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CTB Level 1 Training

Clinical Thai Bodywork LEVEL ONE

Assisted Stretch & Neuromuscular Mobility Foundations
with Doug Ringwald & Julianne Hutchcraft
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​March 6-8, 2026
Friday 6pm-9pm
Saturday 9am-6pm
Sunday 9am-6pm
​*Monday 9am & 12pm Clinical Apprentice Sessions (optional)

Learn the foundational techniques of Clinical Thai Bodywork—the original assisted stretching and mobility system—refined with modern neuromuscular science to improve mobility, reduce discomfort, and restore pain-free movement.

For Massage Therapists, Stretch Practitioners, Personal Trainers, Yoga Teachers, and Pilates Instructors

​2.5 Days • Hands-On Training • Immediate Skills You Can Use

​Discover how compression-based release, passive movement sequencing, and Thai Bodywork–inspired assisted stretching can create fast, lasting change in your clients’ flexibility, comfort, and movement quality.

This is the gateway course into the modern evolution of Thai Bodywork.

​What You’ll Learn:

Traditional Thai Bodywork Techniques + Modern Neuromuscular Principles
Clinical Thai Bodywork blends the centuries-old techniques of Northern-style Thai Bodywork with contemporary understanding of:
  • neuromuscular inhibition
  • pain referral
  • protective muscle guarding
  • movement patterning
  • pain-free range restoration

In this hands-on training, you will learn:
  • How to use compressive feedback to calm guarded tissues
  • How to combine compression with passive shortening and lengthening
  • The Thai Bodywork foundational sequence, adapted for modern mobility work
  • How to identify muscular contributors to restricted motion (without crossing scope)
  • Assisted stretch flows that feel better and work faster than traditional stretching
  • Therapist-friendly body mechanics that reduce wear on your hands, wrists, and back
You will leave with a complete system and full body sequence you can use immediately in 60 and 90 minute client sessions.


​Who This Training Is For:

Massage Therapists
  • Learn authentic Thai Bodywork techniques that inspired the modern assisted stretch industry
  • Add full-body mobility work to your sessions
  • Reduce strain on your body while improving client results
  • Earn approved continuing education hours (17 NCBTMB CEUs)
  • Expand beyond deep tissue and static stretching

​Yoga Teachers
  • Learn safe, effective hands-on techniques rooted in Thai yoga traditions
  • Help students access deeper, more comfortable ranges without forceful adjustments
  • Enhance private sessions and therapeutic yoga work
  • Understand neuromuscular contributors to limitation beyond “tightness”
  • Blend Thai principles seamlessly with your existing teaching style
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Pilates Instructors
  • Incorporate neuromuscular release work to prepare clients for better movement
  • Improve alignment and joint mobility
  • Add hands-on assisted stretching that complements Pilates precision
  • Help clients move more freely in their reformer and mat work
  • Expand your private-session offerings with a proven mobility system

​Personal Trainers & Stretch Practitioners
  • Learn the original assisted stretching system—Thai Bodywork—adapted for fitness and mobility pros
  • Upgrade your stretch sessions with compression + movement techniques
  • Improve client mobility, comfort, and movement quality within trainer scope
  • Stand out from PNF- and FST-based competitors
  • Offer a premium mobility service your clients will feel immediately


Why Clinical Thai Bodywork?

**Thai Bodywork is the original assisted stretch system. Clinical Thai Bodywork is its modern evolution.**

Long before mobility was a trend, Thai practitioners used:
  • compression
  • rhythmic stretching
  • joint mobilization
  • passive movement flows
  • full-body sequencing

Clinical Thai Bodywork refines these traditions using:
  • contemporary biomechanics
  • neuromuscular science
  • understanding of pain referral and guarding
  • modern movement principles

The result is a method that:
  • improves mobility quickly
  • reduces discomfort safely
  • feels great to receive
  • is efficient for practitioners to deliver
Most modern stretch systems (PNF, FST, stretch studios) are simplified derivatives of Thai Bodywork.
This course teaches the authentic lineage—updated for today’s professionals.

​What’s Included:
  • 2.5 days of intensive, hands-on training
    (Friday evening, Saturday, Sunday)
  • Instruction in the Clinical Thai Bodywork foundational sequence
  • Compression-based neuromuscular release techniques
  • Assisted stretching and mobility flows
  • Pain-free movement retraining principles
  • Course manual
  • Approved CEUs for massage therapists
  • Partner practice and instructor feedback throughout

Course Schedule:
​Friday 6–9 PM
History + foundations of Thai Bodywork → compression principles → body mechanics → introduction to CTB-style release and stretch flows.

Saturday 9 AM–6 PM
Hands-on practice of the Clinical Thai Bodywork sequence → neuromuscular contributors to restriction → assisted stretch applications → partial treatment flows.

Sunday 9 AM–6 PM
Integrated full-body flows → adapting techniques for different clients and modalities → addressing common mobility limitations → session-building.


Results You Can Expect
By the end of Clinical Thai Bodywork Level 1, you will:
  • Deliver Thai Bodywork–based assisted stretching with confidence
  • Improve client mobility and reduce discomfort using compression + movement
  • Apply a complete assisted stretch + mobility sequence immediately
  • Understand how to address neuromuscular contributors to restricted motion
  • Protect your own body with efficient, ergonomic techniques
  • Stand out in your field with a skillset most professionals never learn

This training is the foundation for all advanced Clinical Thai Bodywork courses.
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Enroll Now in Clinical Thai Bodywork – Level 1
Learn the original assisted stretching system—and the modern neuromuscular principles that make it one of the most effective mobility approaches in use today.

$590 EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT
$650 after February 15, 2026
​Limited space.
​This course provides the student with a 17-hour certificate upon successful completion, and is approved by NCBTMB for continuing education in massage.​

Need a Refresher?

Need more exposure and instructor contact time?

Audit a past training for only $150.
​Inquire to reserve your spot. Space is limited.

Client Apprentice Sessions

Next Clinical Apprentice Session

March 16, 2026
9am & 12pm
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Join Doug for one or both of two live clinical sessions where he treats real clients with real pain problems. You’ll watch CTB protocols applied step-by-step, hear the clinical reasoning in context, and have time for targeted Q&A.

Want help with your own pain?
We have one client spot available during these sessions.

How to register (apprentice or client):
Email Julianne at [email protected] with your name, phone, and whether you’re registering as an apprentice observer or client.

CTB Core Trainings

Clinical Thai Bodywork:
​CORE UPPER BODY

with Doug Ringwald & Julianne Hutchcraft

​June 12-14, 2026
Friday 6pm-9pm
Saturday 9am-6pm
Sunday 9am-6pm
​*Monday 9am & 12pm Clinical Apprentice Sessions (optional)

​In-Person Training for Massage & Manual Therapists
A Proven System for Resolving Shoulder, Neck & Upper-Back Pain—Including Cases That Baffle Medical Pros

CTB Upper Body Core trains you in the complete Coaching The Body® protocol for assessing and resolving the most common upper-body pain complaints. This innovative neuromuscular system integrates modern trigger-point science, functional anatomy, movement retraining, and neuroplasticity principles to produce rapid, lasting results—even with severe or medically “mysterious” pain.
Developed and refined over 20+ years by Chuck Duff and Doug Ringwald, the CTB Upper Body Protocol gives massage and manual therapists a clear, repeatable plan for treating upper-body conditions that routinely confuse or fail to improve in traditional medical settings. These include:
  • Frozen shoulder/adhesive capsulitis
  • Rotator cuff impingement and pain syndromes
  • Thoracic outlet-type presentations
  • Upper-trap/levator “syndoneck”
  • Interscapular and upper back pain
  • Neck pain and headaches
  • Postural and scapular-tracking dysfunctions

You will learn how a small group of “core” shoulder and scapular muscles generate the majority of upper-body pain complaints—and how to systematically deactivate the neuromuscular patterns that maintain chronic pain. CTB’s unique approach shows you how to:
  • Correct dysfunctional scapular positioning
  • Identify and treat the true sources of rotator cuff impingement
  • Break perpetuating factors that keep clients stuck
  • Use movement-enhanced compression, vibration and bodywork techniques to get powerful results without wearing out your body

​For two decades, CTB practitioners have consistently resolved severe shoulder issues—even long-standing frozen shoulders—by following these exact protocols.
Students receive lifetime access to the matching online course for continued reference.
Successful completion provides 17 NCBTMB CE hours.

$590 EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT
$650 after May 15, 2026
​Limited space.

Your in-person course enrollment also gives you access to the complete online edition of Clinical Core for the Upper Body 1. Please plan to review the online material before class.
“Everything I didn't learn in massage school, I'm filling the gaps here. I've had emergency shoulder clients all this week. I know exactly what to do and it's such a good feeling!” - Jan Mills
“Great class! The energy was awesome and the ability to gain from one another was a gift. All the instructors were amazing & I appreciate the ability to absorb at my own pace with thoughtful feedback. The amount of knowledge & experience is RICH.” - Carlos Dominguez
“Seeing Miracles. I've not had even a year of experience with this, but I'm seeing miracles in people I'm working on. I am always amazed by their responses.” - Andy Hamblin

Clinical Thai Bodywork CORE LOWER BODY

with Doug Ringwald & Julianne Hutchcraft
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September 18-20, 2026
​Friday 6pm-9pm
Saturday 9am-6pm
Sunday 9am-6pm
​*Monday 9am & 12pm Clinical Apprentice Sessions (optional)

​In-Person Training for Massage & Manual Therapists
A Structured, Proven Framework for Treating Sciatica, Hip/Glute Pain, Knee Pain & Low Back Pain

CTB Lower Body Core teaches the full Coaching The Body® protocol for resolving lower-body pain complaints with precision and consistency. CTB is a modern, innovative neuromuscular modality that blends updated trigger-point science, functional anatomy, biomechanics, and movement retraining to create rapid, reliable change—even for clients with severe or persistent pain.

This course gives massage and manual therapists access to treatment strategies refined for more than 20 years by Chuck Duff and Doug Ringwald, providing a predictable plan for addressing lower-body conditions that often stump mainstream providers, such as:
  • Sciatica
  • Hip and gluteal pain
  • IT band syndrome
  • Adductor and groin pain
  • Knee pain driven by neuromuscular imbalance
  • Most chronic low back pain
  • SI joint dysfunction (often misdiagnosed and rarely resolved in traditional care)

You will learn the complete CTB Lower Body Protocol, including how to:
  • Identify true muscular drivers behind most lower-body pain patterns
  • Systematically map and resolve referral and satellite patterns that mimic nerve entrapment
  • Use advanced HandsFree Thai techniques to treat heavy lower-body tissues without strain
  • Apply movement-enhanced compression, therapeutic percussion and the CTB Treatment Cycle to create fast, lasting change

These protocols give you a clear treatment pathway—no guesswork, no chasing symptoms. CTB practitioners routinely resolve lower-body complaints that have failed to improve with massage, chiropractic, PT, or conventional orthopedic care.
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Students receive lifetime access to the online course.
Successful completion provides a 17-hour certificate and 17 NCBTMB CE hours.

$590 EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT
$650 after August 15, 2026
​Limited space.
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​Your in-person course enrollment also gives you access to the complete online edition of Clinical Core for the Lower Body 1. Please plan to review the online material before class.
“Doug does an excellent job explaining the material and breaking it down into understandable segments.” - Lev Pashikov
“Love Doug! The class was one of the best! All the students were helpful and great to work and learn with too! I really like the open lab at the end.” - Hanna Malcom
“So much knowledge! And I love the modifications and breakdown of techniques Doug shows.” - Aura Denning​

CTB Cancellation Policy

CTB In-Person Training Cancellation Policy (Kansas City)
Because Kansas City trainings require advance travel, lodging, and venue commitments, the following cancellation policy is necessary to ensure the training can be delivered responsibly.

Please review carefully before registering.

If the Training is Canceled by Us:
If the training is canceled by the trainer or host, you will receive a 100% refund of all tuition paid.

If You Need to Cancel:
• More than 14 days before the training start date
You will receive a full refund, minus a $30 administrative fee to cover processing and setup costs.
• Within 14 days of the training start date
Tuition is non-refundable, as airfare, lodging, and other travel-related expenses have already been incurred.

Administrative Fee:
The $30 administrative fee is non-refundable in all cases.

Registration Transfers:
If your plans change, you may request to transfer your registration to a future equivalent CTB training, if space is available. Transfer requests must be made before the training begins and are subject to availability.

Minimum Enrollment Requirement:
Kansas City trainings require a minimum number of participants to proceed. If minimum enrollment is not met, the training may be canceled or rescheduled, and all registered participants will receive a full refund of tuition paid.

How to Request a Cancellation or Transfer:
All requests must be submitted in writing to:
[email protected]

Refunds (when applicable) will be issued to the original form of payment.