Category Archives: Clinical Massage Therapy

By Katie Tafel, Health and Wellness Coaching Program Director We started our Health and Wellness Coaching Certificate Program because we wanted to find more ways to do what we love: train people who want to help others. Since we launched the program, the demand for health and wellness coaches has exponentially increased. We’re living through…

By Joan Hannant, Founder & CEO of The Soma Institute Watching our students succeed fills me with pride. They come to Soma as adults of all ages from all walks of life. Some enroll with complete confidence they have what it takes to be a clinical massage therapist. Others aren’t so sure. But every year…

By Mike Hovi, Program Director at The Soma Institute I love sports. For most of my life, I’ve watched them and played them, and for the 12 years I spent as a high school teacher, I coached them. It’s always been important to me that I stay involved in sports, but when I got involved…

By Dee Smith, Instructor at The Soma Institute Nationwide, there is a new trend toward career changes. It’s a new phenomenon to the rest of the world, but one I know well and one we see play out over and over again at Soma. It’s also my story. I’m a practicing clinical massage therapist and…

By Monique Costello, Instructor at The Soma Institute For some families, the first day of school can be a shock to the system. Just getting out the door on time can be a challenge. To cut down on that stress, it’s important to recognize that children follow their parents’ lead. If parents are stressed and…