To breathe properly simply let your belly relax and expand as you draw air in through your nose. As you continue to inhale let your ribs expand, and then finally fill your lungs to the top. Then reverse that process as you exhale through your mouth. Make sure that you empty the lungs completely before you take your next breath.… Read More

Pediatric Massage Master Teacher Tina Allen rolled into NHI’s San Jose campus recently to talk about the value of massage for infants and children. Allen, the founder of Liddle Kidz Foundation travels North America with her husband and young son in a customized tour bus giving workshops and presentations about the benefits of touch therapy for the youngest among us. … Read More

I can’t tell you how excited I was the other day to get the best massage I had ever had; it was a dream come true.

Thorough, professional, deep but also very in tune with what he was doing as to not work too deep on the knots or just think one pressure is good for every part of the body. He watched my reaction and adjusted the pressure accordingly.

Stay present in your work, use empathy and ask yourself what everything would feel like and be open to the feedback of the clients as if you were hearing the compliment or criticism from yourself.… Read More

Work that you love can transform you. Do you have Work You Love?… Read More

Making time for ourselves may seem difficult, or even impossible, but the rewards are far reaching and very worthwhile. Come spend just two hours a month with us, and leave with new tools to care for yourself and enhance the quality of your life. You are worth it!… Read More

As a positive energy fills the air surrounding NHI’s brand new campus in Sacramento, CA, Klayna Snider and the Sacramento Bee both put the massage therapy profession into a new perspective. The article covers the growing demand for massage in the state’s capitol even through a rough economy. With 720 hours of massage therapy training including courses in business and marketing, graduates of the program are more than prepared to work in a variety of career settings, including spas, clinics, chiropractors offices, with sports teams, as well as starting their own private practice. … Read More

Students at the NHI San Jose Advanced Neuromuscular Therapy Program are busily engaged in the third module of the program, which focuses on the lumbopelvic region. Having already intensely focused their studies on the head, neck, and shoulder regions, they are now deepening their understanding of the anatomy and physiology of the low back and pelvis to better prepare them to learn and apply advanced techniques for working on some of the most troublesome complaints clients suffer from. As part of their anatomy studies, the students eagerly anticipate each cadaver class they attend, at nearby Life West Chiropractic College in Hayward.… Read More

National Holistic Institute is proud to share the success of our Sports Massage Team. Sports Massage is a growing profession that focuses on the application of a variety of massage techniques and stretching exercises to enhance athletic performance. We are proud to have developed relationships with amazing organizations such as Diabetes Foundation, Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation, Team In Training, MS Society, Best Buddy International, and the American Heart Association. Our program has been extremely successful and this has shown through high praise that students have received from event coordinators like Tri-Cal, Finishline Productions, Avanti Sports, LA Marathon and Kaiser Permanente, to name a few. The Sports Massage Team not only benefits the public, but the students who volunteer are exposed to new and exciting situations that are only possible in real-life experiences. We hope to be even more active and work with more wonderful organizations in 2011!… Read More

Melissa Wheeler was just featured in Massage Magazine for being named the American Massage Therapy Association 2010 Jerome Perlinski Teacher of the Year. In addition to congratulating Melissa for her dedication to massage therapy education, we would like to thank her for her continued support of all of the teachers, so many graduates and the current students at the National Holistic Institute.… Read More

We are pleased to announce that NHI’s very own Cynthia Ribeiro has been voted President-Elect of the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA).… Read More