LIVE IN-PERSON 12 CE Hour Active Assisted FULL BODY Stretching (AAS)

Our live in-person classes require an 8 student minimum to hold the training. Please email the school at info@CeInstitute.com prior to booking nonrefundable travel to ensure we have the minimum attendance required to hold the class.

This live course is approved by NCBTMB, FL, GA, SC, NH, MI & TN boards of massage and all states that accept NCBTMB hours. Florida Board of Massage will accept this course as a live "relevant to massage techniques" hands-on training for the 2024/2025 relicensing period due Aug 31, 2025.

This course is also available via self-paced home study training by clicking HERE. If you are taking this training for CE credit, please check with your own board to ensure you will receive the credit you need PRIOR TO registering or paying for this class.  There is a $25 cancellation fee to cancel for any reason, plus 7-days notice is required prior to the start of training to change or cancel or else there is no refund. Please click HERE to view all of our school FAQs & Policies. 

We provide massage tables and chairs so you do not need to bring yours to class. Students should bring 2 sheets, a handle towel and face cradle cover to participate in hands-on training. Hands-on practice is encouraged, but not required to receive CE credit.

The next 2-day LIVE IN-PERSON 12 CE Hour Active Assisted FULL BODY Stretching (AAS) hands-on class is scheduled for:

• Please select "10:00 am, Aug 2, 2025" above for the following 2-day class schedule: Saturday & Sunday, August 2 & 3, 2025 from 10:00 am to 4:30 pm Eastern Time

• Please select "10:00 am, Aug 3, 2025" above for the following 2-day class schedule: 
  • Sunday, August 3, 2025 from 10:00 am to 4:30 pm Eastern Time
  • Tuesday, August 5, 2025 from 1:00 pm to 7:30 pm Eastern Time
  • There will be no class on Monday, August 4th

• Please select "1:00 pm, Aug 5, 2025" above for the following 2-day class schedule: Tuesday & Wednesday, August 5 & 6, 2025 from 1:00 pm to 7:30 pm Eastern Time

A 30-minute meal break provided in the middle of the class day as well as a 10 minute break each class hour.

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This intensive, hands-on workshop teaches you a comprehensive, effective stretching protocol for the lower body that can be performed on your clients in 50-60-minute sessions for the full body. Active Assisted Active Assisted Stretching (AAS) energizes the body, enhances the health of the tissues, increases flexibility, protects the body from injury, enhances the healing process, re-aligns the fascia and makes building strength more effective. Active Assisted Stretching is especially good for athletes, the elderly, and the injured, and can also benefit the neurologically impaired.

What sets AAS apart from other stretching routines is it is not overly strenuous to the practitioner and it is easy to learn.

The client actively participates in the stretching process, with a gentle, timed, targeted assist from the therapist at the end of every stretch to increase range of motion along with many other benefits. These techniques are much easier on the therapist’s body than massage and bodywork. 

The upper body stretches include the neck, shoulders, arms, wrists and hands.

The lower body stretches include the low back, hip, thigh, knee, lower leg, foot and ankle. To perform the lower body stretches, we recommend investing in a stretching strap of any kind plus a special seat belt to affix the client to the table. These can be purchased at Stretchingusa.com. Similar straps can be found on amazon and other retailers. Feel free to order straps after the training or not at all - the choice is yours!

Self-paced Online Homestudy 12 CE Hour CE Broker Tracking #: 20-905586

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About Your Instructor: Ben E. Benjamin, holds a Ph.D. in sports medicine and was the founder and President of the Muscular Therapy Institute in Cambridge, Massachusetts for over 30 years. He has studied under Dr. James Cyriax widely known for his pioneering work in orthopedic medicine.  Dr. Benjamin has been teaching since 1970 and has been in private practice for over 50 years. He has created dozens of webinars that are viewed by therapists around the world. He is the author of dozens of articles on working with injuries as well as the widely used books in the field, Listen To Your Pain, Are You Tense?, and Exercise Without Injury. He is also the co-author of The Ethics of Touch and Conversation Transformation.