Live Courses

2024 Live Courses:

December 2024

December 21st, 2024 – Acupressure: The First Needle

  • Instructor: Nate Novgrod L.Ac.
  • Mind Body Institute – Nashville, TN
  • Cost: $165
  • Credits: 7 CEs NCBTMB & NCCAOM Approved for Licensed Acupuncturists & Massage Therapists
  • 9am – 5pm

December 22nd, 2024 – Gua Sha: Scraping for Wind

  • Instructor: Nate Novgrod L.Ac.
  • Mind Body Institute – Nashville, TN
  • Cost: $75
  • Credits: 3 CEs NCBTMB & NCCAOM Approved
  • 9am – 12pm

2025 Live Courses:

March 2025

March 29th & 30th, 2025 – Advanced Clinical Anatomy: Lower Extremity & Anterior Torso

  • Instructor: Nate Novgrod LAc
  • Location: NC Massage School – Cornelius, NC
  • Credits: 14 CEUs [NCCAOM & NCBTMB Approved for Licensed Acupuncturists & Massage Therapists]
  • Cost: $300
  • Time: 9am – 5pm

April 2025

April 19th, 2025 – Acupressure: The First Needle

  • Instructor: Nate Novgrod LAc
  • Location: NC Massage School – Cornelius, NC
  • Credits: 7 CEUs [NCCAOM & NCBTMB Approved for Licensed Acupuncturists & Massage Therapists]
  • Cost: $165
  • Time: 9am – 5pm

April 20th, 2025 – Practical Body Mechanics [aka Tai Chi Body Mechanics]

  • Instructor: Nate Novgrod LAc
  • Location: NC Massage School – Cornelius, NC
  • Credits: 6 CEUs [NCCAOM & NCBTMB Approved for Licensed Acupuncturists & Massage Therapists]
  • Cost: $150
  • Time: 9am – 4pm

May 2025

May 3rd & 4th – Decoding the Shoulder Puzzle: Anatomy, Assessment & Treatment

  • Instructor: Nate Novgrod LAc
  • Location: Potomac Massage Training Institute – Silver Springs, MD
  • Credits: 16 CEUs [NCBTMB Approved for Massage Therapists, NCCAOM Approval Pending]
  • Cost: $325
  • Time: 9am – 6pm
  • This course will cover the manual therapy treatments of the shoulder, if you are an LAc and want to cover the needling techniques for the shoulder, you will need to take the third day listed below [technically a separate course]

May 5thPractical Orthopedic Acupuncture: The Shoulder

This is the 3rd day of the above Decoding the Shoulder Puzzle series focusing on the use of needles to treat the shoulder from an orthopedic perspective. It is required that you have taken the Decoding the Shoulder Puzzle course before taking this course.

  • Instructor: Nate Novgrod LAc
  • Location: Potomac Massage Training Institute – Silver Springs, MD
  • Credits: 8 CEUs [NCCAOM Approval Pending for Licensed Acupuncturists]
  • Cost: $175
  • Time: 9am – 6pm

May 17th & 18thAdvanced Clinical Anatomy: Upper Extremity & Back

  • Instructor: Nate Novgrod LAc
  • Location: NC School of Advanced Bodywork – Charlotte, NC
  • 14 CEUs [NCCAOM & NCBTMB Approved for Licensed Acupuncturists & Massage Therapists]
  • Cost: $300
  • Time: 9am – 5pm

June 2025

June 21st & 22ndPractical Orthopedic Assessment: Lower Extremity

  • Instructor: Nate Novgrod LAc
  • Location: NC Massage School – Cornelius, NC
  • Credits: 16 CEUs [NCCAOM & NCBTMB Approved for Licensed Acupuncturists & Massage Therapists]
  • Cost: $325
  • Time: 9am – 6pm

June 28th & 29thDecoding the Shoulder Puzzle: Anatomy Assessment & Treatment

  • Instructor: Nate Novgrod LAc
  • Location: Waynesville Wellness – Waynesville, NC
  • Credits: 16 CEUs [NCBTMB Approved for Massage Therapists, NCCAOM Approval Pending for Licensed Acupuncturists]
  • Cost: $325
  • Time: 9am – 6pm

June 30thPractical Orthopedic Acupuncture: The Shoulder

Must take Decoding the Shoulder Puzzle first to take this course.

  • Instructor: Nate Novgrod LAc
  • Location: Waynesville Wellness – Waynesville, NC
  • Credits: 8 CEUs [NCCAOM Approval Pending for Licensed Acupuncturists only]
  • Cost: $175
  • Time: 9am – 6pm

July 2025

July 26th & 27thTui Na: Chinese Bodywork

  • Instructor: Nate Novgrod LAc
  • Location: Bodymechanics School of Massage – Tumwater, WA
  • Credits: 16 CEUs [NCCAOM & NCBTMB Approved for Licensed Acupuncturists & Massage Therapists]
  • Cost: $325
  • Time: 9am – 6pm

August 2025

August 2nd & 3rd Practical Orthopedic Assessment: Upper Extremity

  • Instructor: Nate Novgrod LAc
  • Location: Bodymechanics School of Massage – Vancouver, WA
  • Credits: 16 CEUs [NCCAOM & NCBTMB Approved for Licensed Acupuncturists & Massage Therapists]
  • Cost: $325
  • Time: 9am – 6pm

August 16th & 17thLess Thumbs, More Prosperity

  • Instructor: Nate Novgrod LAc
  • Location: NC Massage School – Cornelius, NC
  • Credits: 16 CEUs [NCBTMB Approved for Massage Therapists Only]
  • Cost: $325
  • Time: 9am – 6pm

August 23rd & 24thPractical Cupping & Gua Sha

  • Instructor: Nate Novgrod LAc
  • Location: Kneaded Energy School of Massage – Greensboro, NC
  • Credits: 16 CEUs [NCCAOM & NCBTMB Approved for Licensed Acupuncturists & Massage Therapists]
  • Cost: $325
  • Time: 9am – 6pm

September 2025

September 4thTui Na: Chinese Bodywork

  • Instructor: Nate Novgrod LAc
  • Location: Kneaded Energy School of Massage – Greensboro, NC
  • Credits: 8 CEUs [NCCAOM & NCBTMB Approved for Licensed Acupuncturists & Massage Therapists]
  • Cost: $175
  • Time: 9am – 6pm

September 5thAcupressure: The First Needle

  • Instructor: Nate Novgrod LAc
  • Location: Kneaded Energy School of Massage – Greensboro, NC
  • Credits: 7 CEUs [NCCAOM & NCBTMB Approved for Licensed Acupuncturists & Massage Therapists]
  • Cost: $165
  • Time: 9am – 5pm

September 13th & 14thPractical Cupping & Gua Sha

  • Instructor: Nate Novgrod LAc
  • Location: Holistic Massage Training Institute – Baltimore, MD
  • Credits: 16 CEUs [NCCAOM & NCBTMB Approved for Licensed Acupuncturists & Massage Therapists]
  • Cost: $325
  • Time: 9am – 6pm

October 2025

October 4th & 5thTui Na: Chinese Bodywork

  • Instructor: Nate Novgrod LAc
  • Location: NC Massage School – Cornelius, NC
  • Credits: 16 CEUs [NCCAOM & NCBTMB Approved for Licensed Acupuncturists & Massage Therapists]
  • Cost: $325
  • Time: 9am – 6pm

October 18th & 19thPractical Cupping & Gua Sha

  • Instructor: Nate Novgrod LAc
  • Location: NC School of Advanced Bodywork- Charlotte, NC
  • Credits: 16 CEUs [NCCAOM & NCBTMB Approved for Licensed Acupuncturists & Massage Therapists]
  • Cost: $325
  • Time: 9am – 6pm

October 25th & 26thLess Thumbs, More Prosperity

  • Instructor: Nate Novgrod LAc
  • Location: Waynesville Wellness – Waynesville, NC
  • Credits: 16 CEUs [NCBTMB Approved for Massage Therapists Only]
  • Cost: $325
  • Time: 9am – 6pm

October 27th [Monday] – Ethics & Personal Safety

  • Instructor: Nate Novgrod LAc
  • Location: Waynesville Wellness – Waynesville, NC
  • Credits: 6 CEUs
  • NCBTMB Approved [3 CEs Ethics, 3 CEs Professional Development for Massage Therapists]
  • NCCAOM Approved [3 CEs Ethics, 3 CEs Safety for Licensed Acupuncturists]
  • Cost: $150
  • Time: 9am – 4pm

November 2025

November 8th & 9th Practical Orthopedic Assessment: Upper Extremity

  • Instructor: Nate Novgrod LAc
  • Location: Mind Body Institute – Nashville, TN
  • Credits: 16 CEUs [NCCAOM & NCBTMB Approved for Licensed Acupuncturists & Massage Therapists]
  • Cost: $325
  • Time: 9am – 6pm

November 15thAcupressure: The First Needle

  • Instructor: Nate Novgrod LAc
  • Location: Reflections of Health School of Massage – Johnson City, TN
  • Credits: 7 CEUs [NCCAOM & NCBTMB Approved for Licensed Acupuncturists & Massage Therapists]
  • Cost: $165
  • Time: 9am – 5pm

November 16thBodywork Lotion Making

  • Instructor: Nate Novgrod LAc
  • Location: Reflections of Health School of Massage – Johnson City, TN
  • Credits: 4 CEUs [NCCAOM & NCBTMB Approved for Licensed Acupuncturists & Massage Therapists]
  • Note: The NC Acupuncture Board will not accept this for renewal credit due to them thinking it’s not relevant to Chinese Medicine despite the NCCAOM approving it without any conditions. Thus, this course can be used for national renewal with the NCCAOM but not NCALB renewal for your state license. Massage Therapists can use it for both state and national renewal.
  • Cost: $125
  • Time: 9am – 1pm

*It is the sole responsibility of the practitioner to ensure these courses meet the guidelines for their states CE requirements.

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*It is the sole responsibility of the practitioner to ensure these courses meet the guidelines for their states CE requirements.

In-House / Private CEU Courses

In-House / Private CEU courses available; these can be one of the courses I already teach, or we can customize a special course just for your group. Minimum number of registrants varies with travel distance. Perfect for spas / franchises / large practices that want to take care of their CEUs in house. Private CEU courses require a 50% non-refundable deposit to secure dates. If you know of a group of interested Acupuncturists/Massage Therapists and would like to schedule a private course please email Nate at [email protected] or call (828) 283 - 0268.

Refund Policy

Refunds will be given for any live course if the request to receive a refund is made more than 14 days prior to the course date. There is a 3% Refund fee. No Refunds will be given for online courses.

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