AHSConnect

12/31/2025

Building a Healing Community Through Hands-on Clinical Education

At American Health Source (AHS) and Blue Heron Academy (BHA), our workshops are built on a simple principle:

Better-trained practitioners create better outcomes for patients and stronger communities.

Our Building a Healing Community workshops are designed for massage therapists and health-care professionals who want practical, clinically grounded skills they can use immediately, especially in cases involving pain, injury, post-surgical recovery, chronic conditions, and complex tissue dysfunction.

These are not theory-heavy or trend-driven classes. Each workshop emphasizes:
• Clinical reasoning and assessment
• Safe, evidence-informed hands-on protocols
• Understanding pathology, not just technique
• Treating edema, scar tissue, fascial restriction, pain, and impaired healing
• Working within scope while achieving meaningful therapeutic change

Whether you are early in your career or an experienced practitioner seeking to refine your skills, our workshops are structured to support confidence, competence, and ethical practice.

All AHS workshops are part of our ongoing mission to Build Healing Communities by elevating the standard of care through education, mentorship, and service.
📍 In-person clinical training
📚 NCBTMB-approved continuing education
🤝 A learning environment grounded in respect, clarity, and purpose

We invite you to join us, not simply to earn CE hours, but to deepen your ability to serve patients with skill, humility, and understanding.

👉 View upcoming workshops and register:
https://americanhealthsource.org/seminars.htm

12/30/2025

January 2026 Clinical Master Classes

Master Class: Lymphedema Therapy Training Workshop & Certification Program
Including Post-Surgical Edema

Introduces new techniques and protocols beyond the traditional Vodder Method

Focus on post-surgical swelling, chronic lymphatic congestion, and pain management
January 12, 2026 | Monday | 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Instructor: Gregory T. Lawton, D.C., D.N., D.Ac.

Scar Erasure 101: Scar Remediation & Management for Massage Therapists
Emphasis on Post-Surgical, Internal, and Breast Cancer Scars

Assessment and treatment of external and internal scar restrictions

Clinical strategies to reduce pain, improve mobility, and restore tissue glide
January 19, 2026 | Monday | 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Instructor: Gregory T. Lawton, D.C., D.N., D.Ac.

Clinical Cupping, Fascial Decompression, Myofascial Scraping & Pressure Point Therapy
Three Workshops in One

Advanced tools for fascial restriction, edema, pain, and post-surgical recovery
January 26, 2026 | Monday | 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Instructor: Gregory T. Lawton, D.C., D.N., D.Ac.

12/29/2025

Fascial restriction and unresolved edema alter tissue glide, increase pain, and compromise healing. Techniques such as clinical cupping, fascial decompression, myofascial scraping, and pressure point therapy can restore movement and circulation when applied correctly.

📅 January 26, 2026
Clinical Cupping, Fascial Decompression, Myofascial Scraping & Pressure Point Therapy
• Three workshops in one
• Evidence-informed, clinically applied
• 6 NCBTMB CE hours

👉 https://americanhealthsource.org/seminars.htm

12/28/2025

Learning Advanced Clinical Skills

Email from American Health Source, Inc. Hands On Training and Certification Clinical Tip: Treating Post-Surgical Edema, Lymphedema, and Scar Related Pain and Dysfunction Post-surgical edema and lymphe

12/27/2025

Clinical Tip:
Surgical scars, including internal and breast cancer scars, can restrict fascia, impair lymphatic flow, entrap nerves, and perpetuate chronic pain. Scar tissue is not inert; it is biologically active and mechanically disruptive.

Learning how to assess and remediate scars safely can dramatically improve patient outcomes.

📅 January 19, 2026
Scar Erasure 101: Scar Remediation & Management
• External and internal scars
• Post-surgical and breast cancer focus
• 6 NCBTMB CE hours

👉 https://americanhealthsource.org/seminars.htm

12/26/2025

Learning Effective Clinical Skills

Email from American Health Source, Inc. Continuing Education and Training Our upcoming 2026 Continuing Education Workshop Series In Person, Hands-on Guided Training NCBTMB APPROVED FOR SIX HOURS OF C

12/26/2025

Clinical Tip:
Post-surgical edema is not just swelling. It reflects disrupted lymphatic flow, altered tissue pressure, and inflammatory overload. If untreated, it can progress to chronic lymphedema, pain, restricted movement, and delayed healing.

Effective therapy requires more than basic lymphatic massage. Understanding tissue load, fascial restriction, and safe progression is essential.

📅 January 12, 2026
Lymphedema Therapy Training Workshop & Certification
• Includes post-surgical edema
• Introduces protocols beyond the traditional Vodder Method
• 6 NCBTMB CE hours (includes Patient Pain Management)

👉 https://americanhealthsource.org/seminars.htm

Building a Healing Community through clinical education.

12/26/2025

Our upcoming January 2026 in person hands-on workshops.

Master Class
> Lymphedema Therapy Training Workshop and Certification Program Including Post-surgical Edema
> This Workshop Introduces New Technique and Protocols Beyond the Traditional Vodder Method
January 12, 2026 (Monday - 9am to 4pm) - Instructor - Gregory T. Lawton, D.C., D.N., D.Ac.

Scar Erasure 101 - A Workshop for Massage Therapists on Scar Remediation and Management - with an Emphasis on Post-surgical scars (External and Internal and Breast Cancer Scars
January 19,2026 (Monday - 9am to 4pm) - Instructor - Gregory T. Lawton, D.C., D.N., D.Ac.

Clinical Cupping, Fascial Decompression, Myofascial Scraping, and Pressure Point Therapy - 3 Workshops in 1!
January 26, 2026 (Monday - 9 AM to 4 PM) - Instructor - Gregory T. Lawton, D.C., D.N., D.Ac.

> All These courses are NCBTMB Approved for 6 CE Hours (Including 1 hour of Patient Pain Management)

12/22/2025

During this holiday season, we are more needed than ever.

Email from American Health Source, Inc. Building a Healing Community, together! Dear Friends and Colleagues, Massage therapists serve with their hands and their hearts, yet too often their work is m

12/22/2025

Back to School. Classes Are Forming Now.

Looking for fast-track career training with realistic schedules and affordable tuition? The Blue Heron Academy of Healing Arts and Sciences offers hands-on certification programs in:

• Medical Massage Therapy
• AcuMyoTherapy
• Personal Training
• Holistic Health Care
• Herbal Medicine
• Phlebotomy

Train for a meaningful career in health and healing with experienced instructors and practical, real-world education.

Classes are forming now.
Call 616-285-9999 or visit blueheronacademy.com

The Blue Heron Academy — A Different Kind of School.

12/11/2025

Grateful for your commitment to healing in 2025

Email from American Health Source, Inc. Grateful for your commitment to healing in 2025 Dear Friends and Colleagues, As we close out 2025, we want to offer our heartfelt thanks to each of you who jo