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A Year to Live: How to live this year as if it were your last (May 2025)

Make a commitment today to join Cal Cates in a year-long exploration of life, authenticity, deep spiritual decluttering and clarity inspired by Stephen Levine’s introspective book, A Year to Live.

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Antiracism for Healthcare Providers

BIPOC patients, caregivers, and providers are profoundly affected by the implicit bias, systemic racism, and white supremacy that is prevalent in healthcare and in our society. It is not enough for white healthcare providers to "not be racist."

courses

The Art of Apology

Recently, the media has highlighted many examples of individuals not taking responsibility for harmful actions or failing to apologize effectively. Why is it that so many people struggle to say “I’m sorry” without caveats or defensiveness?

courses

Being Human: Authenticity and Sustainability in Caregiving (1CE)

Join Kerry and Cal in a discussion of the very human, exhausting behaviors that make it hard to keep our caregiving tanks full and our inner compasses calibrated. True stories and real practice ideas will set you off on a path toward deep connection.

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Creating an Affirming and Inclusive Practice (2 CEs)

Learn about the health disparities in the LGBTQ+ community. Gain a basic understanding of the needs of this community. Examine your own biases and assumptions, and learn some practical ideas for making your practice more welcoming and affirming.

courses

Empowering Individuals to Navigate Crisis

This training explores a model for empowering individuals to mobilize internal resources in order to discern a mental health crisis from a difficult emotional experience and offers a variety of self-administered grounding and coping tools.

courses
3 Courses

End of Life Care: Starter Pack

Curious about end of life care? These three courses offer a short introduction.

courses
5 Courses

Exploring Fascia

This 5-part series is designed to advance the therapist’s understanding of the structure and function of the fascial system and the consequences associated with injury and dysfunction. Instructor: Cathy Ryan, RMT (6 courses, 5 CEUs)

courses

Forgiveness - Beyond the Sentiment and Into the Grit

Forgiveness is one of the most important and difficult things we can do in our relationships. In this workshop, you will learn what forgiveness truly is, as well as practical steps to move towards forgiveness.

courses

Hands of Hospice

Competent, Compassionate, Clinical Massage Therapy for Hospice

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Implicit Bias: Interrupting the stories that prevent us from delivering optimal care (1.5 CEs)

Explore implicit bias and the ways that our stories about illness/health, race/gender, us/them, prevent us from being of the greatest service possible. Access hidden beliefs and befriend the undeniable truth that you are not the boss of your brain.

courses

Introduction to Trauma Informed Care

Begin learning about trauma informed care here, with definitions of and physical responses to trauma, impacts of social barriers, and basic principles of trauma informed care.

courses
Pre-order available now!

Opening to the Mystery: An online retreat with Cal Cates (2025)

This 6-day online retreat invites you to deeply consider and even to befriend your own mortality. Designed for those who want more access to their wisdom and to cultivate deeper, more authentic relationships professionally and personally.

courses

The Power of Our Words

Healthcare clinicians can model and educate as they attend to their own language in speaking and documentation, and invite colleagues to join them in mitigating the unintended consequences of ineffective word choice.

courses

Pursuing Sensitive Disclosures: Skillfully Asking Clients Tough Questions in Order to Assess Risk

Learn to formulate standardized questions to reduce stigma, how to manage your own internal judgments, how to evoke acceptance and self-compassion in the client and how to create a space for support, kindness, transformation and hope.

courses
Pre-order available now!

Scar Tissue . . . Not Breakable, but Changeable (Indianapolis, 2025)

Instructor, Cathy Ryan, takes you through the science of scar tissue formation and the impact of manual therapy on scar tissue. This class will take place in Santa Monica, CA in October, 2024.

courses
Pre-order available now!

Scar Tissue (Salt Lake City, 2025)

Instructor, Cathy Ryan, takes you through the science of scar tissue formation and the impact of manual therapy on scar tissue. This class will take place in Salt Lake City, UT in October, 2025.

courses

Showing Up at the End of Life

Knowing what’s knowable and being clear that the “knowable” bucket is quite small are both big parts of being able to truly show up for others (and even for ourselves) at the end of life.

courses
6 Courses

Social Justice in Healthcare

These courses are designed to open our hearts and minds to the uncomfortable truths about bias of all kinds and to address the intersection of being a human being and providing quality care.

courses

To Chart or Not to Chart: The complications and pitfalls of EMR documentation (1 CE)

Skilled documentation helps to ensure quality care across multiple disciplines. This class will review clinical scenarios and share ideas on how to document from a strengths-based perspective.

courses

Tools for Healthier Relationships, Part 1

In part one of this three-part course, you will learn 5 tools to build and maintain healthy relationships, gain greater understanding of your own emotional states, and practice real-time communication strategies.

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Tools for Healthier Relationships, Part 2

In part two of this three-part course, you will learn 5 tools to build and maintain healthy relationships, gain greater understanding of your own emotional states, and practice real-time communication strategies.

courses

Tools for Healthier Relationships, Part 3

In part three of this three-part course, you will learn 5 tools to build and maintain healthy relationships, gain greater understanding of your own emotional states, and practice real-time communication strategies.

courses

The Walton Pressure Scale (1 CE)

Tracy Waltons Pressure Scale is a clear, consistent way for massage therapists to both gauge and describe the amount of force they are applying during massage. In this class, Cal Cates and Kerry Jordan take you through the 5 levels of the WPS.

courses

What are We Going to Do About the Weight?: Weight Stigma in Healthcare

This class looks at social norms and scientific evidence used to justify weight bias in healthcare, examines who is missing out on the best possible care, and what we can do to work towards ending weight stigma in our practices and personal lives.

Course Bundles

courses
3 Courses

End of Life Care: Starter Pack

Curious about end of life care? These three courses offer a short introduction.

courses
5 Courses

Exploring Fascia

This 5-part series is designed to advance the therapist’s understanding of the structure and function of the fascial system and the consequences associated with injury and dysfunction. Instructor: Cathy Ryan, RMT (6 courses, 5 CEUs)

courses
6 Courses

Social Justice in Healthcare

These courses are designed to open our hearts and minds to the uncomfortable truths about bias of all kinds and to address the intersection of being a human being and providing quality care.

For All Healthcare Providers

courses
Pre-order available now!

A Year to Live: How to live this year as if it were your last (May 2025)

Make a commitment today to join Cal Cates in a year-long exploration of life, authenticity, deep spiritual decluttering and clarity inspired by Stephen Levine’s introspective book, A Year to Live.

courses

Antiracism for Healthcare Providers

BIPOC patients, caregivers, and providers are profoundly affected by the implicit bias, systemic racism, and white supremacy that is prevalent in healthcare and in our society. It is not enough for white healthcare providers to "not be racist."

courses

The Art of Apology

Recently, the media has highlighted many examples of individuals not taking responsibility for harmful actions or failing to apologize effectively. Why is it that so many people struggle to say “I’m sorry” without caveats or defensiveness?

courses

Being Human: Authenticity and Sustainability in Caregiving (1CE)

Join Kerry and Cal in a discussion of the very human, exhausting behaviors that make it hard to keep our caregiving tanks full and our inner compasses calibrated. True stories and real practice ideas will set you off on a path toward deep connection.

courses

Creating an Affirming and Inclusive Practice (2 CEs)

Learn about the health disparities in the LGBTQ+ community. Gain a basic understanding of the needs of this community. Examine your own biases and assumptions, and learn some practical ideas for making your practice more welcoming and affirming.

courses

Empowering Individuals to Navigate Crisis

This training explores a model for empowering individuals to mobilize internal resources in order to discern a mental health crisis from a difficult emotional experience and offers a variety of self-administered grounding and coping tools.

courses
3 Courses

End of Life Care: Starter Pack

Curious about end of life care? These three courses offer a short introduction.

courses
5 Courses

Exploring Fascia

This 5-part series is designed to advance the therapist’s understanding of the structure and function of the fascial system and the consequences associated with injury and dysfunction. Instructor: Cathy Ryan, RMT (6 courses, 5 CEUs)

courses

Forgiveness - Beyond the Sentiment and Into the Grit

Forgiveness is one of the most important and difficult things we can do in our relationships. In this workshop, you will learn what forgiveness truly is, as well as practical steps to move towards forgiveness.

courses

Hands of Hospice

Competent, Compassionate, Clinical Massage Therapy for Hospice

courses

Implicit Bias: Interrupting the stories that prevent us from delivering optimal care (1.5 CEs)

Explore implicit bias and the ways that our stories about illness/health, race/gender, us/them, prevent us from being of the greatest service possible. Access hidden beliefs and befriend the undeniable truth that you are not the boss of your brain.

courses

Introduction to Trauma Informed Care

Begin learning about trauma informed care here, with definitions of and physical responses to trauma, impacts of social barriers, and basic principles of trauma informed care.

courses
Pre-order available now!

Opening to the Mystery: An online retreat with Cal Cates (2025)

This 6-day online retreat invites you to deeply consider and even to befriend your own mortality. Designed for those who want more access to their wisdom and to cultivate deeper, more authentic relationships professionally and personally.

courses

The Power of Our Words

Healthcare clinicians can model and educate as they attend to their own language in speaking and documentation, and invite colleagues to join them in mitigating the unintended consequences of ineffective word choice.

courses

Pursuing Sensitive Disclosures: Skillfully Asking Clients Tough Questions in Order to Assess Risk

Learn to formulate standardized questions to reduce stigma, how to manage your own internal judgments, how to evoke acceptance and self-compassion in the client and how to create a space for support, kindness, transformation and hope.

courses
Pre-order available now!

Scar Tissue . . . Not Breakable, but Changeable (Indianapolis, 2025)

Instructor, Cathy Ryan, takes you through the science of scar tissue formation and the impact of manual therapy on scar tissue. This class will take place in Santa Monica, CA in October, 2024.

courses
Pre-order available now!

Scar Tissue (Salt Lake City, 2025)

Instructor, Cathy Ryan, takes you through the science of scar tissue formation and the impact of manual therapy on scar tissue. This class will take place in Salt Lake City, UT in October, 2025.

courses

Showing Up at the End of Life

Knowing what’s knowable and being clear that the “knowable” bucket is quite small are both big parts of being able to truly show up for others (and even for ourselves) at the end of life.

courses
6 Courses

Social Justice in Healthcare

These courses are designed to open our hearts and minds to the uncomfortable truths about bias of all kinds and to address the intersection of being a human being and providing quality care.

courses

To Chart or Not to Chart: The complications and pitfalls of EMR documentation (1 CE)

Skilled documentation helps to ensure quality care across multiple disciplines. This class will review clinical scenarios and share ideas on how to document from a strengths-based perspective.

courses

Tools for Healthier Relationships, Part 1

In part one of this three-part course, you will learn 5 tools to build and maintain healthy relationships, gain greater understanding of your own emotional states, and practice real-time communication strategies.

courses

Tools for Healthier Relationships, Part 2

In part two of this three-part course, you will learn 5 tools to build and maintain healthy relationships, gain greater understanding of your own emotional states, and practice real-time communication strategies.

courses

Tools for Healthier Relationships, Part 3

In part three of this three-part course, you will learn 5 tools to build and maintain healthy relationships, gain greater understanding of your own emotional states, and practice real-time communication strategies.

courses

The Walton Pressure Scale (1 CE)

Tracy Waltons Pressure Scale is a clear, consistent way for massage therapists to both gauge and describe the amount of force they are applying during massage. In this class, Cal Cates and Kerry Jordan take you through the 5 levels of the WPS.

courses

What are We Going to Do About the Weight?: Weight Stigma in Healthcare

This class looks at social norms and scientific evidence used to justify weight bias in healthcare, examines who is missing out on the best possible care, and what we can do to work towards ending weight stigma in our practices and personal lives.

Continuing Education Units

Most of Healwell's courses are approved by NCBTMB for continuing education units for massage therapists. Many of our courses also offer CE hours for other healthcare professionals. If you have questions about CE units for a particular class or profession, please email us at education@healwell.org.