Full Circle School, a Colorado based massage therapy school approved by the DPOS and the NCBTMB offering continuing education to massage therapists.
SMRT: Spontaneous Muscle Release Technique
SMRT is a positional release modality that interrupts pain signals in the body, painlessly resolves trigger points, has an incredibly calming effect on the nervous system, and is highly stimulating to the lymphatic system. By working with all tissues in any given area, SMRT easily and quickly allows the tissues to balance and the joints to realign effort
08/11/2026
Portland, ME CE class! Today is the final day to save $100 on tuition!
September 11-13, 2026
SMRT Hips, Lower Back, & Abdomen is an NCBTMB approved, 24 CE class.
Tuition is $650 if you register by August 11, 2026 and $750 with registration after August 11, 2026.
Register now at https://efullcircle.com/event/portland-me-smrt-hips-lower-back-abdomen-9-11-13-2026/
07/28/2026
Salt Lake City, UT CE class!
October 22-24, 2026 (Thursday, Friday, Saturday)
SMRT Hips, Lower Back, & Abdomen is an NCBTMB approved, 24 CE class.
Tuition is $650 with registration by September 22, 2026 and $750 if you register after September 22, 2026.
Register now at https://efullcircle.com/event/salt-lake-city-ut-smrt-hips-lower-back-abdomen-10-22-24-2026/
Spontaneous Muscle Release Technique Workshop Schedule Class Schedule for NCBTMB-Approved Continuing Education Classes for Massage Therapists in Spontaneous Muscle Release Technique.
07/28/2026
Springfield, IL CE class!
October 16-18, 2026
SMRT Shoulder, Axilla, Ribcage, & Upper Back is an NCBTMB approved, 24 CE class.
Tuition is $650 with registration by September 16, 2026 and $750 if you register after September 16, 2026.
Register now at https://efullcircle.com/event/springfield-il-smrt-shoulder-axilla-ribcage-upper-back-10-16-18-2026/
Spontaneous Muscle Release Technique Workshop Schedule Class Schedule for NCBTMB-Approved Continuing Education Classes for Massage Therapists in Spontaneous Muscle Release Technique.
07/28/2026
Montana CE classes!!
Billings, MT - SMRT Head & Neck and Arm & Hand on October 2-4, 2026 - NCBTMB approved for 24 CEs.
Whitefish, MT - SMRT Lower Extremities on October 6-8, 2026 (Tuesday-Thursday) - NCBTMB approved for 24 CEs.
Tuition for either class is $650 with registration 30+ days before class start date and $750 if you register less than 30 days before class start date.
Register for Billings, MT at https://efullcircle.com/event/billings-mt-smrt-head-neck-and-arm-hand-10-2-4-2026/
Register for Whitefish, MT at https://efullcircle.com/event/whitefish-mt-smrt-lower-extremities-10-6-8-2026/
07/24/2026
Yesterday, I had the most interesting client. You know those clients that fully reinforce your decision to do massage? This was one of those clients.
The right side of his body is unstable. Sometimes, his right leg just gives out. Sometimes, his right hand has no grip strength. He has trouble breathing and swallowing, feels like he is choking all the time. Sometimes, he just can’t speak.
He looks incredibly uncomfortable in his own skin. The cartilage in the front of his neck is visibly stuck to the right. His mandible is visibly shifted to the right. His face is visibly shifted left. As we talk, I notice his eyes can not easily shift to the right. I ask about it. He attempts to move them right and says, no, it is almost impossible. He talks to me as if I am just one in a string of many he has seen, and I will likely fail because no one can help him.
He has seen many doctors, acupuncturists, chiropractors, and massage therapists. All with a specialty that might help him. The doctors say nothing is wrong with him. 95% of the other treatments do not help, some make it worse. One chiropractor, who specialized in AO correction, said his C1 was intensely misaligned. He corrected it. This client felt better than he had in years, but it did not last. The chiro said he was hypermobile and his C1 was not going to stay in place.
He is on my table after I gather all of this information, and I agree he is somewhat hypermobile. But, the real issue is that the chiropractor adjusted his AO joints, corrected his C1, but did not work his head or the rest of his neck. All of his cranial bones are shifted. His nervous system is hypersensitive. I must be incredibly precise. At one point, I shift his frontal bone into its pattern. His wife is talking to me. I am slightly distracted. He begins to have whole body twitches. I stop, I apologize. I check the parietal bones, which move the opposite way of the frontal bone. I have to do both together. When I do this, he relaxes.
He and his wife have driven for around 20 hours to come see me. His wife has taken him to a lot of people. He is exhausted by it, but more exhausted by his issues. So he goes. When the session is over, he is excited he can breathe and he can swallow freely. He is smiling. He says his entire face and head feel completely different.
I tell him I understand his depression in the face of so many who cannot help him. I tell him to please remember the training, focus, and limitations of each of those professions. I say that taking what they tell him onboard will only make him stressed out and pi**ed off and that there are very few professionals who will be able listen to his body well enough to know what is happening. He smiles and says, “except you. You listened the whole time.”
This is what SMRT teaches us, to listen to the individual client. We have people searching for SMRT therapists across the country. There are entire states where we do not have practitioners. There are states that I have taught in for years and most are not doing SMRT. If you want to listen to the body better, be more specific, understand the anatomy, please learn SMRT. If only so that this client does not have to drive 20 hours one way to get relief.
https://efullcircle.com/workshop-schedule/
07/12/2026
Indianapolis, IN CE class! $100 tuition discount ends this Tuesday!
August 14-16, 2026
SMRT Shoulder, Axilla, Ribcage, & Upper Back is an NCBTMB approved, 24 CE class.
Tuition is $650 with registration by July 14, 2026 and $750 if you register after July 14, 2026.
Register now at https://efullcircle.com/event/indianapolis-in-smrt-shoulder-axilla-ribcage-upper-back-8-14-16-2026/
Warning: Soapbox!
Do you remember when they said sitting is the new smoking and sitting was going to kill us all? So, a bunch of people bought sit/stand desks. Then they said, no, it’s just as bad to stand in one position all day. The point of the whole thing was that we need to change positions on a regular basis to stay healthy and mobile.
Well, for the love of the goddess, stop using your elbows and forearms constantly to do massage! I know, I get it, some teacher(s) somewhere told you that you would save your hands by using your elbows and forearms, but using your forearms and elbows all the time causes problems in your elbows and shoulders.
And, you might find someone who can do detailed work on the hand, but finding someone who understands how to fix the elbow is rough. This can literally be career ending for massage therapists. So, stop it! Use your hands and your forearms and your elbows and your fingers, thumbs, hands, feet (if your trained and they’re clean), use all the parts, not just your forearms and elbows.
And, help your fellow therapists out by watching the video below so you can work on their elbows, hands, and shoulders!
07/03/2026
Raleigh, NC CE class - 4 spaces left available!
July 17-19, 2026
SMRT Lower Extremities is an NCBTMB approved, 24 CE course. Full Circle School’s NCBTMB approval number is 451541-11.
Historically, our leg and arm classes have fewer students than our hips, shoulder, or neck classes. But, best way to balance the hips is in depth work on the feet and lower legs, understanding how to change restrictions in the thigh so the femur moves easier at the hip, and working the knee. Lower extremities is the class you should take if you want the hips and pelvic floor to balance.
Tuition is $750.
Register now at https://efullcircle.com/event/raleigh-nc-smrt-lower-extremities-7-17-19-2026/
07/03/2026
Midland, MI CE course! 1 space open - $100 savings ends this Tuesday.
August 7-9, 2026
SMRT Head & Neck and Arm & Hand are NCBTMB and CE Broker approved for 24 CEs.
Tuition is $650 if you register by July 7, 2026 and $750 with registration after July 7, 2026.
Register now at https://efullcircle.com/event/midland-mi-smrt-head-neck-and-arm-hand-8-7-9-2026/
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