40-Hour Wellness Program
CE that matters. Skills that deliver results.
Learn how to assess, adjust, and work with the lymphatic system in real time, without stressing your body.
New classes start each month.
24 hours Zoom, two 8-hour live classes.
Certification available in three months.
All materials included.
Learn lymphatic drainage with practical instruction, clinical examples, and techniques you can confidently apply in practice.
This program combines structured lymphatic drainage training with real-world application so you can use the work with clarity, consistency, and confidence.
Graduates use this work with post-operative recovery, spa and relaxation clients, immune support, chronic pain, headaches, whiplash, performance athletes, rehabilitation, and oncology clients.
Earn more with less effort.
MLD requires only the weight of a quarter for pressure, reducing strain for the therapist, while delivering results for the client. Growing a manual lymphatic drainage practice is a great strategy to lengthen a career without the physical demands of massage.
This is a 40-hour hybrid certification program designed to build real skill in lymphatic drainage within a wellness setting. You'll learn a structured approach to treatment, develop clinical reasoning and charting habits, and apply the work in a way that fits real client sessions.
Learn lymphatic drainage skills while also learning to think through the work, understand what the techniques are actually doing, and adjust to real-life client demands.
You'll learn the anatomy that explains why the work does what it does, classical methods proven to increase lymphatic flow up to 20 times its usual rate, and how to shift your application to fit the client in front of you.
As your understanding deepens, your confidence changes. That shows up at the table. You start working with more clarity, communicating more clearly with clients, and delivering work that people come back for and talk about.
Format
24 hrs live via Zoom
Complete from anywhere. Scheduled sessions with live instruction and technique feedback.
In-Person Practicum
16 hrs, Greater Chicago Area
Two 8-hour days. Hands-on practicum completion required for certification.
✈ Fly-in friendly. Each practicum is a one-day event, scheduled in two separate months. No hotel or car required.
Class Size
Maximum 40 students in Live Classes
Intentionally small, live classes offer every student real instruction on technique refinement and skill.
Post-operative MLD applied within 48–72 hours of surgery has been shown to accelerate the transition from the inflammatory phase to the remodeling phase of healing, reducing visible recovery time by 50–70% in the first two weeks.
Lymphatic drainage is not a one-session service. Post-operative protocols require 2–3 sessions per week for the first two to three weeks, which means clients book in series, not one at a time. Therapists who offer this work routinely move from single bookings to 6-session packages, securing $500–$650 upfront per client. Selling the package isn't a sales tactic. It's what the clinical protocol requires.
Some therapists take this training to add a new service.
Others use it to build a more sustainable practice with repeat bookings, specialized work, and less physical strain on the body.
For graduates and health professionals who want practice growth and support, our GrowPro program is a practice growth membership and coaching program with practice-building resources, booking and automation support, and marketing strategy.
Get certified, and choose to stay a member for practice growth, community and support.
Special Offer: Save $200 with Early Registration
Regular tuition $1,397.
Early rate $1,197.
Offer closes when the class fills.
or 3 payments of $432
Early Registration Includes
5 EXTRAS
Included with early registration
Your enrollment includes additional tools, references, and support materials designed to help you apply the work more confidently in practice.
Allison's published instructional MLD video, a $79 retail resource, delivered digitally as part of your enrollment. Review technique anytime, from anywhere.
Visual guides for clinical study or treatment room reference. Yours to keep and use every day.
A practical reference guide to neurolymphatic reflex points and energetic lymphatic support techniques.
A quick-glance printable for session consistency, especially useful in the early weeks of practice.
Allison's vetted tools, books, and clinical materials. The ones that actually made a difference in practice.
Graduates who want to build a lymphatic-focused practice can continue into GrowPro for coaching, automation tools, and ongoing support.
Most therapists work hard and still wait on clients. Membership gives you the follow-up systems that keep your schedule filled without you chasing it manually.
Built-in tools send the right message to the right client at the right time, so you're building loyalty and repeat bookings while you focus on the work.
Allison has been practicing lymphatic drainage since 1993 and teaching it since 1995. Over 32 years she has worked with post-operative, oncology, trauma, pain, rehab, and performance clients, served as an onsite provider at the 1996 Olympic Games, and developed Fascial Link Therapy, a modern neuromuscular therapy method. She is a published author, a former AMTA board member, and has been teaching this wellness certification program for over 20 years.
Ready to build a practice that stays booked?
Program begins July 2026. Early rate closes when the class fills.
Review the TrainingProgram begins July 2026.
Enrollment is limited.
Special Offer, Early Registration
Save $200 off regular tuition.
This rate closes when the class fills.
Early pricing closes when the class fills.
Questions? DM us or email directly. We'll make sure this is the right fit before you enroll.
Groups of 10 or more: we offer an option to bring the in-person practicum to your location. Contact us for group pricing and scheduling.
About CE Credits: Allison Ishman is an active NCTMB-certified CE provider approved for live instruction, and has been delivering this certification for more than 15 years. CE credit hours for the hybrid and online components are currently pending NCTMB accreditation review for this format. Live instruction hours qualify under existing approval. CE certificates for all components will be issued upon full accreditation. If accreditation for any component is not granted, participants will receive a full refund or credit toward an approved offering of equal value.
Sources: Vodder pressure standards per the Dr. Vodder School International. Post-operative MLD recovery data: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery journal, 2025–2026. Market gap analysis: Mordor Intelligence and Future Market Insights, 2025–2026. Career longevity and burnout data: American Massage Therapy Association industry surveys.