Trauma-informed massage therapy considers the effects of trauma on the body and mind and seeks to create a safe and healing environment for clients. We prioritize trauma-informed care by incorporating this philosophy into every aspect of our curriculum and clinical training. To learn more, please view our page on what it means to be [...]
There are a few answers to this. First, we offer a neurocentric massage therapy curriculum that is up-to-date with the latest neuroscience of pain and touch. Second, we integrate far practitioner cultivation and communication skills than most or all other massage programs. Third, our program offers a trauma-informed approach that is up-to-date with the [...]
No. It doesn't matter what courses or workshops you've attended in the past. What we care about most is your interest in eagerness in facilitating health and wellbeing, and your ability to work with other classmates to co-create an optimal learning environment.
Yes, absolutely. There are many reasons to develop bodywork skills besides becoming a professional massage therapist, so it's totally fine with us if you don't have massage therapy as a career goal. Furthermore, while we are a massage therapy school, we think the tools from the Practitioner Cultivation and Relational Skills portion of the [...]
The cost of a massage program depends a great deal on the number of hours offered, the location of the school, and what is being offered at the school. Obviously a 500-hour school will be cheaper, on average, than a 1000 hour school. In 2013, the average tuition cost (with no taxes, fees, or [...]
Our classes are 8:15-5:15 on 4 days per week, plus 4 additional hours per week during the last two trimesters of the program for our student clinic, so there's plenty of time available to work if you choose. Keep in mind that you will need to allot some time outside of class for assignments and practicing [...]
Our program meets or exceeds the number of hours necessary for licensing in all states (except for NY and NE) and for NCBTMB Board Certification. The mean number of hours in massage programs in the US is between 642 and 697, and 625 is the number of hours recommended for core curriculum by the Entry-Level [...]
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We do not offer any financial aid. We offer numerous partial scholarships, as well as partial work-study options. Please see the tuition page for more info.