Level I Professional Training: 230 Hours

In this hands-on class, students learn a wide range of bodywork styles in both Eastern and Western modalities. Instruction also includes anatomy, physiology, nutrition, body dynamics, self-care and successful business practices.

   2008 Seven-Week Intensive Schedule
    Winter: January 28 - March 14
    Spring: April 14 - May 30
    Summer: June 30 - August 15
    Fall: September 22 - November 7

Evening/Weekend Class
Tues & Thurs evenings, 6 - 9:30pm and select Saturdays
This course is offered once a year, begining every September.
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2008 Tuition
$2700 when paid in full two weeks before class start date
$2750 when paid in full on or before the first day of class
$2800 with payment plan

Level I Class Content:

Anatomy and Physiology combines Western and Eastern perspectives and includes the study of muscles, organs, bones, body systems, brain functions, meridians, chakras, auras, the interrelationships of these aspects and the energy they produce. Information is presented in a simple and comprehensive manner to give students an experiential understanding that can be applied to their practice.

Bodywork Techniques draw upon such styles as Swedish, Circulatory, Deep Tissue, Ortho-BionomyTM, Reflexology, Shiatsu and Acupressure. With gentle, quiet touch or deep, invigorating work, we can mechanically and energetically affect the fascia, muscles, joints and circulation and influence the organs, glands, sympathetic, parasympathetic and other systems of the body. Students graduate with a broad range of techniques to draw upon and an understanding enabling them to give a session based upon the unique needs of the individual.

Trauma, Body Memory and the Brain. Students learn how stressful experiences can be stored in the body, and why and how sensory stimulation contributes to healing.

Sensory Awareness exercises help students to listen and respond to their own body and to be more aware when listening to another's. Students learn to work within the client's range of movement and preferred depth of touch and be responsive to what is needed for each individual client in the present moment.

Community Outreach enhances the training by giving students the opportunity to apply what they have learned. Students offer compassionate touch therapy to convalescent home residents, sports massage to athletes, and stress relief sessions to staff of our local hospital.

Ethics, Self-care and Personal Development help students to understand the value and tools of their profession as they experience what they learn. The program includes daily massages between classmates, study of the physical sciences, meditation, guided visualizations, and Chi Kung. These practices help to improve health, focus, posture, body mechanics, structure, endurance and strength in massaging. Students learn to define and maintain healthy boundaries so as to keep clear client-therapist relationships.

Certification: Upon successful completion, graduates receive a certification as a Massage Therapist, which allows them to practice massage professionally where state, county and city licenses allow. Check with your local licensing board for requirements. To receive a Certificate of Completion, all instruction and testing must be complete. Absences cannot exceed 15% of total class hours. Students receive credit only for actual hours of attendance up to 230 hours. Students have a maximum of one year (longer only with consent of the school) to complete the training.