Foundations and Client Home Care

Discover how nervous-system-based neuromuscular repatterning can complement massage therapy, improve client education and provide practical home-care support.

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A Practical Introduction for Massage Therapists

Persistent muscular tension is not always simply a matter of short or tight muscles. Habitual neuromuscular patterns can affect posture, movement and a client’s ability to voluntarily release muscular contraction.

This six-hour introductory course gives massage therapists an experiential and practical introduction to NMP Somatics™—a neuromuscular repatterning approach rooted in Hanna Somatic Education.

You will explore foundational concepts, observe common neuromuscular response patterns and experience movement-based protocols designed to improve sensory awareness and voluntary muscular control.

The course also introduces practical ways to incorporate simple movement education into client communication and home-care guidance.

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What You Will Learn

During this course, you will explore:

• The history and development of somatic education

• The relationship between Hanna Somatic Education and NMP Somatics™

• Sensory Motor Amnesia and habitual muscular contraction

• Pandiculation and how it differs from conventional stretching

• The Green Light, Red Light and Trauma response patterns

• Introductory observation of postural and neuromuscular patterns

• How pattern recognition may inform client education and home-care choices

• Safe pacing, cueing and sensory-based communication

• How to introduce movement-based home care without overwhelming the client

• Scope, safety and appropriate use within massage therapy practice

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Experiential Learning

A significant portion of the course is experiential.

You will be guided through a NeuroReset™ 25 class that includes movements associated with the Green Light, Red Light and Trauma response patterns.

Experiencing the work personally allows you to better understand:

• the role of sensory awareness,

• the difference between effort and muscular control,

• the importance of slow, voluntary movement,

• and how neuromuscular repatterning differs from stretching or corrective exercise.

Participation in the NeuroReset™ class is for experiential learning and does not provide authorization to teach NeuroReset™ classes.

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A Practical Client Home-Care Tool

Participants will also learn how to guide the Tilt and Flatten Flow as a brief individual client home-care practice.

You will learn:

• appropriate setup and positioning,

• clear verbal guidance,

• safe pacing and repetition,

• common compensations,

• modifications,

• and how to follow up with the client at a future appointment.

Completion of this introductory course does not confer certification in NMP Somatics™ and does not authorize participants to teach NeuroReset™, NeuroFlow™ or NeuroRhythm™ classes.

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Who This Course Is For

This course is designed for massage therapists who are interested in:

• nervous-system-based approaches to muscular tension,

• postural and movement-pattern observation,

• client education,

• movement-based home-care support,

• and eventually learning hands-on neuromuscular repatterning techniques.

No previous somatic movement experience is required.

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Course Details

Length: 4 hours
Format: [Live in person / Live online via Zoom]
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Tuition: $125 USD regular online $95 USD early bird
Instructor: Nikki Semeniuk, CHSE, MSME/MSMT

Nikki is a Certified Hanna Somatic Educator and ISMETA Master Somatic Movement Educator and Therapist. She is the founder of Serenity Somatics™ and NMP Somatic Education Canada™.

REGISTER HERE

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Interested in Going Deeper?

This four-hour introductory course gives you a practical first experience of neuromuscular repatterning, including foundational concepts, common response patterns and movement-based client home-care support.

Massage therapists who want to develop these skills in greater depth can continue into:

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Neuromuscular Repatterning for Massage Therapists — Module 1

Module 1 expands your understanding of Sensory Motor Amnesia, pandiculation and the Green Light and Red Light response patterns.

You’ll develop greater skill in:

• observing common postural and neuromuscular presentations;

• selecting appropriate movement-based protocols;

• guiding clients with clear cueing, pacing and modifications;

• integrating movement education into client home care;

• and understanding how this work prepares you for later hands-on clinical application.

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Module 1 is also the first step in the four-module foundational pathway required before entering the NMP Somatics™ Clinical Hands-On Training.

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