The Professional Massage Therapy Program prepares students to become successful practicing bodyworkers. The Professional Massage Therapy Program teaches the art and science of massage therapy, while also teaching sound business practices which prepare students for success in the marketplace. In the Professional Massage Therapy Program, students learn light energy work as well as deep-tissue modalities, Eastern as well as Western theory and technique, and how to treat specific pain and dysfunction as well as a holistic approach to health and healing.
Students learn basic massage theory and technique through traditional Swedish massage.
Students are taught an Eastern paradigm of body therapies which includes shiatsu, acupressure, and Touch for Health. Integrated with the massage therapy and bodywork training are remedial exercises, passive stretching, body awareness, relaxation techniques, and body mechanics. To further support good body mechanics, students receive a course in movement for the massage therapist. In all bodywork modality classes, students are coached in the best use of their own bodies while doing the work. It is possible that a therapist can actually be energized and gain vitality as a result of the work.