Holiday Inn Resort Oceanfront @ Surfside Beach
1601 N Ocean Blvd, Surfside Beach, SC 29575

January 22-24, 2027

**PLEASE NOTE THESE TIMES — THEY ARE THE ACTUAL CLASS TIMES**
Friday, Saturday & Sunday: 8:30 am – 5:30 pm

24 NCBTMB approved CEs – NCBTMB approval number is 451541-11

Full tuition is $750 – we offer a $100 early registration discount, so tuition with registration 30+ days before class start date is $650 – your tuition will be discounted even if you register with a deposit as long as you register 30+ days before the start date of class.

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Instructor: Deborah Jaouen

The Shoulder, Axilla, Ribcage, & Upper Back class will help you to work the entire shoulder girdle. You will learn to successfully work with:

-Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
-Kyphosis
-Rotator Cuff Tears, both before and after surgery
-Axillary Lymph Node Dissection and associated Lymphedema
-Thoracic Degenerative Disc Disease and Thoracic Spondylosis
-Tendinitis and Bursitis of the Shoulder
-Shoulder girdle misalignment resulting from a clavicular fracture

SMRT is a positional release modality. The principles of SMRT are similar to Strain Counterstrain and PRT. When we use SMRT, we move the tissue or body part into a position of ease or comfort. In other words, if tissue is shortened, we shorten it further.  What we believe is happening when we do passively move tissue into its existing pattern is described in a theory called Proprioceptive Theory.

Proprioceptive Theory states, in simple terms, that when tissue is in a dysfunctional pattern there is an imbalance in activity between the golgi tendon organs and the muscle spindle cells that leaves the muscle spindle cells more sensitive.  This sensitivity leads to increased restriction and sustained contraction.  SMRT positions decrease muscle spindle cell activity and restore length to shortened tissues.

What is the benefit of SMRT for practitioners?

• faster results, we hold SMRT positions for 20 to 45 seconds
• easy on the therapist, positions should be done in a small, slow, controlled fashion.
• little to no pain for the client
• effective, lasting treatments

Clients receiving SMRT treatments have reported the following:

• that SMRT positions are incredibly relaxing giving them a feeling of euphoria
• that they feel like the smallest movements are working deep within their body
• reduction in pain while the position is being held
• decreased inflammation, typically after one or two positions
• increased movement when the session is over
• results that last longer then other therapies they have experienced

Where should you begin your SMRT courses?

There are 5 courses in our basic series. They are SMRT: Head & Neck (with or without Cranial Sacral Therapy); SMRT: Arm & Hand; SMRT: Shoulder, Axilla, Ribcage, & Upper Back; SMRT: Hips, Lower Back, & Abdomen; and SMRT: Lower Extremities. You may begin your SMRT training with any of these classes.

SMRT: Shoulder, Axilla, Ribcage, & Upper Back will teach you to work with all of the tissues in the shoulder girdle to balance the muscle tone, alleviate or reduce pain, increase ROM, and much more.

More Benefits of Spontaneous Muscle Release Technique:

• Gets you into deep tissues, quickly and painlessly, without “digging deep.”
• Is extremely specific, giving you the ability to target even individual fibers within a muscle.
• Addresses structures beyond muscles; including, ligaments, tendons, and fascia.
• Is easy on your body.
• Is safe and effective for many otherwise contraindicated clients and conditions.
• Keeps your knowledge of anatomy fresh and working for you.
• Allows you to work in areas inaccessible to palpation (pelvic floor, inter-cranial tissues, joint interiors).
• Resets the neutral point between muscle spindle cells and golgi tendon organs.
• Resolves trigger points painlessly.
• Takes you to a new therapeutic level.
• Enhances all other modalities.

A few policies to take note of before you register:

1. This class is NCBTMB approved. You will get CE credit for participation. Participation includes working on the part of the body we are learning in the class you are attending; doing the work shown on a partner; and receiving the work shown from a partner. We understand some people are touch averse. In our classes you will have to participate in massage trades. Registration in this class implies that you understand that CE credit will only be given for participation in the trades.
2. In class, the instructor or teaching assistant may touch you. This is done to help your partner understand what is being taught. We understand that obtaining permission to touch is important. Registration for this class implies that you understand instructors will periodically touch you to assist in the learning process.
3. You must be an LMT, PT, OT, Osteopath, Chiropractor, or other licensed healthcare practitioner to attend. You can attend if you are in school to become a licensed healthcare practitioner and have completed at least half of your hours. Please do not register if you are not a licensed healthcare practitioner.
4. If you show up to a class and are unable to participate in the trades, either because you cannot be touched or because you are unable to work on a partner, you will be asked to leave class and no refund will be given. If you show up to a class and are not a licensed healthcare practitioner or in school to become a licensed healthcare practitioner, you will be asked to leave class and no refund will be given.
5. Before registration, please hit this link, https://efullcircle.com/policies/, and read Full Circle’s policies in their entirety. Registration for this class implies you have consented to Full Circle’s policies.

Class textbook: We will be sending you a digital copy of the textbook for this class. You may use the book digitally or print the book and bring it to class with you. The instructor will have 5 textbooks for sale at the class for $30 each. Since we will be sending you a digital book, if you withdraw from class after confirming by text, $30 will be taken from your payment for the book. Once the book is paid for, regular refund policies apply.

After registration, we will be sending you an email confirmation. You should receive this email within a week of registering. If you do not receive this email confirmation, please check your spam, then email us at fullcirclesmrtclasses@gmail.com. You will receive a text confirmation 7 to 14 days before the start date of class. When you have confirmed your attendance through text, we will be emailing you a digital copy of the textbook.

In addition to the textbook, bring a set of sheets, whatever oil/lotion/cream you work with, and any anatomy book you have (if you do not have one, that is fine). You are welcome to bring, but do not have to bring, a blanket, a pillow, a rolling chair, a bolster, or anything else that will make you comfortable. We will need massage tables. One to two weeks before class, we will send you a text confirmation asking if you can bring a table. If you live within driving distance, please bring a table because people who are flying in for the class may have to pay $200 each direction for an oversized bag. When we have the amount of tables we need +2, we will let you know by text that we do not need you to bring a table. We are incredibly appreciative of those who bring their tables to class. You will be able to leave your table in the conference room for the full class.

For class, please do not wear essential oils, heavily scented deodorants, perfume, or cologne, or heavily scented lotions. We have students who have allergies. We do not allow animals into classes. We have students who have allergies. You have registered for a group learning experience, an SMRT class. If you require individual attention, you will need to set up an individual class in which the instructor can pay attention to only you for the duration of class. Three days of individual instruction will cost approximately 5 times the cost of the group class you are registering for.

After class, we will be emailing your certificates and itemized receipts for the class. You should receive the email with your certificate(s) and receipt within a week of class ending. If you do not receive this email, please check your spam, then email us at fullcirclesmrtclasses@gmail.com

PLEASE READ BEFORE REGISTERING: Full Circle’s event plugin has a glitch. After you register, you should receive an email saying you have registered. You may then receive a second email telling you either that you have been waitlisted or your registration was cancelled. This is the glitch. If a class has a waitlist, it will be listed as a ticket, you will not be automatically waitlisted. So, you have not been waitlisted nor has your registration been canceled. We apologize for any confusion this may cause and are actively working to fix the issue.