Get Certified and Stand Out with a Pregnancy Massage Specialty
Stop Turning Away Pregnant Clients
Learn Pregnancy Massage
Build Your Skills & Grow Your Practice
Get Certified This May 2026
Earn 42CEs
Save $100 for a limited time
(8 student capacity)
Save Your Seat With a 200.00 Deposit
From This Course in Dynamic Fascial Response® and Pregnancy Massage You Will…
- Understand how to keep a prenatal client safe within a prenatal specialty so that you are a trusted practitioner.
- Master excellent side-lying skills to relieve hip and low back tension in order to stand out as an excellent therapist who thinks out of the box.
- Learn anterior fascial unwinding skills for chest, neck, shoulders, diaphragm & psoas in order to get better results.
- Learn advanced bodywork to stand out in your community as a practitioner who knows how to assess and address alignment issues..
- Add a “labor preparation” service onto your skillset with ancient Chinese acupressure points (a natural & safe induction session) and learn labor support so that you can choose to attend births.
- Gain one year free access to online courses for easy review of the entire course if you ever need a refresher.
- Learn the Dynamic Fascial Response® approach to massage in order to confidently offer bodywork and somatic support to your clients.
Here is an item list so that you can understand the full value of this course, including all bonuses:
A course valued at $2,860 for only
$1,350 right now with a limited time discount
6-Day DOUBLE Certification 42CEs
(1,450 Value)
1 certification in Pregnancy Massage.
1 certification in Dynamic Fascial Response®
Complimentary Three-Month Access to Our Online Course
($850 Value)
Enjoy 1 Year access to the online Pregnancy Massage Video Course. After an intensive like this, access to Chula's beautiful video course will be a great resource for review!
One Free 1-on-1 Tutoring Session
($300 Value)
During the week of the course, you'll have the opportunity to schedule a complimentary one-on-one tutoring session with Chula. Students find these sessions to be invaluable before taking their exams.
Reading Material
($60 Value)
Chula's beautifully written student handbook contains her wisdom and photos of all DFR steps and is not limited to pregnancy massage but also includes advanced DFR bodywork and a section on scoliosis!
Fundamentals For The Pregnancy Massage Specialist Home Study Course ($200 Value)
This course is the prerequisite for starting the live course and is free with registration. This is the deep wisdom that will give you the confidence of a specialist in pregnancy massage.
Receive Life-Changing DFR Bodywork
In learning DFR, one of the best perks is that you are able to receive this supportive, deeply healing bodywork and fascial unwinding. Students have had huge breakthroughs with DFR.
Certification Description
This is a double certification. Meaning, that you will learn and be certified in the advance bodywork approach of Dynamic Fascial Response® in addition to being certified in the specialty area of Pregnancy Massage.
You will learn fundamentals of pregnancy massage and the specific techniques that offer pregnant clientele the deep bodywork that they need.
You will be tested working in a clinic with prenatal clients and receive validation of student proficiency and 42CEUs by your instructor, Chula Linda Gemignani who is an NCBTMB approved instructor.
Course Description: You will easefully complete this certification in 3 parts.
Part 1 - Home Study
The prerequisite for this certificate is to take our fundamentals course online In doing so you will be ready to start the live course. Once registered, you will receive a coupon code for free access to the fundamentals course. This course is 90% reading material and one quiz. It will take approximately 2 hours to complete online.
This online course is to be complete BEFORE coming to Day 1 of the course.
Part 2 – First weekend
Day 1 and 2-You will learn effective Side-lying massage so that you can be a resource for clients with hip and low back tension. Plus you will learn semi-reclined for correcting gate, the magic and nurturing touch of massaging a pregnant belly and addressing round ligament pain.
Day 3-Intraoral work for TMJD, neck, shoulders, carpal tunnel
Part 3 – Second Weekend
Day 4– Learn a Natural Labor Induction Session and Labor Support So that you can add these offerings onto your practice. The rest of the day will be a practice day of a 90 minute session for the live exam
Day 5– On this day you will learn advanced DFR Bodywork so that you can bring new advanced skills to your practice including but not limited to scoliosis and postpartum Massage.
Day 6– Half day- Live Exam, Q and A
Activities
All activities are optional:
- Relax at the end of the day with evening soaks in a Jacuzzi in a conifer forest.
- Experience a sound healing experience from a local musician and be carried away in a lullaby of crystal bowls and mantra.
- Cozy us by a bon fire share songs, poems or a story about your life.
- Visiting Historic Nevada City and all of the cute boutiques, incredible restaurants and historical buildings
- Take an hike along our beloved Yuba River -a sight not to be missed!
Meals and Snacks
Abundant snacks and tea are provided every day. There is a refrigerator to store food.
Bring your own lunches. Some students like to share potluck style. Nevada City is know for excellent restaurants all in close range. Do as feels best for you.
Student Eligibility
Only professionals (massage therapists, doulas. midwives, chiropractors, physical therapists and nurses) will be accepted as students. Some exceptions of professionals working in other manual therapies may be considered.
Each enrolling student will read and email the
2026 Schedule and Details
The course is broken down into two parts:
Part 1:
May 16, 17, 18 from 9AM-6PM
Part 2:
May 23, 24 from 9 AM to 6 PM
May 25 exam from 10 AM to 1 PM
Q and A 2-3pm
Materials:
Book is included. A list of all other supplies needed will be emailed to you after signing up.
Location
This course is offered LIVE in Nevada City, California.
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If you are still unsure or if you have concerns, Chula welcomes you to schedule a call or you can also email her at info@dynamicfascialresponse.com
