22nd, 12 pm Pacific,
3 pm Eastern
Taught by Adrienne Asta, LMT
3 CEs (webinar) $75
An active classroom is a successful classroom! There is nothing more concerning than delivering important information and looking out into a room of blank faces. Students actively participating in a variety of activities increases engagement, reinforces understanding, and allows the instructor to monitor student progress. The authentic and practical information presented in this class can be utilized immediately in any classroom or at any presentation.
While it is not required, taking Elements of a Lesson Plan is recommended prior to taking this course.
Deep Tissue Conundrum
Sunday​, Sept 14th, 9:00 - 1:00 pm
Taught by Adrienne Asta, LMT
4 CEs (in-person) $100
Deep Tissue - a marketing phrase turned commonplace language - may interfere with the treatment choices we make. In this thought provoking course, we will look at the history of this phrase and discuss how it's perceived in the treatment room. We'll get re-acquainted with the structures that are involved with some of the most common client complaint areas, review treatment choices for those areas including confident communication skills when speaking to clients about their goals.
Adrienne Asta is the owner and founder of Cerebral Vortex Education and has been practicing massage since 2001. Having worked in a wide breadth of educational and clinical environments, she has a keen sense of the challenges that are common across the industry from education to practice. Once deeply involved in the education arm of the massage industry, Adrienne held various positions in a spectrum of school environments since 2002. She has developed ancillary materials for textbooks widely used in massage therapy programs and has trained all levels of practicing massage therapists and educators.
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Adrienne has a full-time practice in Tucson, AZ and holds advanced certifications in neuromuscular therapy and prenatal massage. Her clients seek her for a gentle and informed approach to pain management. She is privileged to serve as President for the Massage Therapy Foundation.
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Adrienne joyfully donates a portion of her proceeds to The Massage Therapy Foundation and to Healwell – two very distinguished non-profit organizations that elevate the massage profession.