WHOLESUM EDUCATION
Where serious bodyworkers come to get better.
Hands-on and hybrid education built from more than three decades of real-world practice.
Learn the body. Sharpen your assessment. Develop your hands. Understand why your work works.
ANATOMY • ASSESSMENT • CLINICAL REASONING •
RESTORATION • MOVEMENT • REASSESSMENT
EXPERIENCE PASSED FORWARD
31+ years of hands-on experience. Passed forward.
Michael Moore has spent more than three decades working hands-on with real people, from everyday clients and complex musculoskeletal presentations to collegiate and professional athletes.
Wholesum Education is about passing that experience forward. Not simply teaching another technique, but teaching practitioners how to think: what to look for, what to feel, what matters, when to change direction and how to reassess the result.
THE WHOLESUM APPROACH
Understand the body before you chase the symptom.
Our education connects anatomy, assessment, hands-on restoration and movement so practitioners can make better decisions before, during and after the work.
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
Learn it. Understand it. Use it.
Practical education for massage therapists, bodyworkers, trainers and movement professionals who want greater depth, stronger clinical reasoning and better decision-making in the treatment room.
FOUNDATION
Functional Anatomy + Palpation
Functional anatomy • Palpation • Tissue relationships • Posture • Movement • Understanding what is under your hands
ASSESSMENT
Assessment + Clinical Reasoning
Postural assessment • Movement screening • Palpation • Pattern recognition • Clinical reasoning • Reassessment
ADVANCED BODYWORK
Orthopedic + Neuromyofascial Bodywork
Neck • Shoulder • Spine • Low back • Hip • Knee • Extremities • Myofascial relationships • Peripheral nerve entrapment
TOOLS OF THE TRADE
Expand Your Toolbox
IASTM • Cupping • Kinesiology taping • Targeted Assisted Stretching • Practical integration into hands-on work
HUMAN PERFORMANCE
Sport + Performance
Mobility • Recovery • Sport-specific demands • Movement quality • Performance • Return to activity
ACROSS THE LIFESPAN
Lifespan Bodywork
Developing adaptable hands and clinical thinking for changing bodies, changing goals and changing movement demands throughout life.
HYBRID + HANDS-ON EDUCATION
BEYOND THE TECHNIQUE
Learn from real bodies, not just textbooks.
Bodies rarely arrive with one muscle, one problem or one obvious answer. Our approach brings anatomy, postural assessment, movement screening, palpation, hands-on work and reassessment together.
The goal is not to memorize more techniques. It is to develop the judgment to decide what matters for the person standing in front of you.
WHOLESUM TEAM
Education doesn’t stop when you start working.
Wholesum practitioners continue developing through anatomy, assessment, hands-on training, movement, case-based learning and real-world application.
Wholesum U gives our team a place to continue learning, review material and build on the systems used inside the clinic.
THE WHOLESUM BODYWORK LAB
Real people. Real presentations. Real learning.
We’re looking for community members and athletes to participate in hands-on Wholesum education labs.
Pain is only part of the picture. We also want to understand how people want to move, recover and perform better. Real presentations give our practitioners the opportunity to assess, think, work and reassess.
FEEL BETTER
Pain + Recovery
Headaches • Jaw/TMJ • Neck • Shoulder • Upper back • Low back • Hip • Knee • Ankle/foot • Elbow • Wrist/hand
MOVE BETTER
Movement + Mobility
Flexibility • Range of motion • Posture • Balance • Stiffness • Movement limitations • Everyday function
PERFORM BETTER
Sport + Performance
Mobility • Recovery • Strength • Power • Speed • Sport-specific goals • Movement efficiency • Return to activity
HELP SHAPE WHAT WE TEACH
What do you want your body to do better?
Tell us what’s bothering you, what sport you play, what feels limited or what you’d like to improve. Your interests help us understand real community needs and identify future Wholesum education lab topics.
HANDS-ON EDUCATION • SHELL BEACH, CALIFORNIA
Come to Shell Beach to learn.
Some things have to be learned hands-on.
Practitioners can travel to Shell Beach for immersive education with Michael Moore and the Wholesum team.
Train hands-on. Ask questions. Work through real presentations. Learn how experience changes what you see, what you feel and how you approach the body.
For practitioners traveling to train with us, we’ll provide recommended lodging and local information to make getting here simple. Outside of class, the California Central Coast is yours to explore.
Train with us.
Hands-on education, real presentations and direct access to experienced practitioners.