SWIHA Blog

Have you ever considered turning your passion for wellness, healing, and helping others into a career? If so, you may be wondering what it’s actually like to attend massage therapy school.

Choosing to become a massage therapist is an exciting step, yet it can also come with plenty of questions. What will you learn? How much hands-on training will you receive? Will you study anatomy? What is a massage school classroom like? And how do you know which massage therapy program is right for you?

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Topics: Massage School, Massage Therapy Program, Arizona Board of Massage Therapists, Arizona Massage School

“More than ever people need to be touched. Physically and emotionally, the soul needs to be touched through understanding, meeting people where they are at, and holding them in a space where they can come into a place of calm homeostasis and healing. There has never been a better time to seek an education in massage and the healing arts than now because we have been isolated for so long that we now understand how connection and human interaction is such an important part of the human psyche.”  - Joel Hamilton, SWIHA Associate Dean of On-Campus Education

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Topics: Southwest Institute of Healing Arts, Massage Therapy, SWIHA, Holistic Healing, massage, Arizona, Licensed Massage Therapist, Our Success Center, Career Statistics, Gainful Employment, Healing Modalities, Arizona Board of Massage Therapists, Arizona Massage School