About Touch Education

 

Structured, nervous-system-informed continuing education for licensed massage therapists.

 

 

Where It Began

 

Touch Education did not begin as a brand.

It began as a question.

 

Why do skilled massage therapists still feel uncertain in complex sessions?

 

After years in clinical practice — working with chronic pain, stress patterns, trauma histories, and medically complex clients — it became clear that technique alone was not the answer. What therapists needed was structure. A framework. A way to think clearly when sessions became layered and unpredictable.

 

Touch Education was built to answer that need.

 

 

Our Work

 

We teach continuing education grounded in principle, not protocol.

 

Our courses emphasize:

 

• Clinical reasoning over memorization

• Regulation before intervention

• Structural awareness alongside nervous system literacy

• Ethical scope and professional sustainability

 

The Bodywork for PTSD series was developed to help therapists navigate stress and trauma presentations with clarity and confidence. The ICST trilogy deepens structural and craniosacral precision. Additional trainings support sustainable practice, clinical versatility, and long-term career resilience.

 

Every course is built from lived clinical experience — tested in practice before entering the classroom.

 

 

Leadership

Matthew Howe, LMT, CST

Founder | Lead Instructor

 

Matthew brings more than two decades of hands-on clinical work into his teaching. His background integrates osteopathic principles, craniosacral reasoning, nervous-system literacy, and practice development.

 

His approach is structured and deliberate. He teaches therapists how to think, not just what to do.

 

The educational philosophy behind Touch Education reflects the same discipline required in complex clinical environments: steady presence, clear reasoning, and principled decision-making.

 

 

Nicole Howe

Co-Founder | Yoga Educator | Owner

 

Nicole’s background in hospice massage and yoga education brings depth to the relational and regulatory dimensions of the curriculum. Years of working with individuals navigating illness and end-of-life care shaped her understanding of presence, pacing, and embodied resilience.

 

Her influence strengthens the human side of Touch Education — ensuring that structure and compassion coexist.

 

Together, Matthew and Nicole guide a learning environment that values clarity, steadiness, and professional integrity.

 

 

What Makes Touch Education Different

 

• Structured progression pathways (PTSD 1 → PTSD 2)

• Principle-based craniosacral integration

• Clear scope awareness

• Nervous-system-informed frameworks

• Education designed for long-term professional sustainability

 

We are not reinventing massage therapy.

We are refining how it is understood and applied.

 

If you are seeking continuing education that strengthens both your hands and your reasoning, explore our Massage CE Courses or begin with the PTSD Series.