| Located in picturesque Ashville, NC, the Center for | | | | Center for Massage and Natural Health's CE |
| Massage and Natural Health welcomes prospective | | | | classes including Shiatsu intensive training, polarity |
| students to enroll in its 600-hour massage and | | | | therapy, "Integrating the Emotional Body" |
| bodywork therapy certification program, which | | | | (California-style massage), flower essences in |
| prepares candidates to pass the National | | | | massage therapy, deep tissue massage, Hawaiian |
| Certification exam in massage therapy and | | | | Lomi Lomi massage, Reiki, craniosacral therapy, |
| succeed in this fast-growing occupation. | | | | and more. |
| If you like working with animals, the Center for | | | | Like the great outdoors? The Center for Massage |
| Massage and Natural Health also offers three | | | | and Natural Health extends on-campus housing |
| equine massage courses, as well as a combination | | | | options to students at beautiful lakeside cabins, in |
| equine massage program (entailing all three). With | | | | addition to private retreat center |
| the main requirement being that students possess | | | | accommodations. |
| a love for horses, any one can enroll in this | | | | Accredited by COMTA (Commission on Massage |
| space-limited program where you learn | | | | Therapy Accreditation), the Center for Massage |
| fundamentals of equine anatomy, pathology, and | | | | and Natural Health also offers exciting educational |
| physiology -- in addition to hands-on application of | | | | and natural health programs like juice fast |
| specific bodywork techniques geared toward | | | | retreats, wellness retreats, workshop retreats, |
| horses. | | | | and spa services, among others. |
| Want to become certified in herbalism, or enhance | | | | Enjoy the placid view of the Blue Ridge Mountains |
| your established natural healthcare practice? At | | | | while gaining comprehensive education in massage |
| the Center for Massage and Natural Health, | | | | therapy at the Center for Massage and Natural |
| prospective herbalists can participate in any one | | | | Health today. |
| of a number of herbal medicine programs that | | | | Featured School the Week: Center for Massage |
| teach students the history, theory and application | | | | and Natural Health |
| of herbal medicine. In this course of study, | | | | Copyright 2008 |
| students gain in-depth knowledge about plants and | | | | The CollegeBound Network |
| their affects on organ systems, among other | | | | All Rights Reserved |
| related studies. | | | | NOTICE: Article(s) may be republished free of |
| Boasting NCBTMB-approved (National Certification | | | | charge to relevant websites, as long as Copyright |
| Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork) | | | | and Author Resource Box are included; and ALL |
| continuing education (CE) workshops, licensed | | | | Hyperlinks REMAIN intact and active. |
| massage therapists may enroll in any one of the | | | | |