This certification program includes:
- 5 online academic sessions
- 4 day in-person class
- Self-paced home-study
- 60 hour CEU certificate
- Optional advanced pelvic training
This course is designed to comprehensively equip bodyworkers to incorporate internal pelvic floor treatment into their existing practices. Students will learn how to:
- Identify and palpate external and internal pelvic anatomy
- Evaluate and treat internal pelvic musculature
- Ethically and professionally handle session logistics including intake, sanitation, consent
This is a trauma-informed training. See below for full course content.
Location
Students from all over the world are invited to attend.
- Online academic sessions are held via Zoom
- In-person class in April will be held near Portland, Oregon
- Self-study, case studies, and other homework are self-paced
Our beautiful venue includes:
- Beds and kitchen available
- Nearest airport: PDX International
To register:
The 2026 cohort is full and in session. Applications are open for the class of 2027.
To register:
- Have a professional license in good standing (LMT, RN, NP, ND, midwife, etc)*
- Complete an application to request an interview
- Register for the course (link provided after interview)
*For those practicing in areas without relevant licensing boards, exceptions can be made for non-licensed individuals with professional experience and training in bodywork and ethics.
Note: this class is currently formatted for a female-only learning environment. In the future, Anna does plan to offer all-genders internal pelvic bodywork training for practitioners of all genders.
Course Content
Course objectives are met when students feel equipped to:
- Receive a new client, facilitate intake, and develop a treatment plan
- Respectfully communicate with clients about consent
- Ethically enter, navigate, and exit the internal pelvic cavities
- Assess pelvic floor tone and function before and after treatment
- Pursue comprehension and curiosity about pelvic pathologies
Course content includes:
- Orientation/overview:
- Common pelvic dysfunctions
- Benefits of pelvic bodywork
- Indications and common pathologies
- Pelvic muscle tension
- Uterine prolapse
- Cystocele and rectocele
- Urinary incontinence
- Considerations for pregnancy
- Postpartum care
- Contraindications
- When to refer to a specialist
- Pelvic bowl orientation and anatomy:
- Muscles and structures of the external pelvis
- Muscles and structures of the internal pelvis
- Roles and rhythms of the pelvic floor muscle system
- Pelvic practitioner skills:
- Pelvic palpation and listening skills
- Entrance protocols for intra-cavity work
- Assessments for the muscles of the pelvic cavity
- Techniques for pelvic bodywork
- Internal treatment for the pelvic floor muscles
- Practitioner boundaries and self-care
- Business practices:
- How to talk with current and prospective clients about pelvic care
- New practitioner toolkit: intake forms, feedback forms, charting, client handouts
- How to lead a pelvic intake (verbal)
- How to analyze paperwork and develop a treatment plan
- How to facilitate a pelvic bodywork session
- Scope of practice, liability insurance
- Business strategies, marketing practices
- Pelvic props, client teaching tools
- Supplies and logistics: gloves, lube, pads, etc.
- Sanitation for pelvic bodywork
- Networking for support and a multi-disciplinary approach
- Trauma-informed ethics:
- Client safety and consent
- Communication
- Ethical responsibilities
- Boundaries
- Reverence
- Draping and privacy
- Trauma-informed pelvic bodywork
- Practitioner embodiment
Note: This course does not include any sexological, energetic, or tantric practices.
Continued Education Qualifications
CEU certificates are issued to students for a total of 60 learning hours. This course includes 1 hour of cultural competency and 4 hours of professional ethics, boundaries and/or communication, as required by the Oregon Board of Massage Therapists for licensure renewal. It also meets the OBMT requirements for LMTs to provide internal pelvic cavity treatments.
2027 Dates and Details
Pre-class Zoom dates:
- April 5, 5-7pm Pacific
- April 12, 5-7pm Pacific
- April 19, 5-7pm Pacific
In-person class dates:
- April 27: Opening ceremony
- April 28 – May 2: Four day training
Post-class Zoom dates:
- May 10, 5-7pm Pacific
- June 7, 5-7pm Pacific
Registration deadlines:
- Early registration deadline: September 30, 2026 ($600 discount)
- Regular registration deadline: March 5, 2027
Applications are due 2 weeks prior, to allow for the interview process.
Investment:
- Early bird tuition rate: $2,395
- $300 non-refundable registration deposit paid by September 30, 2026
- $2,095 to be paid monthly and in full by March 5, 2027 ($600 discount)
- Full tuition rate: $2,995
- $300 non-refundable registration deposit paid by March 5, 2027
- $2,695 paid in full by March 5, 2027
Monthly payment plans are available. A first come, first served BIPOC scholarship is available. All tuitions must be paid in full one month prior to start of class. See refund and cancellation policies below.
Testimonials
Visit LeslieStager.com to read reviews from Entering the Temple graduates.
Additional Education
External Pelvic
For additional insight, consider also registering for an external pelvic floor manual therapy class with Denise Foster Scott: Reclaiming the Pelvic Floor.
Advanced Internal Pelvic
Graduates of this program (and any other pelvic certification course) are eligible to take advanced training with Anna on topic such as:
- The Pelvic Fluid Vessels (Vascular, Lymph, Etc)
- Pelvic Fascial Network: Ligaments, Fascial Layers, Scar Tissue
- The Pelvic Neuromeningeal Network
- Ethical Inquiry for Pelvic Bodyworkers
- Male Pelvic Bodywork Certification
About Your Instructor
Anna Burnett has been a LMT for 20 years and specializes in osteopathic manual therapy and internal pelvic bodywork. Anna has been a pelvic educator since 2021 through the Pelvic Wellness Collective.
In addition to her commitment to pelvic bodywork mastery, Anna pursues ongoing training in visceral manipulation and neuromeningeal manipulation through the Barral Institute and is an IAHE teacher’s assistant. Click here to review Anna’s professional education and teaching experience..
Anna took Leslie’s Entering the Temple class in 2022, with a deep appreciation for Leslie’s comprehensive and practical approach to training. In Anna’s experience, Leslie’s course has been the best choice nationwide for professionals looking for a solid foundation in pelvic bodywork skills.
As Leslie moves into a noble and nourishing Cronedom, Anna is deeply honored and delighted to partner with her and take up the torch of teaching those who are called to this vital field of care.
About Our Lineage
Leslie Stager, RN, LMT has been a foundational pillar for internal pelvic bodywork education since 2012. She taught “Entering the Temple: Bodywork for the Female Pelvic Floor” annually in Oregon and across the country, training hundreds of massage therapists and midwives in this sacred work.
Leslie’s career focused on women’s health since the 1980’s. First as a labor and delivery nurse, then as a massage therapist and pelvic bodyworker, Leslie has passionately explored, practiced, and taught about the rhythms, rites, and mysteries of the female body She studied pelvic floor therapy with physical therapists, chiropractors, and osteopaths, including Lee Morgan DO, Tami Kent PT, Bryan Baisinger DC, and Herman & Wallace.
Leslie is the author of Nurturing Massage for Pregnancy: A Practical Guide to Bodywork for the Perinatal Cycle (2009 Lippincott). Integrative pelvic bodywork and maternity massage education are her legacy.
Cancellation, Sickness, and Refund Policies
Registration deposit: Your deposit is non-refundable and non-transferrable.
Payment prerequisite: Your participation in this program is contingent upon the fulfillment of all payment agreements one month prior to the first day of class. If you are unable to complete payment, you are not eligible for reimbursement of any prior payments. This is considered a no-show.
In-person attendance: Late arrival or absence is not permitted during our in-person learning container. Late arrival or absences are considered a “no-show” and are not eligible for reimbursement. No reimbursement is available if you choose to depart from the program early. Non-attendance disqualifies a participant from receiving a CEU certificate.
Payment Plan Agreements: Students may choose to pay in full at the time of registration or request a monthly payment plan. Payment plan installments are due on the 1st of each month, and divided into even amounts based on the number of months remaining and the amount of tuition owed. A non-refundable, additional late fee will be added for payments made after the 5th of each month.
Available refunds: In the event of a student cancellation, paid tuition (minus the deposit) Is 100% refundable up to 3 months prior to the first day of class, 50% refundable up to two months prior to the first day of class, and 30% refundable up to one month prior to the first day of class. Paid tuition is no longer refundable within one month of the first class date.
Instructor cancellation: In the case of a total course cancellation due to insufficient registrations or unforeseen circumstances, you are eligible to receive a full reimbursement of funds paid (including the deposit).
Transferrable tuition: In the event you are unable to attend the program, your paid tuition might be fully transferrable to another student. Due to the intimate nature of this work and the careful application process, transfer requests must be made a minimum of two weeks prior to the first day of class. Decision on the acceptance or denial of a replacement student is entirely at administrative discretion. Replacement students will need to pay their own registration deposit before they are eligible to inherit your paid tuition.
Payments: All refunds will be issued within 21 days of cancellation. Charges incurred by issuing refunds are the responsibility of the student receiving the refund, and will be deducted from the refund, unless the class is cancelled by an instructor.
Liability: Any expenses incurred by the participant from charges that involve travel, accommodations, or other expenses related to attending a continuing education class are the sole responsibility of the participant, as well as all risks associated with non-refundable, non-endorsable, non-changeable purchases.
Health Policy: It is the student’s responsibility to practice extra precautions in the weeks prior to class, to help minimize risk of potential illness. Due to the nature of our close contact and hands-on work, no one with symptoms of any potentially contagious sickness will be allowed to attend class. No refunds are available for sickness. We strongly encourage participants to minimize their exposure to all respiratory viruses in the week(s) prior to class. Avoiding large and/or crowded gatherings is wise. If you come down with an illness, contact us immediately to see if someone from the waiting list can replace your spot. A tuition credit for a future class may be made available to you, under these circumstances.
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or do anything grandiose.
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and wait there patiently,
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