Pre- and Perinatal Massage
PRE-AND PERINATAL MASSAGE THERAPY - Margi Hadorn - Body Therapy Education
October 2nd - 5th, 2025
Thursday-Saturday 9:00am-6:00pm
Sunday 8:30am-6:00pm
32 NCBTMB Approved CE Hours
PRE-AND PERINATAL MASSAGE THERAPY is an advanced, hands-on training in all aspects of maternity massage therapy, from pregnancy to labor to the postpartum period. This course will empower massage therapists and other healthcare providers to become competent, confident specialists in all stages of childbearing. Successful graduates are prepared to meet the emotional, structural, and physiological challenges of pregnancy and labor and into the long postpartum period. Instruction features 80+ advanced, specific techniques, pregnancy A&P, safety guidelines, complications and high-risk pregnancies, integrative structural alignment for client and therapist, an abundance of relevant research, and proven promotional strategies. (The course is also approved by various agencies for continuing education credit.) Pre-reading of Pre- and Perinatal Massage Therapy, 3rd edition, as well as a classroom manual and additional supplement of techniques further deepens learning during these 32 hours of in-person, multisensory instruction, designed and developed by Carole Osborne.
Early Registration: $745.00
(with $250 nonrefundable deposit no later than Sept. 1st)
Late Registration: $845.00
(with $350 nonrefundable deposit later than Sept. 1st)
Do you seek a specialization for your practice? Are you eager to collaborate with physicians, midwives, or hospitals? You can reach those goals with this comprehensive theoretical, anatomical, and somatic foundation, coupled with intensive hands-on instruction in over 80 advanced techniques specifically adapted for the childbearing year by course designer, Carole Osborne. These include deep tissue, passive movement, neuromuscular, and reflexive techniques, featuring the insights and selected techniques of Ida Rolf, tai chi chuan, and numerous other somatic methodologies. You will earn 32 hours of CEU credit approved by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork, Florida State Board of Massage, and accepted by AMTA, ABMP, and DONA.
Margi Hadorn, B.S., LMT, has been a massage therapist for more than 30 years and has worked as a prenatal massage therapist for 21 years. In 2000, she had the privilege of becoming certified in Pre- and Perinatal Massage Therapy with Carole Osborne. Since that time, she has nurtured pregnant clients, moms and babies with massage and infant massage instruction. In addition, Margi was an assistant for Pre- and Perinatal Massage Therapy specialization workshops and benefitted tremendously from Carole’s direction and knowledge of pregnancy, prenatal massage, labor, birthing and postpartum care. She completed her teacher training course for Pre- and Perinatal Massage Therapy and is now an authorized instructor & plans to continue this work in the massage room and classroom to increase the awareness of the tremendous impact it has on moms, babies, families and communities.
Margi's experience as a research assistant for the third edition of Pre- and Perinatal Massage Therapy: A Comprehensive Guide to Prenatal, Labor and Postpartum Practice by Carole Osborne, Michele Holland and David M. Lobenstine, has augmented her other pre- and perinatal massage therapy education. In addition, she collaborated with her fellow authorized instructor, Pam Guldi, in conjunction with Carole Osborne, to develop and adapt “The Advantages of Side-lying Positioning Introduction” as an online course. Margi is also certified as an educator of infant massage and has extensive oncology and hospice massage training. She received her massage therapy certification from Bancroft School of Massage Therapy, Worcester, MA in 1989. Margi is a professional member of the AMTA and licensed in Massachusetts. She has a bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science from Lyndon State College in Vermont.
When Margi is not working, spending time with her husband and four daughters is her favorite thing to do. Margi enjoy hiking and exploring new places.
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