Join Cynthia George for live, high-touch trainings designed for healthcare and movement professionals who want real, measurable results for their clients. Choose from foundational, advanced, refresher, and soft-tissue focused courses—offered in person and live online.
These trainings are designed for practitioners who want to expand their hands-on skills, integrate neuro-informed scar and soft-tissue techniques, and create meaningful results for their clients. Whether you’re new to this work or deepening your expertise, these courses meet you where you are.
➤ Physical Therapists & PTAs: Enhance your clinical toolbox with gentle, effective scar and soft-tissue methods that support mobility, motor control, and post-surgical recovery.
➤ Massage & Bodywork Therapists: Elevate your sessions with a certified skill set in scar release, fascia relief, and neuromuscular integration—improving outcomes and client retention.
➤ Occupational Therapists & Neuro-Rehab Providers: Add techniques that support sensory processing, functional movement, and recovery after strokes, neurological disorders, or trauma.
➤ Pilates, Yoga & Movement Professionals: Understand how scars, fascia, and compensatory patterns impact alignment, breath, gait, and performance—and learn tools to improve them.
➤ Chiropractors, Osteopaths & Integrative Physicians: Incorporate evidence-informed scar and soft-tissue methods as adjuncts to structural care, reducing pain and improving long-term outcomes.
➤ Wellness & Rehabilitation Practitioners: Ideal for those expanding into whole-body, nervous-system-guided approaches that complement manual therapy, movement training, or energy-based modalities.
➤ Any Healthcare Professional Ready to Make a Bigger Impact: If you want to help people move better, feel better, and heal more fully, this training provides the practical skills to get there.
All course prices reflect standard online processing and applicable administrative costs.
See the course listings below for specific dates, locations, faculty, and registration links.
Ideal for practitioners new to MSTR® and those wanting a strong foundation in scar work.
📅 Saturday, November 14, 2026 – LIVE IN PERSON! (Mesa)
— 📍 560 W Brown Rd #358 Mesa AZ 85201 — 9–5 PM MST
📅 Wednesday, December 9, 2026 – Live Online
📍 Zoom — 4–8 PM MST
For practitioners who have completed Level 1.
📅 Saturday, December 12th, 2026 – Live IN PERSON Mesa AZ
📍 560 W Brown Rd #358 Mesa AZ 85201. 9–5 PM MST
Perfect for practitioners wanting review and refinement.
🔔 SCHEDULE a private 1:1 Refresher? EARN 6 MONTHS extra time to finish your certification.
Book here: $65 for 1 hour.
A More Accessible Format Is Coming in 2027
Beginning in 2027, Art of Bodywork® will be offered in a new live, modular format designed to make the training more accessible to practitioners.
The complete course will be divided into five live modules, allowing students to complete the training in smaller segments and spread the financial commitment over time. Students may attend live via Zoom, eliminating the additional costs of travel, lodging, and time away from their practices.
$149 per module | $745 for all five modules
Local practitioners and those wishing to travel will also be welcome to attend in person.
2027 dates and registration details coming soon.
📅 Dates coming soon!
📍ONLINE and IN PERSON
Cynthia “Cyndi” George
Senior U.S. MSTR® & AoB® Instructor
Integrative Movement & Scar Therapy Specialist
📍Mesa / Gilbert, AZ — In-Person & Live Online
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Lise Waugh
Senior U.S. MSTR® & AoB® Instructor
Equine MSTR® Practitioner & Instructor
📍Bellingham, WA — Live Online & In-Person
bodyworkwithlise.com
*Together, the MSTR® USA Team offers in-person and live online training year-round.*
Whether you choose MSTR® or Art of Bodywork®, each course strengthens your hands-on skills and deepens your ability to offer precise, client-centered care. Practitioners appreciate how these techniques refine the quality and effectiveness of the work they already do.
Most Cynshine® courses — including MSTR® Level 1 and many Art of Bodywork® trainings — are approved for NCBTMB Continuing Education Credits. Advancing your education supports long-term professional growth and elevates the quality of care you offer.
When you train with Cynshine®, you become part of a supportive network of therapists, instructors, and movement professionals who are passionate about elevating hands-on work. Stay connected, share insights, and grow alongside others committed to high-quality care.
The skills you’ll learn through Cynshine® courses empower you to support clients with greater ease, clarity, and confidence. Practitioners often share that these techniques help people feel more supported and more at home in their bodies.
For more than 40 years, Cynthia has been a leader and innovator in the fitness, wellness, and movement science fields. Her career blends a rare combination of university education, advanced therapeutic certifications, and decades of hands-on experience helping people move better, feel better, and reclaim their quality of life.
She is a comprehensively certified Pilates instructor with specialized training through The NeuroStudio® in Pilates for Neurological Disorders, Stroke Recovery, Balance Training, Movement Retraining, and professional mentorship. Cynthia is also a Master Reiki Practitioner, ERYT-500 Yoga Teacher, and has completed extensive trainings through ID Collectives to deepen her applied biomechanics and movement-analysis expertise.
Her advanced manual-therapy credentials include Neurokinetic Therapy® (NKT®), along with certification as both practitioner and international instructor in McLoughlin Scar Tissue Release® (MSTR®) and Art of Bodywork® (AoB®). Cynthia has taught across the United States and internationally, including programs in collaboration with universities and professional organizations.
➤ Foundations & Advanced Techniques: Whether you’re attending MSTR® Level 1, Level 2, Art of Bodywork®, or the Neuro-Scar™ course, you’ll learn precise, evidence-informed hands-on methods you can confidently apply right away.
➤ Hands-On, Real-World Experience: Every training includes guided practice, case-based learning, and supervised application to build true clinical confidence.
➤ Versatile, Integrative Skill Set: Work effectively with surgical scars, orthopedic injuries, chronic pain, neurological disorders, fascial restrictions, and movement-based issues.
➤ Whole-Person, Neuro-Informed Care: Understand how scars, fascia, and the nervous system shape pain, posture, breath, movement, and emotional load.
➤ Meaningful, Immediate Improvements: Learn techniques that often create rapid shifts in mobility, pain, breath capacity, and movement quality.
➤ Long-Term Healing Strategies: Develop the ability to identify root causes, prevent compensation patterns, and support sustainable healing.
Note: To preserve privacy and uphold technique integrity, classes are not recorded for later viewing.
➤ Introduction & Big Picture: Explore the principles behind MSTR®, Art of Bodywork®, and Neuro-Scar™ work—how scars, fascia, and the nervous system connect.
➤ Assessment & Movement Patterns: Learn to evaluate scars, soft tissue, and compensations before and after treatment.
➤ Demonstration & Guided Practice: Watch clear demos, then practice hands-on techniques with real-time coaching.
➤ Neuro-Informed Application: Learn how to adapt the work for orthopedic, neurological, chronic-pain, or sensitive-system clients.
➤ Treatment Planning & Integration: Identify priorities, sequence sessions, and blend MSTR®, AoB®, and Neuro-Scar™ tools into your existing practice.
➤ Outcome Tracking & Case Discussion: Track changes in pain, mobility, and function while reviewing real cases and patterns.
➤ Next Steps & Certification: Get clear on post-class steps, recommended practice, and certification pathways (when applicable).
Join Cynthia for a deep dive into the McLoughlin Scar Tissue Release® technique and unlock a new realm of healing for your clients. With practical, hands-on learning and a certification to boot, this course is a solid investment in your professional growth and the wellness of your patients.
Most classes are one full day and are very hands-on. We start with a short overview of the science behind scar tissue, safety and contraindications, then move quickly into demonstrations and supervised practice. You’ll both give and receive work, with plenty of time for questions, case discussions, and integrating MSTR® into the work you already do.
Dates and locations are listed in the schedule at the top of this page and on the registration button for each class. Most in-person days run approximately 9:00am–5:00pm local time with a lunch break. Live-online classes follow the same structure and are listed in Arizona/Mountain Time unless otherwise noted—please double-check the time zone when you register.
Tuition for each class is listed next to the course date. As a guide, current tuition is:
• MSTR® Level 1 (Regular): $410
• MSTR® Level 2: $262
• MSTR® Refresher / Resit: $102
• Art of Bodywork® Level 1: $619 early-bird, $669 regular.
Any future price changes will always be shown on the registration form before you submit payment.
Yes. The listed tuition includes all class materials, administrative fees, and normal credit-card / processing fees. There are no surprise add-on charges from me. If a refund is required because eligibility requirements are not met, the third-party card/processing portion may be non-refundable.
Yes. If you prefer not to use a credit card, please reach out. In many cases we can accept Zelle, check, or bank transfer (for U.S. students). Your seat is confirmed once payment has cleared. Just email info@cynshine.net and let me know which class and date you’re interested in, and we’ll set it up manually.
When a class is approved for Continuing Education, you’ll receive a Certificate of Completion showing the contact hours once you have:
• Attended the full class, and
• Participated in all required practical sections.
You’ll then submit that certificate to your board or licensing body. Approval rules vary by state, country and profession, so please check with your board in advance if you have questions about CE acceptance.
In Level 1 you’ll learn:
• The theory behind MSTR® and how scars can influence pain, movement, posture and the nervous system.
• When MSTR® is indicated—and when it is not.
• How to assess a scar and document changes.
• The step-by-step MSTR® protocol for many common scars.
• How to integrate the work safely into your existing practice and educate clients about what to expect.
Higher levels and Art of Bodywork® build on this with more advanced applications, assessments and clinical reasoning.
Scars are the visible marks left after an injury or surgery has healed. Adhesions are the “hidden” internal sticking and binding that can develop in the fascia and deeper tissues around that area. Both can change the way forces move through the body, sometimes affecting movement, organ motility, or the nervous system. MSTR® is designed to work gently with both the surface scar and the underlying adhesions to help tissues move and glide more freely.
You’re always welcome to contact me directly:
• Email: info@cynshine.net
• Website contact form: Cynshine® – The Healing Place (Contact page).
If your question is specifically about MSTR® certification rules, you can also contact MSTR® Home Office through their website, and we’ll work together to make sure you get accurate information.
For MSTR® Level 1:
1. Attend the full class (in-person or live online) and demonstrate safe, competent hands-on skills.
2. Complete the required practice sessions on your own clients.
3. Submit the requested case-study documentation and/or online quiz to MSTR® Home Office.
4. Once everything is approved, you’ll receive your official MSTR® Practitioner certificate.
The exact requirements for Level 2 and Art of Bodywork® are explained during class and in your follow-up materials.
No. You can attend either in-person or live-online, depending on what works best for your schedule, travel, and learning style. Both options cover the same material and are taught by a certified MSTR® Instructor. That said, some people find it easier to learn hands-on work when they can be in the same room with the instructor, so choose the format that feels best for you.
Yes—whenever it’s possible for you. In-person training allows me to see and correct very small details in your touch, body mechanics, and client positioning. You also get to feel the work on your own body from multiple classmates, which can deepen your understanding. If travel is difficult, the live-online format is still an excellent, very interactive way to learn MSTR®.
Yes. Live-online students receive direct feedback. We’ll help you set up your camera so I can clearly see your hands and your model. During practice sessions I move from screen to screen to coach you, answer questions, and fine-tune your technique—very much like walking around the treatment room in an in-person class.
Please ask! You can raise your hand, un-mute your microphone, or use the chat box in an online class. In person, you can stop me at any time for clarification or extra demonstration. If questions come up later while you’re practicing on clients, you’re also welcome to email me for guidance.
Because this is a hands-on training, full attendance is important. If you already know that you will need to miss a portion of the day, please email me before registering so we can look at options.
If an unexpected situation arises and you miss up to about an hour, we can often review the material with you and make sure you’re safe to continue. Missing more than that may mean rescheduling into a future class so you receive the full training and can meet certification requirements.
In general, tuition is non-refundable once your seat is reserved, because class sizes are intentionally kept small.
If I need to cancel or reschedule a class, you’ll be offered a full transfer to a new date or a refund.
If you register and later discover that you do not meet the eligibility requirements set by MSTR® Home Office, we’ll work with you to either move your tuition to another appropriate training, or issue a refund minus any non-refundable bank/credit-card fees that have already been charged.
Yes. If you have previously taken an official MSTR® Level 1 course but never completed certification, you are welcome to return at the current Refresher / Resit tuition rate (listed on the schedule). This gives you a full review of the material, updated teaching, and a fresh opportunity to complete your case studies and requirements.
Yes. Certified MSTR® Practitioners are encouraged to revisit the class when they’d like a tune-up, extra confidence, or to experience how the material has evolved. You’re welcome to join again at the Refresher / Resit rate listed for that course date. Many practitioners find that repeating the class deepens their understanding and makes it easier to integrate MSTR® into more complex cases.
Join us today and embark on a journey to redefine your approach to scar tissue release and neurotherapy. Become a certified practitioner of the Mcloughlin Scar Tissue Release® Technique. Do not miss out on this opportunity to empower your clients and enhance your professional expertise.