Posts from — March 2009

In response to the recent Oakland police tragedy, National Holistic Institute’s Emeryville campus will be offering free student massages to East Bay officers.

Read the complete story at InsideBayArea.com.

With the help of National Holistic Institute staff, students, and graduates alike, we were able to make a big contribution to the 2009 California Massage & Bodywork Convention sponsored by the American Massage Therapy Association California chapter.  We provided a total of 27 volunteer massage therapists from all 4 Northern California NHI campuses, over both convention days.

Volunteers had the opportunity to network with other massage therapists, hand out business cards, receive tips, audit classes for free, and experience the exciting atmosphere of a CMTA event!  Our Student Life & Career Coordinator, Aviana Lynn, did a great job coordinating this effort.

Sunday, March 8^th, was a beautiful day in Menlo Park!  Nineteen members of the National Holistic Institute Sports Team worked on 137 cyclists under the supervision of instructors Beth McNeill and Mark Nielsen at the Tri-Flow Grand Prix sponsored by the Velo Girls.

Students from NHI Groups 30, 31, 32, & 37 had taken part in a training on pre- and post-event massage for cyclists and were ready to work.  By about 10:15, the finishers of the first race made their way to the tables. The Sports Team worked on cyclists in each of the ten races.  The last cyclist was off the table around 5:00.

This was the first time massage was present at the Tri Flow Grand Prix and the cyclists were excited to see the NHI banner.  They were very gracious as well – the team earned $245 in tips!  This was a great first outing for the NHI Sports Team in 2009.

Thanks, Beth & Mark, for contributing this story and photos.

Has the economy got you down?  According to Yahoo! Hot Jobs, “A certificate program from a community college or vocational school is the swiftest way to pump up your earning potential.”

“Many people refer to community college as the new master’s degree,” says Laurence Shatkin, author of “150 Best Recession-Proof Jobs,” among other books for job hunters. “It’s a way to repurpose yourself.”

Find out where massage therapy makes the list at Yahoo! Hot Jobs and then visit www.nhi.edu to see how you can become a massage therapist in as little as 10 months.

Or perhaps you just want to supplement your current income to better meet your financial goals.  Massage therapy is ranked #1 on MSN/CareerBuilder.com’s Best Part-Time Job for 2009 list.

So, whether you’re looking for a new full or part-time career, see what National Holistic Institute can do for you!

Laura Repetto shares her experience teaching anatomy to a class of Yoga Works teachers:

Practicing yoga and sharing yoga with students is a regular part of my week as an instructor at the National Holistic Institute.  To me, yoga is a great way to warm the body up before performing massage.  It was with great joy that I was able to work with Yoga Works teachers in training for their anatomy portion of their certification.  These classes marked the 6^th time NHI has been selected to offer this anatomy intensive training. Richard Middaugh and I shared the 12 hours of instruction and had a lot of fun palpating muscles, analyzing movement of the body and applying the information to yoga.

NHI Owners Mason Myers & Tim Veitzer

Mason Myers, co-owner of the National Holistic Institute, hopes his new role on the California Massage Therapy Council (CAMTC) will help cut through the governmental red tape that has plagued professional massage therapists in California.

Appointed by the California Association of Private Postsecondary Schools (CAPPS) to voice massage education issues, Mr. Myers was elected treasurer during the Council’s inaugural meeting on February 19, 2009.  He will work alongside appointees from the California chapter of the American Massage Therapy Association, (AMTA-CA); Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals (ABMP); California counties, cities, colleges, and Department of Consumer Affairs; as well as other affiliated parties.

“State certification will provide California massage therapists a more practical and affordable solution than the current patchwork of local licensing.  Ensuring the same standards for all therapists across the state will further elevate the reputation of the massage profession and improve consumer confidence,” declares Mr. Myers.

The California Massage Therapy Council is a non-profit organization ordained by the State of California to oversee the issuance of state-wide massage therapist certifications.  State certifications will begin being issued sometime after September 1, 2009.  Stay tuned to this blog for more information as that time approaches.