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By Joan Hannant, Founder & CEO of The Soma Institute The health and wellness field attracts a certain kind of person. For years, we’ve been hearing one theme from new students and applicants. It’s a simple desire, but a very powerful one. Our students want to help people feel better. Whether they’re interested in massage…
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Massage Gets Back to Business
By Joan Hannant, Founder & CEO of The Soma Institute One of the cruel ironies of 2020 is that when people are stressed or tense, they need massage more than ever. Clearly, this has been a stressful year. Add to that all the people who are working remotely and bent over odd workstations or composing…
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Penny Chelios Realizes a Dream
By Joan Hannant, Founder & CEO of The Soma Institute In the midst of today’s challenges, it’s hard to take any time to sit back and reflect. The future occupies us. I know I’m often busy thinking ahead to things like how I can continue providing the best education possible for our students or how…
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The Business of Helping People
By Joan Hannant, Founder & CEO of The Soma Institute The Soma Institute was built on the idea of helping people. Students come to us because they are passionate about the idea of a career where they can help people heal naturally. My passion and the passion of our staff is to help our students…
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Can Clinical Massage Help with Nerve Injury?
If you’ve ever felt a shooting, tingling sensation down your leg or quick, sharp pain after lifting something or playing sports, you likely have experienced a nerve injury. Often, the pain is just a temporary nuisance, but it can also be debilitating. Clinical massage therapy can often relieve pain caused by nerve injury. (more…)
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