New York · June 15–19, 2026 —
Myofascial, craniosacral & somatic bodywork training in Schenectady, NY
Five days, 35 hands-on hours at The Stockade Inn in the capital region — 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 New York requires
New York LMTs need 36 hours of continuing education every three years, and the State Education Department caps self-instructional coursework at 12 of those hours. The remaining 24 must be live.
This class is 35 live, in-person, hands-on hours — more than the entire live portion New York requires, in one week.
Worth knowing
New York collects a mandatory $45 continuing education fee at the start of each registration period, and first-time licensees are exempt from CE for their initial triennial period.
Those are administrative matters between you and the State Education Department — worth knowing, but nothing this class can do for you.
NCBTMB Approved Provider #1002447 · 35 CE hours for licensed massage therapists
Requirements per the New York State Education Department.
The room
Monday 15 – Friday 19 June 2026
The Stockade Inn
1 North Church Street, Schenectady, NY 12305
stockadeinn.com
A historic inn in the Stockade district, Schenectady’s oldest neighbourhood — high-ceilinged rooms, good light, and the rare convenience of training in a building you can also sleep in.
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: Albany International (ALB) is about twenty minutes away — one of the easiest airport runs of any city I teach in.
Driving: roughly three hours from New York City or Boston, two and a half from Montreal.
Staying
- The Stockade Inn itself has rooms — you can train and stay in the same building, which over five days of this work is worth more than it sounds.
- Downtown Schenectady and the Mohawk Harbor area are a few minutes away for other options.
- Saratoga Springs is thirty minutes north if you want somewhere to land at the weekend.
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
“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
“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
“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
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 New York 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.