Side-lying for Real World Practice

Toms River Campus – August 7, 2026 • 9AM-6PM
Presented by Nicole Davis, LMT


Expand Your Skills. Improve Client Comfort. Deliver More Accessible Care.

Not every client can comfortably receive massage in a traditional prone or supine position. Whether you're working with prenatal clients, individuals experiencing pain, recovering from injury, or those with mobility limitations, side-lying positioning can be a game-changing addition to your practice.

Join Nicole Davis for this hands-on continuing education course designed to help massage therapists confidently integrate side-lying techniques into everyday treatment sessions. Through demonstration, guided practice, and practical application, you'll learn how to create a safe, comfortable, and effective treatment experience for clients who need an alternative to traditional positioning.

What You'll Learn
  • Proper side-lying client positioning and support
  • Effective bolstering techniques for comfort and stability
  • Professional draping methods that maintain client security and ease
  • Therapist body mechanics that reduce strain and support career longevity
  • Adaptations of common massage techniques for side-lying application
  • Clinical considerations for prenatal clients and those with pain or mobility challenges
Why Side-Lying Matters

Many therapists reserve side-lying positioning exclusively for pregnancy massage, but its benefits extend far beyond prenatal care. Learning to work effectively in side-lying allows you to serve a broader range of clients, improve treatment accessibility, and confidently adapt when traditional positioning isn't the best option.

By the end of this course, you'll leave with practical skills you can immediately apply in your treatment room—helping you provide more client-centered care while protecting your own body in the process.

Ideal For
  • Licensed Massage Therapists
  • Prenatal Massage Therapists
  • Therapists working with chronic pain populations
  • Therapists serving older adults or clients with mobility limitations
  • Any practitioner looking to expand their clinical toolbox

Please remember to bring a set of sheets and a pillow.

Register Now!

  • Presented by Nicole Davis, LMT, Director, Body in Mind Massage Institute
  • 8 CEs for LMTs
  • $225 per person; Registration & payment received one week prior to start of class
  • Late registration fee afterward if space allows = $250
  • Does not include: kits, sheets, lotions or creams, bath or hand towels or pillows. Supplies can be purchased separately in our retail shop or you can bring your set if you already have one.
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