This month we are highlighting Renee Araneda, one of our massage therapy instructors at our Emeryville campus. Renee graduated from NHI Emeryville in 2007 and worked in a variety of settings, including integrative wellness centers, acupuncture clinics, and spas. This valuable experience helped her build a successful private practice, which she continues to maintain today, … Read More
By William Mathis, NHI instructor The masseter is one of the most crucial muscles in the human body because it allows us to chew food and thus nourish the body. Its name is derived from the Greek word masasthai, meaning “to chew”, and it forms a prominent part of the contours of the face. For its size, … Read More
Contributing Writer: Aurora Donnelly Walking into the doors of the San Jose campus is like coming home to me. I remember coming in for my campus tour provided by the admissions team. As soon as Michelle began talking about the program I immediately felt that this place was where I belonged. I met many teachers … Read More
We sat down with Rondi Kirby, one of NHI’s massage therapy instructors at the San Francisco Campus to learn about how she became interested in massage therapy, her experience owning a spa in Breckenridge, living in Yosemite and her most memorable moment in her massage career. Q1: Why did you choose massage therapy? Rondi: I took … Read More
Don’t you think the world would be a better place if everyone got a massage? Come discover why massage therapy matters and why massage therapists are in demand now more than ever before at NHI’s Massage Matters Open House Celebration. You and your friends are invited to join us on Thursday, August 6th from 3 … Read More
I want to tell you about the most memorable massage I’ve ever done – literally. By the time my grandmother was in her nineties, her short-term memory was pretty much shot. She could remember WW2 like it was yesterday, but a conversation five minutes ago would escape her completely. I knew she was approaching the end … Read More
Have you heard about reiki, the energy healing system that’s been growing rapidly in popularity over the last several years? Curious about getting a session but not sure what it’s all about? Simply put, reiki means “universal life energy”. It originated in Japan in the early twentieth century when Dr. Mikao Usui, a Buddhist monk … Read More
National Holistic Institute and Biofreeze proudly announce that Raymond Orona, an Advanced Neuromuscular Therapy Graduate and Massage Therapy Ambassador at the NHI Santa Ana campus, has won the 2015 NHI/Biofreeze AMTA Convention Scholarship, honoring 2010 AMTA/Jerome Perlinski Teacher of the Year and NHI staffer Melissa Wheeler. Raymond will receive complimentary registration, airfare, and hotel for … Read More
Many people find themselves overwhelmed by stress and the toll it takes on body and mind. Some respond by way of such venerable arts as yoga to limber up a stiff body, or meditation to calm a turbulent mind. These arts are powerful, but they take time and discipline to cultivate. Wouldn’t it be great … Read More
