World Massage Festival &
Massage Therapy Hall of Fame


July 12-14, 2024 - AMC
July 14-18 2024 - WMF
Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort
Cherokee, NC


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.






Rochelle "Shelle" Hagen


Shelle Hagen has been in the Massage Therapy Industry since 2002 after graduating from The Professional Institute of Massage Therapy, Fargo, ND, 1,100 hour program. She is the owner/founder of Elite Therapeutic Massage and co-owner of Elite Massage Academy. Shelle is also an honors graduate of Concordia College, MN, with a BA in Exercise Science.

In April of 2022, Shelle and her husband Scot purchased the Corestone company from the original founder, Dale Grust, of New Paltz, New York. It is their goal to continue the legacy of Corestone, bringing quality tools to secure the longevity of Massage Therapists' hands and wrists while delivering an unparalleled style of massage!

Website: Core Stones LLC





Upgrade Your Hands

8 CE Hours

Class description:

CoreStones are the newest tool to become available to bodyworkers that will have you throwing away your traditional hot stones! Learn more about CoreStones in this 1-day continuing education course. CoreStones bring together the long-lasting heat therapy (and cold) with the tools that melt through fascial adhesions with an ergonomic method to save on your hands and wrists.

PLEASE DO NOT WEAR PERFUME, COLOGNE OR ESSENTIAL OILS TO CLASS.




CoreStones: Migraine Care & Prevention

8 CE Hours

Class description:

Learn more about CoreStones for migraine care and prevention in this continuing education course. Gain a better understanding of the cause and effects of migraine headaches and how to directly treat them using various holds and releases and cold stones.

PLEASE DO NOT WEAR PERFUME, COLOGNE OR ESSENTIAL OILS TO CLASS.