Empower Your Practice • Expand Your Skills • Nourish Your Spirit

At Serenity Massage & Energywork, we’re passionate about supporting licensed professionals and healing practitioners with continuing education that feels hands-on, inspiring, and deeply applicable. Whether you are advancing clinical skills, exploring energy-based modalities, or refreshing knowledge you already hold, our classes are designed to meet you where you are and help you grow from there.

📆 FEATURED CE CLASSES FOR 2026

⭐ REIKI I: FOUNDATIONS OF ENERGY AWARENESS, SELF-PRACTICE, AND HANDS-ON HEALING

📅 March 16, 2026 ⏰ 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM 📍 Serenity Massage & Energywork, Council Bluffs

💲 Tuition: $200

CE Hours: 8

Course Overview

This foundational Reiki course introduces students to the traditional Usui Reiki system. The day includes history, ethics, attunement, guided self-practice, and hands-on partner work. Attunement takes place early in the class so students can begin practicing on themselves and each other right away. The remainder of the day focuses on building confidence in offering full sessions with grounded presence and clear consent.

You Will Learn

• History and lineage of Reiki

• The Five Reiki Principles

• Attunement and initiation

• Traditional hand placements

• Ethical practice and client consent

🩺 ONCOLOGY MASSAGE & ENERGYWORK

Adapting for Safety and Comfort

📅 July 13th 2026 ⏰9am to 5pm 📍 Serenity Massage & Energywork, Council Bluffs

💲 Tuition: $200

CE Hours: 8

Course Overview

This training prepares practitioners to safely and confidently support clients navigating cancer treatment, recovery, or long-term survivorship. The class covers treatment modifications, contraindications, intake considerations, positioning, pressure adaptation, and energetic presence. Students practice hands-on techniques designed to provide comfort, dignity, and nervous system support.

You Will Learn

• Understanding cancer treatment side effects

• Intake and contraindication assessment

• Safe positioning and pressure modification

• Comfort-focused session structure

• Energy awareness for supportive presence

👐 HANDS ON OLD WOUNDS

Release Techniques of Embodied Shadow Work Through Touch

📅 August 17th 2026 ⏰9am to 5pm 📍 Serenity Massage & Energywork, Council Bluffs

💲 Tuition: $200

CE Hours: 8

Course Overview

This experiential course explores how mindful touch, presence, and pacing can support clients holding emotional history in the body. Students learn to recognize protective patterns, create safety through consent and communication, and apply gentle release techniques that invite regulation and reconnection.

You Will Learn

• Recognizing somatic holding patterns

• Consent-based pacing and communication

• Touch techniques for nervous system settling

• Holding space with professional boundaries

• Integrating presence into bodywork sessions

🕯️ THE FINAL SEASON OF TOUCH

End of Life Massage for Comfort and Presence

📅 October 26th 2026 ⏰9am to 5pm 📍 Serenity Massage & Energywork, Council Bluffs

💲 Tuition: $200

CE Hours: 8

Course Overview

This compassionate training teaches practitioners how to offer touch for comfort, dignity, and connection during end-of-life care. Students learn gentle positioning, minimal-effort techniques, communication approaches, and ways to support families and care teams through grounded presence.

You Will Learn

• Scope of massage in end-of-life settings

• Positioning and pressure considerations

• Comfort-based session design

• Communication with clients and families

• Practitioner self-care and grounding

💧 REROUTING THE RIVER WITHIN LYMPTHATIC DRAINAGE II

Lymphatic Drainage Level 2 (pre-requisite Lymphatic Drainage I)

📅 October 5th and 6th 2026 (Two-Day Training) ⏰830am to 530pm 📍 Serenity Massage & Energywork, Council Bluffs

💲 Tuition: $400

CE Hours: 16

Course Overview

This advanced lymphatic drainage course builds on foundational training and refines manual precision, session flow, and clinical application. Students deepen understanding of lymphatic function and practice techniques that support detoxification, immune response, and whole-body wellness.

You Will Learn

• Advanced lymphatic mapping

• Refined manual technique

• Clinical session structuring

• Indications and contraindications

• Practitioner body mechanics for longevity

WHY TRAIN AT SERENITY

Our CE classes are small, hands-on, and practitioner focused. You will learn in a welcoming environment where questions are encouraged and technique is practiced extensively. Our goal is for every student to leave class feeling confident and ready to integrate new skills into real sessions.

REGISTRATION NOTES

• Comfortable clothing recommended

• Bring one set of linens for hands-on classes

• Closed-lid beverages only (water and cold/hot tea is provided)

• Class sizes are limited to 18

READY TO REGISTER

Continuing education should feel like growth, not a tiresome obligation. Whether you are expanding into energy work, refining clinical skill, or exploring new approaches to care, our 2026 CE schedule offers meaningful opportunities to evolve your practice.