The Scherer Institute of Natural Healing is approved by the NCBTMB (National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork) as a Continuing Education Provider #450651-08.

SPECIALIZATION TRAININGS

CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES

*** Most courses from the Specialized Trainings above may also be taken as individual workshops.

ONGOING

Oncology Massage Training

SPECIALIZATION TRAINING DESCRIPTIONS

Healing Presence and Intuition

This training will provide a learning environment designed to evoke and develop your innate intuitive language. Through lectures and discussions, meditations, awareness exercises, journaling, demonstrations, and exchanges with others, you will cultivate a heightened intuitive capacity that you may apply in your practice.

In this training, you will find ways to access a deeper presence in your work with others and gain tools for listening and responding to the subtle signals of intuition.  You will learn about the subtle energetic bodies and how to intuitively address those unique processes in bodywork.  You will also learn about the power of intention, and the importance of “trusting the process.” You will also address ethical challenges facing bodyworkers in the area of intuitive awareness and communication.

Awakening intuition requires support and acknowledgment for the role and value intuition offers, whether in daily life, or as it applies to bodywork and massage. You will explore the ways you already embody intuition, and investigate the challenges you have with this faculty. Working together as a group offers a supportive opportunity to find ways in which intuition may be explored and trusted.

Cultivating intuition requires a personal commitment to being aware of yourself, from which an awareness of others and the world may deepen. It is about the potential for cultivating a culture of healing through an intuitive pathway of awakening.  As such, this training offers a personal as well as a professional journey, and requires a certain amount of introspective study and reflection.

Each weekend may be taken as an individual course, though it is recommended that you take the entire training if possible. Those who take the entire training will be given journaling and practice assignments to work on between workshop sessions. Learning objectives for each weekend are listed below. Cathy will be available for consultations and private sessions to those taking the entire training.

Courses are open to non-massage therapists with permission from the instructor.

Instructor:
Cathy Black began working with healing, massage, and meditation in 1980. She has worked with individuals and groups in Intuitive Massage and Intuitive Healing, including the Healing Quality of Touch at Scherer's in Santa Fe and Taos. She graduated with a Master's degree in Intuitive Healing and Facilitation from Lesley University, and currently focuses her practice and teaching on cultivating healing presence and subtle energy awareness.

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Zen Shiatsu

Shiatsu is an Asian Bodywork that uses gentle finger pressure, massage and stretching to revitalize the body's innate healing ability and intelligence. These techniques stimulate, balance and nurture a deeper functioning of the energy pathways precisely identified over centuries of observation. Shiatsu benefits people of all ages and conditions.

This 100 hour Shiatsu program will focus on the essential principles of Zen Shiatsu, Five Element Theory, and harmonization of yin and yang for better health and well-being. Students are encouraged to keep a journal through the course as they develop more awareness of ki, and moving from *hara*. Through lectures, meditations, and demonstrations you will learn an awareness of "hara", considered to be "the vital center of man," and how to recognize the phenomenal presence of chi, or ki, and its animation throughout life. This training will promote a deeper understanding of the meridian system and how to use specific "tsubos" and stretches to relieve pain and imbalances within a client's system.

Your shiatsu session will then demonstrate your knowledge of hara and the four essential tools used to assess the imbalances or condition of your client. From this training you will be able to comfortably employ the four protocols used to assess an imbalance:

1)   Bo-shin- general observation & appearance

2)   Bun-shin -listening to sounds & voice tones

3)   Mon-shin - verbal inquiries directed toward the client

4) Setsu-shin- assessment through touch .

Each weekend is organized around a meridian pair and its corresponding element. You will also be introduced to the practice of Chi Nei Tsang , the subtle manipulation of viscera, and how the use of seasonal foods can play into health and well-being.

Instructor:
After 18 years in the culinary arts and the natural food business, Lauri moved to pursue her long standing interest in Asian Bodywork and Nutritional Healing. By 2000, Lauri completed her studies at the Ohashi Institute in Chicago under the direction of Matt Sweigart, and then traveled to Italy to study with Luigi Garguilo, founder of Mi Zai Shiatsu . There, she realized a deeper understanding of Shizuto Masunaga's creation of " Zen Shiatsu '', and his particular integration of the mindbodyspirit.

In 2004, Lauri graduated from the Scherer Institute, and since, has taken on bridging the subtle and varied differences between the eastern and western perspective of bodywork within the healing arts. In her class , Moving Ki students are introduced to shiatsu, meridian stretches, and core movement techniques all wthin the context and focus of Five Element theory. Lauri has lived in Santa Fe since 1984 , and maintains a private practice of shiatsu and massage.

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CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES

MARCH

Healing Presence and Intuition Training: Our Intuitive Nature

24 CE Hours with Cathy Black, MA

Workshops may be taken individually or as an entire training. Non-massage therapists may take this with instructor approval.

Dates and Times:
March 13-15, 2009 (9am - 6pm)

Fee: $360 plus tax. Student rates apply to current Scherer students.

This weekend covers fundamental theories and definitions regarding the nature of vibration and consciousness, presence, healing, and intuition.  Students will begin working with processes and practices that help them to develop deeper presence and intuition.  By the end of the weekend, participants will be able to list at least 3 activities that help them to cultivate intuition, to describe their own intuitive vocabulary, and to explain how they work with intuition in their professional and personal lives.

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MAY

Zen Shiatsu Training: The Wood Phase & Spring

16 CE Hours Lauri Genesio LMT, RMTI

Workshops may be taken individually or as an entire training.

Dates and Times:
May 16-17, 2009 (9am - 6pm)

Fee: $240 plus tax. Student rates apply to current Scherer students.

Spring is the time of the Wood Phase; a time of re-birth and flexibility. This weekend explores understanding the values of a healthy Liver and Gallbladder, exploring "rootedness", and the "trunk" of our being. Where we are planted? Just how flexible are our limbs, or have they stopped growing? Students will learn and be able to demonstrate various methods and point protocols to address signs of stagnation in these meridian systems, including sciatic pain, tmj , hypertension, and migraine and headache issues. 

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JUNE

Healing Presence and Intuition Training: Subtle Energetics for Bodyworkers

24 CE Hours with Cathy Black, MA, includes 4 CE Hours of Ethics

Workshops may be taken individually or as an entire training. Non-massage therapists may take this with instructor approval.

Dates and Times:
June 19-21, 2009 (9am - 6pm)

Fee: $360 plus tax. Student rates apply to current Scherer students.

In this weekend, students will learn about the subtle anatomy of the aura and seven chakras.  They will demonstrate practical knowledge of subtle anatomy, including the seven chakras by listing the location and functions of each chakra and the auric levels.  Students will learn and be asked to perform practical applications of presence and intuitive principles, subtle anatomy, and specific vibrational modalities in an energywork session. This course will also focus on the ethics of communication and intention in the energywork setting. Students will be able to clearly discuss ethical issues and appropriate behaviors regarding communication, scope of practice, personal boundaries, and intention.

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JULY

Zen Shiatsu Training: The Fire Phase & Summer

16 CE Hours Lauri Genesio LMT, RMTI

Workshops may be taken individually or as an entire training.

Dates and Times:
July 18-19, 2009 (9am - 6pm)

Fee: $240 plus tax. Student rates apply to current Scherer students.

This weekend focuses on understanding the values of a healthy Heart and Small Intestine.  As July edges toward the peak of summer, we open into the FIre Phase by exploring how the body may live in a "high noon" quality or response to life. We explore the inner dynamic of vitality and its dances with passion, communication, and drama. Why might we be all "fired up " or a blaze? Or have we "lost our fire"? We will address issues and imbalances with irregular speech patterns, sleep disturbances, chronic insomnia, and anemia. Through stretches and specific technique students will learn how to facilitate a deepening functioning of the Heart/Small Intestine system.

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AUGUST

Zen Shiatsu Training: The Earth Phase & late Summer

16 CE Hours Lauri Genesio LMT, RMTI

Workshops may be taken individually or as an entire training.

Dates and Times:
August 15-16, 2009 (9am - 6pm)

Fee: $240 plus tax. Student rates apply to current Scherer students.

Understanding the values of a healthy Stomach and Spleen is the focus of this weekend. By exploring the nature of our equilibrium and connectedness to ourselves and community, we might ask ourselves: Is the ground beneath our feet? Do we have room for the life around us or are we too full to hold anymore? Through assessing and balancing our own lives we will better understand how to help our clients accept nourishment on all levels.  We will address digestive disorders, lymphatic dysfunction, and weight management. Students will be able to recognize conditions and begin to demonstrate techniques to improve imbalances they have determined through the assessment process. 

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Deep Tissue Made Easy!

12 CE Hours with John Paul Goodman

Dates and Times:
August 15-16, 2009 (10am - 5pm)

Fee: $180 plus tax. Student rates apply to current Scherer students.

• Work deeply and effectively while staying relaxed and injury free.
• Discover tools and techniques that work for your unique structure.
• Understand how to use your body weight to maximize results.
• Learn which specific anatomical areas to work, and which to avoid.
• Help identify causes of tension or pain with your current way of working.
  
  

Instructor:
John Paul graduated from the Scherer Institute in 1997, and has been in private practice since then. His specialty lies in Connective Tissue Bodywork, especially in cases of injury or chronic pain. Since attending the Rolf institute in Boulder Colorado in 2004, he has developed an even broader understanding of the underlying structures and functions of the body. He finds satisfaction in succeeding to help clients realize their true potential and options available to them in their own bodies.

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Healing Presence and Intuition Training- Kinesthetic Intuition and Creativity

28 CE Hours with Cathy Black, MA, and Robin Bryant, dance instructor

Workshops may be taken individually or as an entire training. Non-massage therapists may take this with instructor approval.

Dates and Times:
August 21-24, 2009 (9am - 5pm)

Fee: $420 plus tax. Student rates apply to current Scherer students.

This is going to be an amazing, one-of-a-kind workshop. Don't miss it!

The morning sessions will be focused on personal movement exploration with improv dance instructor Robin Bryant.  Robin brings her enthusiasm, energy and insights as an artist and dancer to these morning sessions. She has been teaching the art of spontaneous dance as a healing art for over 40 years. Her dance/movement workshops have opened many hearts at numerous health, educational, business, spiritual, and dance conferences in the United States, Canada, Zimbabwe, and South Africa. All ages and bodies, "first timers" and all levels, are always welcome into the safe surround of her sessions.

In this workshop, Robin will help you draw forth the art of improvisational movement in your body by listening to and claiming your own intuitive voice. You will be encouraged and supported to create your own way of moving in the moment. Confidence will be gained in your ability to move energy instinctively through focus, presence, and use of inner and outer space, trust, and creation.

Afternoon sessions will be facilitated by Cathy, where you will apply the freedom of physical, emotional and spiritual awareness gained from the morning dance to bodywork and intuitive exchanges. When applied to bodywork, the practitioner is able to work with an enhanced kinesthetic and proprioceptive intuition.  From these energywork exchanges, students will be able to clearly describe kinesthetic, visual, aural, or other intuitive channels that were accessed in the session. 

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A Day of Rosen Method Bodywork

6 CE Hours with Cameron Hough, LMT, Senior Teacher, RMCSW Student Director

Dates and Times:
August 29, 2009 (10am - 5pm)

Fee: $90 plus tax. Student rates apply to current Scherer students.

Refresh, renew, and restore yourself. Come experience a day of Rosen Method Bodywork and Movement. A tonic for mind and body, Rosen touch and movement is a way to access feelings and experiences through the body.

Join us as we explore the distinctive work developed by Marion Rosen, PT, now 95, beginning in the 1930’s. Observe demonstrations, give and receive gentle Rosen touch, and participate in Rosen Movement inviting your body to be open, free, and flexible.

Instructor:
Cameron began her Rosen Method Bodywork training in 1987, studying with Marion Rosen in Berkeley, California. In 1993 she was certified as a Rosen Method practitioner. From 1982 through 1991 she taught bodywork classes at the Scherer Institute of Natural Healing in Santa Fe, New Mexico. In 1990 Cameron's involvement with the Rosen Method Center Southwest began as she assisted in their workshops and intensives. Since that time she has become a Senior Training Teacher and Student Director for the RMCSW. Cameron maintains a private practice in Santa Fe, teaches workshops throughout the United States, and is currently a Rosen Method Movement intern.

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SEPTEMBER

Integrative Neuromuscular Therapy 2009

64 CE HOURS (or 16 HOURS for an individual weekend)
with Phyllis A. Braun, LMT, RMTI

Integrative Neuromuscular Therapy is a clinically and anatomically specific muscle manual therapy that addresses primary as well as secondary or compensatory neuromuscular dysfunctions.  It combines the best of traditional neuromuscular, myofascial, positional release, trigger point and somatic release therapies.  It also incorporates some cranio-sacral and energy medicine and focuses on the physical, emotional and spiritual well being of both the client and therapist.  All of this is put into an overall context of who and how the therapist shows up and is present to the work with the client, seeing the whole as well as the parts.  This work can be incorporated into a therapist’'s practice immediately, supporting the therapist in expanding his or her client base and income through the successful and confident application of manual therapy.

These weekends can be taken in any sequence, however INT #1 is recommended as a great starting point.

INT #1 TMJ Dysfunction, The Head, Anterior and Posterior Cervicals

16 CE Hours with Phyllis A. Braun, LMT, RMTI

Workshops may be taken individually or as an entire training.

Dates and Times:
Saturday, September 12, 2009 (9am-6pm)
Sunday, September 13, 2009 (9am-6pm)

Fee: $240

This weekend will address how to specifically and accurately treat soft tissue, get relief from pain and have immediate release and results with:  TMJ pain; chronic neck pain; whiplash injuries; headaches; loss of cervical motion; arm and hand pain originating from cervical dysfunction and injury.  We will work the anterior neck muscles and muscles inside the mouth as part of this weekend program.

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Integrative Neuromuscular Therapy:
INT #2 Upper Extremities, Arm, Shoulder and Chest Dysfunctions

16 CE Hours with Phyllis A. Braun, LMT, RMTI

Workshops may be taken individually or as an entire training.

Dates and Times:
Saturday, September 26, 2009 (9am-6pm)
Sunday, September 27, 2009 (9am-6pm)

Fee: $240

This weekend addresses how to specifically treat soft tissue problems related to: rotator cuff injuries; arm, hand, finger numbness and pain with less functioning; chronic or acute loss or limited shoulder ROM; medial and lateral epicondylitis; thoracic outlet syndrome; anterior thoracic pain; carpal tunnel syndrome; frozen shoulder and more!  We work the hands, lower and upper arms, shoulders and chest as part of this program to facilitate immediate release and increased functioning.

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OCTOBER

Jin Shin Jyutsu®

16 CE Hours with Isabel Carvalhal, LMT

Dates and Times:
Saturday, October 3, 2009 (9am-6pm)
Sunday, October 4, 2009 (9am-6pm)

Fee: $240 plus tax. Student rates apply to current Scherer students.

Jin Shin Jyutsu® physio-philosophy is an ancient art of harmonizing the life energy in the body. It brings balance to the body’s energies, which promotes optimal health and well-being, and facilitates our own profound healing capacity. It is a valuable complement to conventional healing methods, inducing relaxation and reducing the effects of stress.

Jin Shin Jyutsu employs twenty-six “safety energy locks” along energy pathways in our bodies. When one or more of the paths becomes blocked, the resulting stagnation can disrupt the local area and eventually disharmonize the complete path of energy flow. Holding these energy locks in combination can bring balance to mind, body, and spirit. Jin Shin Jyutsu® is a gentle Art, practiced by placing the fingertips (over clothing) on designated safety energy locks, to harmonize and restore the energy flow. For those of us addressing existing stress or health disharmonies, or for those simply wishing to participate actively in maintaining health, harmony and well-being, the Art of Jin Shin Jyutsu® is a simple and powerful tool, available to all!

Instructor:
Isabel Carvalhal graduated from the Scherer Institute in 1992 and, upon returning to her native Brazil, started her massage practice. In 1996 she started studying the Art of Jin Shin Jyutsu and became a Certified Practitioner and teacher of self-help classes in 2002. She has been studying Bioenergetics Therapy with Dr. Frank Hladky for 20 years, both in Brazil and in the U.S. Isabel has a B.A. in Education and has taught Portuguese, Spanish and ESL at UNM, CSF, SFCC and privately.

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Integrative Neuromuscular Therapy:
INT #3 Lower Extremities and Hip Dysfunctions

16 CE Hours with Phyllis A. Braun, LMT, RMTI

Workshops may be taken individually or as an entire training.

Dates and Times:
Saturday, October 10, 2009 (9am-6pm)
Sunday, October 11, 2009 (9am-6pm)

Fee: $240

This weekend we will address: anterior and posterior sciatica pain; plantar fasciitis; neuromas, soft tissue causes for postural distortion, flexible flat feet, fallen arches, knee pain and injuries, hip and low back pain and injuries, sacroiliac and pelvic pain and dysfunction and SI joint immobilization.  We will work the feet, lower and upper leg muscles, the deep lateral rotators and everything connected to freeing up hip movement and increase mobility.

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Deep Tissue Made Easy!

12 CE Hours with John Paul Goodman

Dates and Times:
October 17-18, 2009 (10am - 5pm)

Fee: $180 plus tax. Student rates apply to current Scherer students.

• Work deeply and effectively while staying relaxed and injury free.
• Discover tools and techniques that work for your unique structure.
• Understand how to use your body weight to maximize results.
• Learn which specific anatomical areas to work, and which to avoid.
• Help identify causes of tension or pain with your current way of working.
  
  

Instructor:
John Paul graduated from the Scherer Institute in 1997, and has been in private practice since then. His specialty lies in Connective Tissue Bodywork, especially in cases of injury or chronic pain. Since attending the Rolf institute in Boulder Colorado in 2004, he has developed an even broader understanding of the underlying structures and functions of the body. He finds satisfaction in succeeding to help clients realize their true potential and options available to them in their own bodies.

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Zen Shiatsu Training: The Metal Phase & Fall

16 CE Hours Lauri Genesio LMT, RMTI

Workshops may be taken individually or as an entire training.

Dates and Times:
October 17-18, 2009 (9am - 6pm)

Fee: $240 plus tax. Student rates apply to current Scherer students.

Understanding the values of a healthy Lung and Large Intestine takes us into this fall weekend workshop. We explore the unseen riches from where we come from, and the vigor of our "salt of the earth" ways regarding structure. This weekend students will address respiratory disorders, skin ailments, eliminations problems, allergies, and how various tsubo protocols, stretches, and manipulations can better tonify the Lung/Large Intestine system.

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Integrative Neuromuscular Therapy:
INT #4 Anterior, Lateral and Posterior Trunk of the body, “The Core”

16 CE Hours with Phyllis A. Braun, LMT, RMTI

Workshops may be taken individually or as an entire training.

Dates and Times:
Saturday, October 24 2009 (9am-6pm)
Sunday, October 25, 2009 (9am-6pm)

Fee: $240

This weekend addresses chronic low back pain, disc compression, loss of flexibility and fluid motion of the body.  We will look at how to treat leg and foot pain originating from the lumbar/sacral area, hiatal hernia, and varicosities resulting from compression in the diaphragm area.  We will work with causes of scoliosis, kyphosis, and lordosis.  We will address causes of menstrual cramping, digestive and respiratory problems. We will work deeply into the core of the body, covering the anterior, lateral and posterior trunk.

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NOVEMBER

Healing Presence and Intuition Training- The Intuitive Pathway

24 CE Hours with Cathy Black, MA

Workshops may be taken individually or as an entire training. Non-massage therapists may take this with instructor approval.

Dates and Times:
November 13-15, 2009 (9am - 6pm)

Fee: $360 plus tax. Student rates apply to current Scherer students.

This weekend will focus on the Intuitive Pathway as an energetic process and model for working with oneself and others.  Students will be able to describe the Intuitive Pathway theory and demonstrate its applicability within their own lives and within the context of an energywork session.  

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DECEMBER

Zen Shiatsu Training: The Water Phase & Winter

16 CE Hours Lauri Genesio LMT, RMTI

Workshops may be taken individually or as an entire training.

Dates and Times:
December 12-13, 2009 (9am - 6pm)

Fee: $240 plus tax. Student rates apply to current Scherer students.

Since our bodies are 78% water, understanding the values of a healthy Kidney & Bladder gives us insight as to how our system reflects the natural world of water. We explore the ever-changing expressions of water in nature and how the body may reflect a system in "free flow" or burdened with stagnation leaving us with the "blues.” Is our thirst being quenched, or are we in a "drought,” inhibiting our dreams and inspirations? As we move into Winter and feel the power of concentration and conservation, we may also be feeling chilled to the bone, with cold hands and feet. During this weekend students will learn how to balance the Kidney/Bladder system by addressing issues of Kidney/Bladder stones, urinary & reproductive problems, lack of stamina, and memory loss. By this time students will be able to assess an excess or depletion in the system and demonstrate a treatment that could offer relief and balance.

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JANUARY 2010

Zen Shiatsu Training: Creating the Kata

PREREQUISITE: Previous 5 Zen Shiatsu workshops

20 CE Hours Lauri Genesio LMT, RMTI

Dates and Times:
January 29-31, 2009 (1pm - 5pm; 9am - 6pm)

Fee: $200 plus tax. Based on attendance of entire training.
Student rates apply to current Scherer students.

This weekend is available to students who have completed the entire Shiatsu training. This weekend will be a review all material with the opportunity to  build a full Shiatsu session, a kata. You will learn to put together specific protocols to relieve pain and offer your clients tools they can implement for themselves. During this weekend, students will participate in a community clinic in order to practice on the public with supervision. By the time this clinic begins, students will have completed many assessments and demonstrated skill in practice treatments. 

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Oncology Massage Training

The Peregrine Institute of Oncology Massage Training (PIOMT) is the 300-hour Oncology Massage Certification program. This in-depth program integrates Eastern and Western approaches to working with cancer patients. We are happy to host some of the courses for PIOMT here at Scherer. Main instructors, Sandy Canzone, DOM, and Gayle MacDonald, MS, LMT, author of Medicine Hands: Massage for People with Cancer and Massage for the Hospital Patient and Medically Fragile Client, team up with other experts in the field to offer cutting-edge courses in this much needed field. The courses are designed for licensed massage therapists.

Visit www.MedicineHands.com for more information or call Lonnie Howard at (505) 995-9799.

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REGISTRATION POLICY
You can register by phone, in person, or by mail. Payment is due in full to reserve your space. We accept cash, credit card, or check.

DEADLINES FOR REGISTRATION
If there is still room, we will take registrations up until the course starts. If enrollment is low, we reserve the right to cancel the course 14 days prior to start date. Our refund policy is reflected in this 14 day prior to start date decision.

CANCELLATIONS AND REFUNDS
Cancellation by school
If we have to cancel the class for any reason, students are immediately notified via email and/or phone. A full refund is given within 5 business days of the cancellation decision.

Cancellation by student
If a student has to cancel 14 days or more before the start of the course, a refund of all money, except a $75 processing fee, is given within 10 business days of the cancellation. If a student cancels less than 14 days before the course, no refund is given. The Scherer Institute is not responsible for any travel or lodging costs incurred due to any cancellation.

Please contact the school at info@schererinstitute.com to register for Continuing Education courses.