Bodywork for Depression & Anxiety

Oct 23, 2026 – Oct 25, 2026

Bodywork for Depression & Anxiety: Live Webinar

FULL. Waitlist available. Next BDA live webinar is on 2/12/27

Learn body-centered practices that restore connection, vitality, and embodiment—opening pathways to hope and possibility through massage techniques, breathwork, bioenergetics, compassionate presence, and insights from the latest science.

9:30-3:30pm EST
15 NCBTMB CE hours
Tracey J. Moon, LMBT, Sharon Nash, MA
$295 early registration price before 10/2

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A reset for mental and nervous system health

“This is the most important work I have learned thus far in my bodywork career.” Tiffany Rodriquez, LMT in Norfolk, VA

In a culture where stress, burnout, anxiety, and depression have become the norm, the body is often the first place we notice that something is out of balance — chronic fatigue, muscle tension, shallow breathing, and emotional overwhelm. As a result, more people are seeking body-centered approaches for meaningful support and lasting change. The condition of the body deeply affects our mental and emotional well-being, influencing mood, focus, resilience, and our overall sense of vitality.

Whether you are a massage therapist, mental health professional, or someone seeking tools for your own healing, this course will guide you in working with the body as a source of safety, awareness, and healing. Through experiential learning, you will explore how breath, nervous system regulation, and embodied awareness can support both personal transformation and professional practice.

What You’ll Learn

This experiential training provides a comprehensive body-centered framework for understanding and addressing symptoms of depression and anxiety. You’ll learn:

• A specific hands-on bodywork protocol to support nervous system regulation and emotional balance
• Practical strategies to support clients in becoming more embodied, grounded, and present
• Breathwork, mindfulness, and movement practices to interrupt patterns of overwhelm
• The science behind depression and anxiety, including how the brain responds to stress
• Emotional anatomy—how the body reflects and holds emotional patterns shaped by belief and experience

This is the most important work I have learned thus far in my bodywork career.
Tiffany Rodriquez, LMT in Norfolk, VA
Extraordinary with enormous depth to the material. The instructors are informed, thoughtful and create a profound space for students.
Bodywork for Depression & Anxiety Participant
Awakening from start to finish! I enjoyed not only learning about the effects depression and anxiety have on the body but how to help clients through a variety of breathing, meditation, movement and bodywork techniques. What valuable tools for my practice.
N. Green, LMT in Douglasville, GA
I spend so much of my life holding space for others, this past weekend reminded me to hold space for myself.
Janice, LMBT in Charlotte, NC
So many people will be positively affected by these new skills that I’ll soon be incorporating in my sessions.
T. Carter, LPN, LMT in Anniston, AL

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Why This Course?

You’ll gain science-backed, body-centered tools that complement conventional approaches to mental health. This training is rooted in compassion and skillful touch, empowering you to meet clients where they are and guide them gently toward greater regulation and ease.

These somatic practices activate the body’s innate capacity for self-healing and restoration. Through this work, you’ll discover how the body can recalibrate, reset, and return to its natural rhythm—moving beyond patterns of disconnection, emotional distress, and chronic dysregulation.

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Frequently Asked Questions

We will provide you a Zoom link and instructions for this live webinar once you have registered. During the live webinar, you’ll have opportunity to ask questions, interact with the instructors and get feedback about the work. One week prior to the training you will receive a training folder via USPS with materials for the course. In addition, after the course you will receive a video of the protocol.

The class will be held from 9:30am to 3:30pm eastern time over three days with breaks including a one hour lunch break.

Although not required, it will be ideal for you to have a practice client to work with for 1.5 hours each day. The schedule will be provided to you at registration so that you can plan for this.
Because this is a highly experiential and interactive training, it is required you have your video on during the training and access to the microphone.
For a safe learning environment for the group, we ask that you be fully present and remove any distractions ahead of time. We recommend that you are in a quiet, private space for the entire webinar.
Please join the webinar by 9:15am Eastern time to ensure your technology is working and to get settled in before we begin promptly at 9:30am.

Yes. Our Bodywork for Depression & Anxiety live webinar is NCBMTB Approved and massage therapists will receive 15 CE hours. You will receive a certificate of completion electronically to submit to your state licensing board, professional association or for recertification with the NCBTMB.

This training is designed with for the massage therapist, mental health professional, nurse, physician, yoga teacher or other health care professional to better understand the tools and latest research available for depression and anxiety. Because depression and anxiety affects a wide population of people, this training is open to anyone with an interest in the topic. This is a highly experiential training.

Reach out to Tracey at [email protected] or call 919-907-0579. We look forward to hearing from you!

You can also visit our Policies & FAQs page for more information.

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