Posts from — July 2009

Eight members of National Holistic Institute’s San Jose Campus Sports Massage Team donated their time and talents to raise $500 for the American Cancer Society by providing massage therapy for the participants of the Los Gatos Relay for Life.  The NHI students worked from dawn to dusk providing relief for achy lower backs and knotted calves.  Relay For Life can be considered the American Cancer Society’s signature activity. They are overnight events and can last up to 24 hours in length.  The event in Los Gatos was held at the track at Rolling Meadows Middle School.  The NHI Sports Massage Team offered $1/minute massages throughout the day and by 8:00 pm had collected a considerable donation to a great cause.

Remember Hands Across America?  People holding hands to create one long chain across the entire country.  Now there’s a flashback to the 80’s.

Well, the National Holistic Institute students of Group 50 have the makings of an updated version – Massage Across America.  All we need are a few more participants and world peace will be at our fingertips!  Just don’t be the last person in line…

Last Thursday, National Holistic Institute enjoyed educating 50 exceptional high school students from all over the nation about the benefits of massage therapy.  These students came to us as part of the National Youth Leadership Forum (NYLF).

As a group, they unite annually to hear from inspirational speakers, listen to lectures from college professors, and take tours of prestigious colleges.  We’re honored that these 50 health-care minded students elected to visit NHI as one of their top choices over the many other Bay Area schools. [Read more →]

The California Massage Therapy Council has announced the application fee for the new state-wide massage therapist certification will be $150.

This comparably low fee is made even lower by the fact that it covers the first 2 years.  Subsequent 2-year renewals are expected to be $125.

By meeting the mandated training requirements, all NHI graduates will need to get state certified, in addition to the fee, is (1) a completed application (not yet available), (2) passport photo, (3) livescan background check ($50-$85), and (4) a sealed NHI transcript delivered directly to the CAMTC.

As CAMTC Treasurer, NHI co-owner Mason Myers worked diligently to keep the application fee as affordable as possible.  With his continued participation, we will update you on when applications become available and any other breaking news.

For massage therapists who do not have at least 500 verifiable hours of training, there are 7 other pathways to certification.  Please visit www.camtc.org for more information.

The Daily Breeze, a Los Angeles South Bay news source, interviewed National Holistic Institute teacher Nancy Gouge for an article published this week about the health benefits of massage therapy.

Researchers think massage may stimulate the parasympathetic nervous system, which triggers the body to release stress, said Nancy Gouge, an instructor at the National Holistic Institute massage therapy school in Encino. Once relieved of stress, the heart rate slows, blood vessels dilate and normal activity resumes throughout the body.

To read the article in its entirety, Click Here.