Weekend trainings are 24 hours in length (24 CEUs). Tuitions vary between $425 and $495. The variation is based on the school. Times also vary but are typically all day Friday through Sunday, 9am-6pm.

March 12-14, 2010. Fairfax, Virgina. Contact: Nancy DeYoung at ndeyoung652@gmail.com or 703-239-0807. Instructor: Gayle MacDonald.

March 26-28, 2010. Phoenix, AZ. Banner Desert Medical Center. Contact: Rickie Lammers at 480-512-3623. Instructor: Gayle MacDonald.

March 26-28, 2010. Toledo, Ohio. Healing Arts Institute. Contact: Healing Arts Institute, 419-874-4496. Instructor: Tina Ferner.

April 9-11, 2010. Newtonmore, Scotland. The Beeches. Contact: Judith Craig, 01540-670097 or Judecraig@btinternet.com.  Instructor: Gayle MacDonald.

April 16-18, 2010. Western Scotland. Western School, 6 Carrick Avenue, Ayr KA7 2SN. Contact: Zana O'Neill by phone at 01292 285609, or 0776 100 3559, or email at info@westernschool.co.uk. See www.westernschool.co.uk Instructor: Gayle McDonald.

April 30-May 2, 2010. Oncology Massage Healing Summit. Minneapolis, MN. Information can be found at the Society for Oncology Massage.

May 4-7, 2010. Davis, CA. Massage Therapy Institute. Contact: Isabel Adkins at 530-753-4428. See www.oncologymassagematters.com. Instructor: Isabel Adkins.

May 14-16, 2010. Kansas City, MO. MTTI-Wellspring at registrar@mtti.net or 866-443-9140. Instructor: Gayle MacDonald.

June 1-4, 2010. Sycamore, IL (near Chicago). Prairie Creek Therapeutic Massage & Education Center. Contact: Julie Maffei at (815) 761-2854 or register on-line at www.prairiecreek.net. Instructor: Isabel Adkins.

June 17-19, 2010. Santa Fe, NM. Peregrine Institute of Oncology Massage Training. Contact: Lonnie Howard at lonnieh@cybermesa.com. Instructor:Gayle MacDonald.

June 18-20, 2010. Everett, WA. Contact Meg Robsahm at meg@CompassionateTherapies.com or 425-422-8455. Instructor: Meg Robsahm.

July 9-11, 2010. Portland, OR. Oregon School of Massage. Contact: Gayle MacDonald at medhands@hotmail.com. Instructor: Gayle MacDonald.

September 10-12, 2010. Fairfax, Virgina. Contact: Nancy DeYoung at ndeyoung652@gmail.com or 703/239-0807. Instructor: Gayle MacDonald.

September 24-26, 2010. Toledo, Ohio. Healing Arts Institute Contact: Healing Arts Institute, 419-874-4496. Instructor: Tina Ferner.

September 24-26, 2010. Salem, OR. Oregon School of Massage. Contact: 503-244-3420 or 800-844-3420. Instructor: Gayle MacDonald.

October 1-3, 2010. Port Townsend, WA. Port Townsend School of Massage. Contact: Bill Darlington at info@massageeducation.com or 360-379-4066. Instructor: Gayle MacDonald.

October 15-17, 2010. Phoenix, AZ. Banner Desert Medical Center. Contact: Rickie Lammers at 480-512-3623. Instructor: Gayle MacDonald.

November 5-8, 2010.  Davis, CA. Massage Therapy Institute. Contact: Isabel Adkins at 530-753-4428. See www.oncologymassagematters.com. Instructor: Isabel Adkins.

November 19-21, 2010. Portland, OR. Oregon School of Massage. Contact: 503-244-3420 or 800-844-3420. Instructor: Gayle MacDonald.

Massage in the Oncology Setting

5-day hospital intensive.  Prerequisite - Massage for People Living with Cancer and Instructor Permission.  In this training, therapists will have the opportunity to work with oncology patients undergoing chemo, radiation, surgery, bone marrow transplantation, and apheresis as part of their cancer treatment.  The emphasis is in the hands-on work.

February 28-March 4, 2010. Portland, OR. Contact: Gayle MacDonald at medhands@hotmail.com. Instructor: Gayle MacDonald.

June 6-10, 2010. Toledo, Ohio. St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center and St. Anne Cancer Center. Contact: Gayle MacDonald at medhands@hotmail.com or 205-637-6286. Instructor: Gayle MacDonald.

July 18-22, 2010. Portland, OR. Contact: 503-244-3420 or 800-844-3420. Instructor: Gayle MacDonald.

December 5-9, 2010. Toledo, Ohio. St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center and St. Anne Cancer Center. Contact: Tina Ferner at tinaferner@netzero.net Instructor: Tina Ferner.

December 5-9, 2010. Phoenix, AZ. Banner Desert Medical Center. Contact: Rickie Lammers at 480-512-3623. Instructor: Gayle MacDonald