CE INSTITUTE LLC BLOG

In 2020, we extended our CE classes into live interactive webinars because the COVID-19 pandemic has closed our downtown Miami physical school. We will resume downtown Miami school classes sometime in 2022.  

Free repeater classes were only eligible for students to repeat their exact same class at the downtown Miami school, with the founder of the school, when the class was less than half full.  Students also had to repeat their class within 2 years so that the class would be a true repeater. As such, the free repeater class program has been discontinued because we can no longer meet the program criteria.

Since we closed the physical school, we have had past students ask to take our online classes for free. Online classes have never been part of the free repeater program. One of the perks of providing free repeater classes at the school was to produce additional bodies for better bodyworker swap exchanges, which does not apply to online training.  

To the contrary, additional webinar attendees stretch internet bandwidth and decrease student computer screen sizes which makes a lesser quality education for everyone.  While the school can pay additional staff and software usage fees to split a class amongst multiple computer screens for a better bandwidth and webcam sharing experience, the school cannot pay these additional fees with unpaid attendees.  So, while some of our webinars may appear to have plenty of registration space available, the school requires payment for those spaces so that we can pay for the fees and staff required to provide them. 

It wasn't much of an effort to allow a past student to repeat their class in another existing small class at our downtown school, especially when the class was scheduled in our new 1,000+ square foot classrooms, hence the free repeater program. Unfortunately, online training is different.

We are more than happy to support our students whenever possible, however that support must make sense. And while this lengthy explanation does not cover a fraction of the reasons why we cannot provide new online training products for free - we do hope it will help students understand why we never provided free repeater classes with online training, nor could we start doing so now.  We hope everyone stays safe during these turbulent times.  Thank you!

Massage therapists, spa and bodyworkers have stepped up their sanitation habits in our new pandemic of COVID-19; however, there is one additional step that can be taken in addition to sanitizing a treatment table.

If you must work during COVID-19, it is best to work on clients in a prone position/face down to avoid direct airway-to-airway exchange.  And for best sanitation practices, it would be wise to sanitize the face cradle cushion then allow it to sit with a proper amount dwell time, aka contact time, by using a 2nd cushion for your next client.  Swapping 2 cushions back and forth is a little extra effort and expense, but could additionally minimize COVID-19 exposure, especially when proper sanitation and safety measures are exercised. 

To learn more, please register for quality, affordable, professional training at: https://ceinstitute.com/

Air quality is an increasing concern for massage therapists given they often work in small, poorly ventilated treatment rooms.  The CDC and other government sites are now acknowledging that COVID-19 can aerosol and linger in the air for longer periods of time, even after an infected individual has left the room.  

Please click HERE to view Massage Magazines publication of CE Institute LLC founder Selena Belisle's article regarding how you can improve your air quality in massage treatment room if you must practice massage therapy, spa sessions or bodywork during times of COVID-19.

To learn more, please register for quality, affordable, professional training at: https://ceinstitute.com/

 CE Institute LLC Instructor Wendy Langen is published again with the study: A systematic review of mindfulness practices for improving outcomes in chronic low back pain.  Thank you for your lifetime's work to help all of us live better lives Wendy!!!!

To learn more, please register for quality, affordable, professional training at: https://ceinstitute.com/

Les Nouvelles Esthétiques & Spa Magazine has published Selena Belisle's SPA SAFETY 101 article.  It includes how to minimize the acquisition and transmission of COVID-19 in a spa or massage workplace.  While the best way to avoid COVID-19 is to self-isolate, if you must work, then this article will help estheticians, massage therapists, cosmetologists and other personal care service providers to decrease their exposure while improve both their sanitation and air quality practices.  

To learn more, please register for quality, affordable, professional training at: https://ceinstitute.com/

by Selena Belisle, CE Institute LLC

Business preparedness helps prevents the loss of business and financial opportunities.  Click HERE for a link to SAM (System for Award Management).

The System for Award Management (SAM) is an official website of the U.S. government. There is no cost to use SAM. You can use this site for FREE to:

• Register to do business with the U.S. government
• Update or renew your entity registration
• Check status of an entity registration
• Search for entity registration and exclusion records

In order to register yourself in SAM, you'll need to create an account.  Click HERE for instructions on how to create an account with login.gov.  And click HERE to enter your email address and start the creation of your business account at login.gov.  Once you enter/submit your email address, you will need to open your email and confirm your email address with a further verification and setup process.

Registering yourself or your business entity within SAM does not guarantee any opportunity; however, in today's time and pace, it might be a valuable asset to be already registered should such opportunity arise for the massage therapy or any other profession :)  Most government contracts and opportunities required bids and other procedural paperwork, and ALL must be registered with SAM to submit a bid or interest.  

Please click HERE for further help with the SAM registration process and all other matters related to available government work and contracts. 

To learn more about massage therapy practices, please register for quality, affordable, professional training at: https://ceinstitute.com/

Selena Belisle, Owner/Founder CE Institute LLC - Author of HOW TO SANITIZE MASSAGE STONES: 7 STEPS TO REDUCE YOUR RISK RELATED TO COVID-19 at Massage Magazine

To learn more, please register for quality, affordable, professional training at: https://ceinstitute.com/

Here is an email that Florida CE Providers just received from the State of Florida.  The email is to notify CE Providers that distance learning (online) CE classes can be provided in lieu of hands-on classes to satisfy the Florida Massage Therapist Re-Licensing Requirement for the 2021 cycle. 

In order to support the massage industry, we/CE Institute LLC is working on putting together $99 packages which will provide the full 24 CE Hours Florida Massage Therapists require to renew their license for the August 31, 2021 renewal date.  Our goal is to start offering these packages in January 2021.  Stay tuned for more info and offerings!

Here is a copy of the email sent to CE providers notifying us of the new Florida State rule/amendment which we received this evening:

Social distancing and self-isolation are the best methods known today to avoid COVID-19 infection.  Unfortunately, some estheticians, spa workers and massage therapists will find themselves back to work before this coronavirus pandemic ends.  So, if you find yourself at work, it would be good to also find a way to social distance while working. 

To learn more, please register for quality, affordable, professional training at: https://ceinstitute.com/

Please click HERE for an article by Selena Belisle, CE Institute LLC published by Esthetician Edit that tells how you can social distance in your esthetics, spa or massage therapy work setting: