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I don’t need you to memorize a picture of facial muscles.

I need you to look at an actual face and understand what you’re seeing.

Raise your eyebrows.

Frontalis.

Make your “11s.”

Corrugator.

Give me a big smile — up and out.

Zygomaticus major.

Pull the corners of your mouth straight sideways.

Risorius.

Purse your lips.

Orbicularis oris.

Clench once.

Now we can find masseter and temporalis.

Then RELAX before we treat them.

That is how we’re learning facial anatomy in this class:

Make the movement.
See the movement.
Find the muscle.
Relax it.
Feel it.
Treat with intention.

We’re also connecting those muscles to the skin, fascia, modiolus, neck and scalp so you stop thinking about the face as a collection of isolated parts.

This is anatomy you can actually use Monday morning.

The Foundation of Facial Massage

Gretna: 2 seats remain
Lincoln: registration open

Estheticians and massage therapists from Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, South Dakota, Minnesota, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana and beyond — come join us.

Payment plans are now available.

Link in bio to reserve your spot.

MASSAGE THERAPISTS — THIS CLASS IS FOR YOU TOO.

I think facial massage education gets marketed so heavily toward estheticians that massage therapists sometimes overlook how much of this work already lives inside what we understand:

Muscle.
Fascia.
Nerve.
Palpation.
Movement.
Guarding.
Clenching.
Tissue response.

The face is not somehow separate from the rest of the body.

We are going to study facial-expression muscles, masseter and temporalis, jaw-clenching patterns, neck and scalp continuity, superficial fascial tissues, lymphatic physiology and pressure, safety landmarks and — most importantly — what all of that actually feels like underneath your hands.

If you are a massage therapist who already knows how to listen to tissue, I want to help you translate that skill to the face.

We aren’t memorizing a facial routine and calling it advanced.

We are asking:

What am I touching?

What is this tissue doing?

What pressure belongs here?

What is my intention?

What changes when I slow down?

What happens when I stop treating every part of the face the same way?

This is a full 9-hour hands-on continuing education day for estheticians AND massage therapists.

Gretna is nearly full.

Lincoln still has space and we’re welcoming professionals traveling from Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, South Dakota, Minnesota, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana and beyond.

Payment plans are now available.

Link in bio to reserve your spot.

How much pressure do you use when you’re trying to influence superficial lymphatic flow?

If the answer is “massage pressure,” we need to talk.

Initial lymphatic vessels are tiny and extremely superficial.

You aren’t trying to squeeze lymph through the face.

Gentle skin stretch changes pressure within the tissue and can help those delicate initial lymphatics fill. Excessive straight-down pressure can actually temporarily compress superficial lymphatic vessels.

And here’s another distinction we’ll make very clear in class:

Interstitial fluid becomes lymph only after it enters a lymphatic vessel.

We’re going to follow the entire story:

Blood capillary → interstitial fluid → initial lymphatic vessel → lymph → collecting vessels → lymph nodes → trunks/ducts → back to venous circulation.

You’ll learn where the important facial, head and cervical nodes are and, more importantly, why that anatomy changes what your hands do.

No “flushing toxins.”

No memorizing arrows without understanding them.

We’re learning the physiology so the technique actually makes sense.

The Foundation of Facial Massage
9-hour hands-on continuing education

Gretna: only 2 spots left
Lincoln: space still available

Lincoln is easy to get to from Iowa, Missouri and Kansas, and practitioners from South Dakota, Minnesota, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana and beyond are absolutely welcome.

Payment plans are now available.

Link in bio to reserve your spot.

This may be my favorite educational post because fascia is talked about constantly and often explained terribly.

Fascia isn’t plastic wrap around a muscle.

It’s living connective tissue.

It contains cells, collagen and elastin fibers, hydrated extracellular matrix, nerves, vessels and lymphatic structures.

And then there is ground substance — that hydrated, gel-like environment around the cells and fibers that contributes to cushioning, diffusion and tissue glide.

In class we’re going to simplify it:

Collagen = strength
Elastin = recoil
Ground substance = hydrated environment
Fibroblasts = maintenance and remodeling

But knowing those words isn’t enough.

Then we’re going to touch tissue.

Can you feel mobility?

Drag?

Guarding?

A change in direction?

Can you slow your hands down enough to actually listen to what the tissue is doing instead of forcing your memorized facial sequence onto every client?

THAT is what I want you to leave understanding.

Not “I learned five new facial massage moves.”

I want:

“My hands understand something they didn’t understand yesterday.”

The Foundation of Facial Massage
9-hour hands-on CE

Gretna: only 2 spaces remain
Lincoln: space available

Out-of-state professionals: come to Nebraska. I’m building this class to be worth the drive.

Payment plans are now available.

Link in bio to reserve your spot.

This is the facial massage class I wish more of us had been given at the beginning of our careers.

Not another sequence to memorize.

I want you to understand what is underneath your hands.

Why does one area of the face move easily while another feels like it is holding?

What are you actually touching when you think you’re working “fascia”?

Why should lymphatic pressure feel completely different from muscular work?

Which muscles are contributing to clenching, expression and the patterns you’re seeing in the face?

And most importantly:

What does THIS client need from your hands today?

We are spending a full 9-hour hands-on day learning:

• facial fascia and tissue glide
• lymphatic physiology and pathways of the face, head and neck
• facial-expression muscles
• masseter, temporalis and clenching patterns
• neck and scalp continuity
• palpation and tissue assessment
• lymphatic vs. fascial vs. muscular intention
• face, neck, scalp, décolleté and arm massage
• gua sha with purpose
• safety, caution zones and contraindications
• realistic treatment claims
• client education and treatment planning

Then we’re getting on the tables and feeling it.

Gretna has only 2 spaces left.

Lincoln still has room — and Lincoln is very accessible from Iowa, Missouri and Kansas, with practitioners from South Dakota, Minnesota, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana and beyond absolutely welcome.

If you’re willing to travel for education that can genuinely change the way you work with the face, I want you in this room.

The right tissue.
The right pressure.
The right purpose.

Registration: link in bio.

e face changes as we age.

Bone resorption.
Soft tissue descent.
Fascial densification.
Chronic muscle shortening.

Most esthetics courses do not address this structurally.

Our 2026 Buccal Natural Face Lift Course will.

You will learn:
• Intraoral technique
• Facial muscle mapping
• Lymphatic mechanics
• Trigeminal nerve awareness
• Precise finger placement

This will fill quickly.

Join the early interest list.

If you’ve ever thought:

“I want my facials to feel more… intentional”
“I want better results without adding more products”
“I want to actually understand what I’m doing”

This class is for you.

We’re not just learning massage movements.

We’re learning:
• lymphatic flow
• muscle patterns
• fascia + tissue movement
• how to structure a facial that makes sense

Plus:
✔ hands-on practice
✔ real-world application
✔ client + retail education

Because the goal isn’t just a relaxing facial.

It’s a memorable, results-driven experience your clients come back for.

The Foundation of Facial Massage
Lincoln, NE
August 24 or 25
$325

Spots are limited. Link in bio to reserve your spot.

How many of your clients say:

“My jaw is always tight”
“I grind my teeth”
“I carry stress in my face”

…and then we never actually address it?

The masseter is one of the most overworked muscles in the body.

And if we don’t work with it:
- the face holds tension
- circulation is limited
- the entire facial feels incomplete

Facial massage isn’t just about relaxation.

It’s about understanding what’s underneath the skin.

In this class, we break down:
• what muscles you actually need to know
• how tension shows up in the face
• how to work with it (without overcomplicating it)

Because when you understand it…

Your facials feel completely different. Link in bio for booking.

Most estheticians were taught how to massage…

Very few were taught what they’re actually touching.

Skin is just the surface.

Underneath, you’re working with:
• lymph (fluid movement)
• fascia (tissue glide)
• muscle (tension + expression)

And each one requires a completely different approach.

If you’ve ever felt like your facial massage is:
– repetitive
– not getting results
– or just “okay”

…it’s usually not your technique.

It’s that no one taught you why it works.

That’s exactly what I’m teaching in:

The Foundation of Facial Massage
- Lincoln, NE
- August 24 or 25

This is the class I wish estheticians got in school.

link in bio to book