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For licensed massage therapists

A clear structure for care shaped together.

Learn the Inner Intelligence Method from the practitioner's side. Bring client feedback, attentive bodywork, and practical workbook support into a consistent session rhythm.

Founding cohort in development. CE eligibility has not been confirmed. No NCBTMB approval is claimed, and no CE hours are currently promised.

$249One 8-hour Inner Intelligence Method course

One course across two practical sessions in Portland. Dates to be announced. Join the interest list by calling Ben; payment and registration are not open yet.

Discuss the founding cohort

One course. The complete session process.

Bring your existing professional skills. The emphasis is on applying them thoughtfully in real massage situations.

8 instructional hours

Inner Intelligence Method practitioner course

Learn the method as a complete session process: agree on a focus, notice the client's experience, respond with appropriate bodywork, review the response, and select a practical next step. Consent and communication are integrated throughout.

Two practical sessions in Portland

$249 for the course
What you will practice
  • Agree on a client-chosen goal and active consent.
  • Notice a comfortable activity or sensation without diagnosing.
  • Adapt touch, pressure, pacing, and positioning using client feedback.
  • Review responses without claiming a cause or guaranteed outcome.
  • Select an optional workbook practice within professional scope.
  • Document the session and recognize when to modify, stop, or refer.
  • Explain the limits of personal observations and n-of-1 comparisons.
  • Demonstrate the complete method in an observed fictional case.

Hours describe the planned teaching time, excluding breaks. Any future CE award depends on the applicable provider, course, format, and jurisdiction requirements. A completion record is not a professional certification.

Five steps to carry into a session.

A structure to return to, with room for the individual in front of you.

  1. Agree

    Choose one session goal, review relevant safety information, and agree on touch, boundaries, and pacing.

  2. Notice

    Invite the client's own description and observe a relevant, comfortable movement or sensation.

  3. Respond

    Offer the agreed bodywork and adjust one element at a time using the client's feedback.

  4. Review

    Revisit the original goal and describe what changed without claiming a diagnosis or cause.

  5. Integrate

    Choose one optional practice, document the session, and agree on follow-up or referral.

Built from the workbooks.

The practitioner guide draws selectively from the client materials. You do not need to lead every chapter or make every session a lesson.

24 chapters

Foundational Program Workbook

Body awareness, manageable practices, collaborative sessions, and personal observation.

Individual workbook sales are being prepared.

36 chapters

Advanced Program Workbook

Further reflection on attention, learning, communication, and a sustainable personal practice.

Individual workbook sales are being prepared.

22 chapters

Consciousness Expansion Workbook

An optional exploration of perception, sensory experience, and meaning in everyday life.

Individual workbook sales are being prepared.

The initial professional curriculum focuses on communication, hands-on practice, observation, and documentation. The Consciousness Expansion workbook and broader personal-development topics are optional resources outside the proposed CE curriculum.

What the training includes

A concise practitioner protocol, selected practice sheets, fictional case exercises, observed practice with feedback, and a personal implementation plan. Learners receive their own training materials; client workbook access is managed separately.

Professional role and participation

The practitioner course is intended for licensed massage therapists working within their own scope. Participation in touch practice requires consent and can be adapted. The course does not train psychological counseling, hypnosis, diagnosis, or treatment of mental health conditions.

How completion will work

Full attendance, scenario-based checks, observed practice, and course feedback are planned. The pilot will help refine the materials and assessment before any CE application. Course dates, venue, accessibility arrangements, and enrollment terms will be provided before registration opens.

No approved-provider number, CE certificate, or research enrollment is offered at this stage.

Call (971) 270-0706 about training