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World Massage Festival &
Massage Therapy Hall of Fame

August 1-5, 2021
Planet Hollywood
Las Vegas, Nevada

Our Mission Statement: To honor those who built the bridges for our profession,
to educate the general public about massage, to educate therapists
about different types of massage and to have fun.

FESTIVAL SCHEDULE & CLASSES
(Please note: some additional classes may be added)

SATURDAY, JULY 31, 2021

TIME TO BE ANNOUNCED
2-hour American Massage Championships Judges Meeting

SUNDAY, AUGUST 1, 2021

8:00 AM - 12:00 Noon AND 2:00 - 6:00 PM
Preliminary competition for the American Massage Championships
7:00 - 11:00 PM
KICK-OFF PARTY
Cash bar

MONDAY, AUGUST 2, 2021

Remember, Monday is Day!
Tie-Dye is the formal wear for the keynote speech tonight!

7:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Vendor Setup
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Stuffing "goodie bags" with volunteers
8:00 AM - 12:00 Noon
Preliminary competition for the American Massage Championships
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Check-in for Festival
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Vending Hall OPEN
2:00 - 6:00 PM
Final competition for the American Massage Championships
3:00 PM
HOTEL ROOM CHECK-IN
7:30 PM
PARADE OF FLAGS
8:00 PM
Announcement of winners of the American Massage Championships, Keynote Speeches by Elaine Stillerman AND Cliff Korn, Lifetime Achievement Award & Industry Awards

TUESDAY, AUGUST 3, 2021

8:00-12:00 Noon - So, You Want to be a Massage Teacher? with Laura Allen

8:00-12:00 Noon - Cervicogenic & Tension Headaches: Advanced Myofascial Techniques

with Til Luchau

8:00-12:00 Noon & 2:00-5:00 PM - Neck, Sciatic & Running Injuries

with Erik Dalton
You MUST take this class all day Tuesday to get CE credit.

8:00-12:00 Noon & 2:00-6:00 PM - Pin & Stretch

with Mark Carangelo
You MUST take this class all day Tuesday to get CE credit.

8:00-12:00 NOON and 2:00-6:00 PM - Healing Hands (Native American Energy Work)

with Jenny Ray
You MUST take this class all day Tuesday (8 hours) to get CE credit.

8:00-12:00 NOON and 2:00-6:00 PM - Bamboo-fusion® (on the table)

with Nathalie Cecilia
You MUST take this class all day Tuesday and Wednesday (16 hours) to get CE credit.

8:00-12:00 NOON and 2:00-6:00 PM - Pillars Of Aloha - Foundational Aspects Of Traditional Hawaiian Lomilomi Massage

with Kumu Brenda Ignacio
You MUST take this class all day Tuesday, Wednesday AND Thursday (24 hours) to get CE credit.

8:00-12:00 NOON and 2:00-6:00 PM - Structural Dynamics: Thoracics, Abdominals, Chest & Shoulder

with Lynn Teachworth
You MUST take this class all day Tuesday, Wednesday AND Thursday (24 hours) to get CE credit.

10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Exhibit Hall Open

12:30 PM
ENID WHITTAKER TO DRAW WINNER OF BONNIE PRUDDEN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP IN EXHIBIT HALL - YOU MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN!!!!

12:30 PM
DRAWING FOR $500 CASH (donated by World Massage Festival) IN EXHIBIT HALL - YOU MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN!!!!

2:30-4:00 PM - Dance Your Way Through Your Bodywork Session

with Judith Aston

2:00-6:00 PM - Migraines: Advanced Myofascial Techniques

with Til Luchau

2:00-6:00 PM - Strategic Approach To Business & Branding For Massage Therapists

with Jeanette Falu-Bishop

8:30 PM
Massage Therapy Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2021

8:00-12:00 Noon - Using Research to Market Your Massage Therapy Practice with Laura Allen

8:00-12:00 Noon & 2:00-5:00 PM - Radiculopathy, Tendinpathy & Dowager's Hump

with Erik Dalton
You MUST take this class all day Wednesday to get CE credit.

8:00-12:00 NOON and 2:00-6:00 PM - Integrated Manual Therapy and Orthopedic Massage for Complicated Shoulder Conditions & Multiple Crush Phenomenon

with James Waslaski
You MUST take this class all day Wednesday to get CE credit.

8:00-12:00 NOON & 2:00-6:00 PM - Introduction to Total Body Balancing

with Dr. Kerry D'Ambrogio
You MUST take this class all day Wednesday to get CE credit.

8:00-12:00 NOON and 2:00-6:00 PM - Cranial/Structural Therapeutic Decompression

with Don McCann
You MUST take this class all day Wednesday to get CE credit.

8:00-12:00 NOON and 2:00-6:00 PM - Bamboo-fusion® (on the table)

with Nathalie Cecilia
You MUST take this class all day Tuesday and Wednesday (16 hours) to get CE credit.

8:00-12:00 NOON and 2:00-6:00 PM - Oncology Massage

with Christine Courtney
You MUST take this class all day Wednesday AND Thursday to get CE credit.

8:00-12:00 NOON and 2:00-6:00 PM - Pillars Of Aloha - Foundational Aspects Of Traditional Hawaiian Lomilomi Massage

with Kumu Brenda Ignacio
You MUST take this class all day Tuesday, Wednesday AND Thursday (24 hours) to get CE credit.

8:00-12:00 NOON and 2:00-6:00 PM - Structural Dynamics: Thoracics, Abdominals, Chest & Shoulder

with Lynn Teachworth
You MUST take this class all day Tuesday, Wednesday AND Thursday (24 hours) to get CE credit.

10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Exhibit Hall Open

12:30 PM
VIVIAN MADISON-MAHONEY TO DRAW WINNER OF JOHN MAHONEY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP IN EXHIBIT HALL - YOU MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN!!!!

12:30 PM
DRAWING FOR $500 CASH (donated by World Massage Festival) IN EXHIBIT HALL - YOU MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN!!!!

2:00-5:00 PM - The Educated Heart (Ethics)

with Laura Allen

8:30 PM - 12:00 PM
FestCon/Karaoke!

THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 2021

8:00-12:00 NOON - Esalen Massage in Motion with Brita Ostrom

8:00-12:00 Noon & 2:00-5:00 PM - Whiplash, Sacral Torsions & Reactive Muscle Spasm

with Erik Dalton
You MUST take this class all day Thursday to get CE credit.

8:00-12:00 NOON and 2:00-6:00 PM - Kinetic Chain Patterns Causing Complicated Knee Conditions Including Ascending Syndromes & Total Body Lesions

with James Waslaski
You MUST take this class all day Thursday to get CE credit.

8:00-12:00 NOON and 2:00-6:00 PM - Intro to Forearm Fusion

with Jim Funk
You MUST take this class all day Thursday to get CE credit.

8:00-12:00 NOON & 2:00-6:00 PM - Intro to Ashiatsu Barefoot Massage

with Ruthie Hardee
You MUST take this class all day Thursday to get CE credit.

8:00-12:00 NOON & 2:00-6:00 PM - Releasing the Pelvis

with Elaine Stillerman
You MUST take this class all day Wednesday to get CE credit.

8:00-12:00 NOON and 2:00-6:00 PM - Oncology Massage

with Christine Courtney
You MUST take this class all day Wednesday AND Thursday to get CE credit.

8:00-12:00 NOON and 2:00-6:00 PM - Pillars Of Aloha - Foundational Aspects Of Traditional Hawaiian Lomilomi Massage

with Kumu Brenda Ignacio
You MUST take this class all day Tuesday, Wednesday AND Thursday (24 hours) to get CE credit.

8:00-12:00 NOON and 2:00-6:00 PM - Structural Dynamics: Thoracics, Abdominals, Chest & Shoulder

with Lynn Teachworth
You MUST take this class all day Tuesday, Wednesday AND Thursday (24 hours) to get CE credit.

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Exhibit Hall Open

12:30 PM
LAURA ALLEN TO ANNOUNCE WINNER OF THE CHAMP ALLEN SCHOLARSHIP IN EXHIBIT HALL - YOU MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN!!!!

12:30 PM
DRAWING FOR $500 CASH (donated by World Massage Festival) IN EXHIBIT HALL - YOU MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN!!!!

2:00-6:00 PM - Advanced Esalen: Hips & Wings

with Brita Ostrom

6:30 PM
CLOSING CEREMONY - Kumu Brenda will join us with a Hawaiian Dance as we all sing John Lennon's IMAGINE....because our WMF Family DOES IMAGINE...and at Festival, IT HAPPENS!! Followed by the Color Powder Party!