Bodywork for Depression & Anxiety

Jul 25, 2025 – Jul 27, 2025

Bodywork for Depression & Anxiety: Sewanee, TN

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A specific hands-on bodywork protocol, breathwork, mindfulness, and science-backed tools to support client nervous system regulation and presence.

Tennessee
9:30am - 5:00pm EDT
18 NCBTMB CE hours
Tracey J. Moon, LMBT, Sharon Nash, MA
$750 depending on accommodations choice

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Restoring Nervous System Balance

Depression and anxiety is an epidemic in our society and more people than ever are turning to body-centered therapies for relief. Chronic stress, trauma, loss, uncertainty and everyday pressures often show up physically and manifest as tension, fatigue, pain, or overwhelm. Our physical state profoundly influences our mental wellbeing, affecting our mood, emotions, focus, resilience and vitality. As practitioners, we are being called to understand and offer safe, effective tools that support the whole person.

What You’ll Learn

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

A specific hands-on bodywork protocol to support nervous system regulation and emotional balance
Breathwork, mindfulness, and movement practices to interrupt patterns of overwhelm and disconnection
How to apply Polyvagal Theory in your work to understand nervous system resilience and adaptability
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
Practical strategies to support clients in becoming more embodied, grounded, and present

I didn’t expect how great and effective this course would be. I wish I had gained this knowledge years ago. So many people will be positively affected from these new skills that I’ll be incorporating in my work.

T. Carter, LPN, LMT

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A retreat setting

This three-day Bodywork for Depression and Anxiety residential training and retreat is being held at the serene St. Mary’s Retreat Center in Sewanee, Tennessee—nestled on a bluff between Nashville and Chattanooga. St. Mary’s offers a peaceful and inspiring setting to learn, reflect, and restore. The surrounding town of Sewanee, home to a liberal arts university, features scenic hiking trails, charming shops, and cozy local restaurants, all just minutes away.

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.

The Details

All Inclusive Training & Retreat

All-inclusive pricing (CE training, accommodations, and meals) starts at $750, depending on your room choice
Enjoy scenic hiking trails, a bluff overlook, a walking labyrinth, and quiet spaces for rest and reflection
Nourishing, healthy meals provided—with most dietary needs thoughtfully accommodated
Early arrival option: Come the night before for just $100 (double occupancy), including Thursday lodging and Friday breakfast — highly recommended
Approved for 18 NCBTMB CE hours for Licensed Massage Therapists
Companion rates available for non-attending guests

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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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. Bodywork for Depression & Anxiety is NCBMTB Approved and massage therapists will receive 18 CE hours. You will receive a certificate of completion electronically to submit to your state licensing board or for recertification with the NCBTMB.

This hands-on and highly experiential 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.

Choose from two accommodation styles. Anna House has twenty hotel-style private rooms with a private bath, porches and bluff views. St. Mary’s Hall is a former girls’ school dormitory with private rooms and shared bathrooms located on each floor. Both can be reserved as a single or double accommodation.

If you are traveling alone and prefer a roommate, we will pair you with a same-gendered roommate if one is available. All-inclusive pricing is below (includes accommodations/meals and training):

St. Mary’s Hall, private dormitory rooms:

Double accommodation*, shared hall bath (two twin beds) $750
Single accommodation, shared hall bath (twin or double bed) $800

Anna House, private hotel-style:

Double accommodation, private bath (two twin beds) $845
Single accommodation, private bath $895

For those staying two nights, meals begin with lunch on Friday and end with lunch on Sunday. For those staying three nights, meals begin with breakfast on Friday and end with lunch on Sunday. The St. Mary’s chefs provide you with an experience that is delicious and nutritious. If you have any serious food restrictions, allergies or dietary needs, please let us know in advance.

The training runs from 9:30am-5:00pm each day. Early mornings and evenings will be available for personal time. For those of you who would like to extend your retreat experience, you may wish to arrive a day early.

Yes. You have the option to add Thursday night to this training during the registration process. We highly recommended you arrive on Thursday night if you live more than 30 minutes from Sewanee, TN since class begins promptly at 9:30am on Friday. The extra night price includes breakfast on Friday before the training starts. Cost is $100 for double accommodations and $120 for single accommodations.

We need one massage table for every two people attending. After registering, you’ll receive a confirmation email with a detailed information guide that includes what to bring and directions to the retreat center. This email is sent immediately upon registration—if you don’t see it, please check your spam or junk folder, and be sure to add [email protected] to your contacts to ensure future emails are delivered.

St. Mary’s Sewanee is located at 1100 St. Mary’s Lane, Sewanee, TN 37375, approximately 1.5 hours from Nashville and 1 hour from Chattanooga.

Traveling by air? You can fly into either Nashville International Airport (BNA) or Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (CHA)—both offer convenient access to the retreat center.

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.

Location

St. Mary’s Sewanee

Tennessee

770 St. Mary's Lane, PO Box 188, Sewanee, TN 37375
Website

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