Heather A. Baum, LMT, NCTMB, ABMP, MBA, BS

Highlighting Relevant Massage Education - Not a Complete List.

• The Advanced Anatomy Massage Academy, Villa Park, Illinois.
  • Massage Therapy Certification – Graduated with Exceptional Honors – Studies included:  Swedish, Deep Tissue, Sports Massage, Pregnancy Massage, Reflexology, Cranial Sacral, Esalen, Hot Rock Massage, Chair Massage, etc.
• Freedom from Pain Institute
  • Certified Myoskeletal Therpaist Level I
  • Advanced Myoskeletal Therapist Level II
  • Professional Ethics for the Modern Manual Therapist
  • Erik Dalton’s Ethics Course
• Black Hawk College Professional and Continuing Education, East Moline, Illinois
  • Pain in the Pelvis
• Waubonsee Community College, Aurora, Illinois
  • Stretch Your Success by Cindy Connolly, NCBTMB Approved Provider
• The Belavi Institute
  • Belavi Facelift Massage Specialist
• Daybreak Geriatric Massage Institute
  • Advanced Geriatric Massage
• Reiki Council
  • Reiki-ssage Certification Workshop Level I
• The Mystical Science Institute
  • Reiki Practioner I, II, III
• American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA)
  • Touching the Energy of Bone:  Introduction to Zero Balancing
  • Unlocking the Thoracic Cage
  • Knowing Thyself:  An Interactive Training in Professional Ethics
  • A Life in Massage Therapy:  Professional Practice for a Thriving Career
  • Legal or Ethical?  Clarifying Dual Relationships and Boundaries
  • Cadaver Lab – Hip, Knee and Shoulder.
  • Healthy Boundaries for a Healthy Practice
  • Assessment and Treatment of Neck Pain and Low Back Pain
  • Precision Neuromuscular Therapy (PNT) for the Arm and Hand Part I and II
• Association of Bodywork and Massage Professional (ABMP)
  • ABMP’s E-Learning While Discovering Myofascial Massage
  • Essential Ethics for Massage and Bodywork Professionals
  • Unraveling the Mystery of Shoulder Pain: Subscapularis Muscle-Tendon Injuries*
  • Understanding the Body-Mind Effects of Stress *
  • How to Get Your Website to the Top of Google *
  • Six Simple Strategies to Boost Your Income *
  • East Meets West: Balance Your Business with the Five Element Theory & Feng Shui *
  • Advanced Myofascial Techniques:  Working with TMJ *

• Massage Business Superhero Summit – ABMP in Partnership with World Massage Conference – October 20, 2014
  • A Practical Approach to Social Media Marketing
  • Clients Fall! Real Life Tales from our Reception Area, Treatment Room, Restroom, and Massage Table
  • Yes, You Can Market Your Practice! Essential Marketing Skills Made Easy
  • Web Marketing that Works
  • The Cure for Work Exhaustion – It’s Not What You Think
  • Business Lessons From The Superheroes
  • The One-Hour Website – Yes You Can!
  • The Future of the Client – Therapist Relationship
  • Body, Mind and Business: The Psychology of a Full Practice
  • I Need Clients Now! Tips to Turn Your Practice

• World Massage Conference
•  Fall 2013
  • Money and Healing: A Clash of Values
  • Thermal Palms: The Alternative to Hot Stone Massage
  • Change your Brain, Change your Results
  • Massage on Cruise Ships
  • Medical Massage in Post-Surgical Rehabilitation
  • What Clients Never Tell You
  • ABC’s of Meeting with Physicians
  • A Conversation with Judith Aston
  • A Look Behind Spa Treatments
  • Fragile Bodies – Bodywork for Chronic Disorders
  • Feet First: The World of Reflexology
  • Introduction to Kinesiology Taping
  • Keys to Attracting Local Clients
  • 15 Minute Neck and Shoulder Blast
  • Designing Exceptional Presentations *
  • Profit with Products: Your Unique Position as a Massage Therapist
  • The Side Lying Advantage: Broader Markets and Better Outcomes
  • Overview of Integrated Manual Therapy *
  • Manual Therapy of Acute and Chronic Low Back Pain
  • Enhancing Communication Experiences
• Spring 2013 or Earlier
  • Table Thai Yoga Massage: Therapy for the Shoulder, Arm, & Wrist
  • Orthopedic Manual Therapy: Combining Soft Tissue Manipulation with Stretching and Joint Mobilization
  • Pediatric Massage: Highlighting the Effects of Trauma
  • A Conversation with Ruth Werner *
  • ELAP: An Industry Changing Project You Need to Know About
  • Essential Communication Skills for a Successful Practice
  • What I Wish I'd Learned in Massage School!
  • Self-Care for Therapists: Keeping Your Neck Happy *
  • The Future of Professional Touch 
  • The Physics of Posture and Pain Relief
  • How to Use Video to Build Your Massage Practice
  • Best Practice Building Tips from the Pros
  • Behind Closed Doors: Reducing Risk Through Professional Conduct
  • Massage In Schools: Calm, focused, and Friendly
  • NCBTMB: Evolving to Serve the Profession *
  • The Million Dollar Foot Massage
  • Why Train in Pregnancy Massage?
  • Claims Happen! Protect Your Practice
  • How Our Muscles Change Our Minds *
  • Pediatric Massage:  Turning Research into Results *
  • Getting to the Source of Back Pain: A Common Compensatory Pattern Revealed*
  • The 5 Most Common Myths and Misconceptions about Neck & Back Pain *
  • A Cool Twist on Hot Stone Massage *
• Massage Classes Online, LLC
  • Discussion of Ethics: Creating Your Own Personal Code of Ethics
• Additional Training:  Body Mud, Body Polish, Herbal Thai Ball Stems, Cellulite Massage, Ear Candling, etc.

• CPR/AED for Healthcare Provider, City of Naperville, Illinois.
• Any courses denoted with "*" were taken for training, not for ceu's. 

 Formal Education:

• Masters Business Administration (MBA):  Marketing, Benedictine University, Lisle, Illinois.
• Bachelor Science (BS):  Retail Management, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana.