Texas · April 13–17, 2026 —
Myofascial, craniosacral & somatic bodywork training in Austin, TX
Five days, 35 hands-on hours at Casa de Luz in South Austin — myofascial release, craniosacral therapy and somatic dialogue taught as one integrated system, not three separate certifications.
Practitioners who have completed this training
Every class finishes the same way — certificates in hand, and a different pair of hands than the ones they arrived with.
What Texas requires
Texas LMTs need 12 CE hours every two years — six of them in massage therapy techniques, ethics, or laws and rules. And the TDLR is specific: if the course covers technique or manipulation of soft tissue, it must be completed in person. Online only counts for non-technique subjects.
This class is 35 live, in-person, hands-on hours — technique training of exactly the kind Texas requires you to take in a room, and closer to three renewal cycles than one.
What it doesn’t cover
Texas also requires Human Trafficking Prevention Training at every renewal, through an HHSC-approved course, separate from your CE hours.
My curriculum does not include it — you will need to take it separately. I would rather you knew that now than discovered it at renewal.
NCBTMB Approved Provider #1002447 · 35 CE hours for licensed massage therapists
Requirements per the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.
The room
Monday 13 – Friday 17 April 2026
Casa de Luz
1701 Toomey Road, Austin, TX 78704
casadeluz.org
Casa de Luz is an educational community centre in South Austin — shared practice rooms set in a walled garden village just off South Lamar, a few minutes from Barton Springs and Zilker Park.
It also runs a community dining room serving a whole plant-based meal each day, which over five days of this work is more useful than it sounds: lunch is handled, and handled well.
9:00am – 5:30pm each day, with an extended mid-day break for lunch and integration.
An intimate practitioner setting — not a 50-seat seminar. Hands on from day one, with individual attention through every practice session.
Getting there
Flying: Austin–Bergstrom International (AUS) is about eight miles east — one of the shortest airport runs of any city I teach in, usually under twenty minutes.
Driving: roughly an hour and a half from San Antonio, three hours from Houston or Dallas.
Staying
The venue sits in the 78704 — South Lamar and Zilker, walkable to Barton Springs.
- The Guild Zilker Park at Lamar Union — the closest apart-hotel, minutes from the venue.
- South Congress and downtown hotels — a five to ten minute drive, and the widest choice.
- Short-term rentals are plentiful in 78704 and often better value for a five-day stay.
Five days in the room
What you’ll learn
- Myofascial techniques that sense subtle release and expansion in tissue — creating breadth and depth of sensation that help your clients connect and feel their bodies more
- Craniosacral skills — from palpating the cranial rhythm to full-session sequencing — where physical touch activates deep states of nervous system calibration
- Somatic dialogue: reading non-verbal cues, inviting client participation, and holding emotional release with ethics, safety, and trauma-informed presence
- A cohesive framework that recognizes the body as a totality rather than fragmented systems
Who it’s for
Licensed massage therapists, bodyworkers and manual therapists who already have hands-on experience and want the three modalities as one system rather than three separate trainings.
Previous hands-on bodywork experience is highly recommended — the class is paced at an intermediate level.
The five days
Day 1 — Unveiling the fascial matrix. Myofascial anatomy, adhesions and tensegrity, mechanoreceptors and their somatic implications, and palpation practice.
Day 2 — Myofascial release techniques. Working restriction at depth, and the touch sensitivity that finds it.
Day 3 — Craniosacral therapy fundamentals. Palpating the cranial rhythm through to full-session sequencing.
Day 4 — Craniosacral therapy techniques. Where physical touch activates deep states of nervous system calibration.
Day 5 — Somatic dialogue and emotional release. Reading non-verbal cues, inviting client participation, and holding what surfaces with ethics, safety and trauma-informed presence.
See the full day-by-day curriculum and the whole year’s schedule →
What students say
“Daniel did a great job at guiding us through the process of both learning the material and receiving the work itself. I felt safe throughout the training and able to ask questions to deepen my learning.”— Hailey S., practitioner
“Exactly what I have been needing in my practice to support my clients. Daniel is an excellent teacher & was amazing at supporting everyone.”— Caroline C., practitioner
“I’m so deeply grateful and inspired by this work and what Daniel brings to the table. He guides us intuitively from the heart, through this delicate healing path. This is the upgrade I was looking for — for my own inner evolution and my clients.”— Margaret S., practitioner
Who is teaching
For nearly fifteen years I’ve been unraveling the body’s mysteries as a therapist — working with the fascia, the nervous system, and the stories they hold.
My passion ignited when I began combining the modalities I’d been taught separately, and found the doorway into deep states of somatic release. I don’t just teach anatomy or techniques; I guide you into a deeper way of being with the body.
Daniel J. Wicker · NC LMBT #15677 · NCBTMB Approved Provider #1002447
Questions
Does this count toward my Texas CE requirement?
Which airport should I fly into?
What are the prerequisites? Is this suitable for beginners?
I’m not a massage therapist — can I still attend?
How are hands-on practices managed?
What does it cost?
Not this date, or not this city?
I teach this training around the country through the year. You can see every upcoming date, read the full class syllabus, and watch a free introductory video — and I will let you know when something lands near you.