Why Study at Heartwood?

Professional training at Heartwood is exciting, innovative and comprehensive. Our trainings are unique because they take place in an environment of professional excellence, inspiring natural beauty and support for personal growth. Our classes are taught by master teachers who live their philosophies of natural health care, spiritual development and loving service. Students who have studied at Heartwood tell us it has been one of the most powerful transformational experiences of their lives.

The faculty and staff of Heartwood Institute invite you to experience an environment that will help you translate your hopes and dreams into a meaningful career — work you can be proud of, work you will love. At Heartwood, you are given the opportunity to grow personally and professionally and to become a skilled and compassionate bodyworker. As a therapist in training, you will learn to cultivate sensitivity, intuitive awareness, loving presence and confidence in your work. Learning about what is is to live a holistc lifestyle, that is, the interplay between body, mind and spirit is a unique benefit to living on campus during your intensive or retreat. Our graduates find their work well received and their clients appreciative of the healing spirit that Heartwood engenders.

Massage Therapy is an effective technique for relieving stress, physical and emotional pain and trauma. It releases tension, increases self-awareness and stimulates the natural energies of the body to create a higher level of health and balance. The Heartwood approach is unique because it integrates sophisticated bodywork techniques with deep respect for the transformational power of loving touch.