Healing Mountain Massage School (Salt Lake City Campus) — Local services in Salt Lake City

I graduated from Healing Mountain last year in the "Accelerated Program". As an alumni, I wanted to write a brief review of the educational program they have here. This review is for anyone interested in the massage therapy education Healing Mountain offers. I was in a program that was completed in about 9 months (January 2015 to September 2015)

Why I liked my experience: Most of the people in management or teaching positions are very talented massage therapists themselves. I love how many different classes I got to participate in. At times I had to take more than 3 different classes a week, I literally was at Healing mountain every single day of the week when I was in their program. They try to immerse you in massage until its all you think about. This was perfect for me, I went here looking for a massage program that would force me to become the best massage therapist I can be. They required about 300 hours of hands on clinical experience. Attendance to all classes and clinical hours was mandatory and you couldn't be absent or late for almost any reason. I specifically looked for a school that demanded that. If you are a potential student, looking for an easy way to get a LMT license, sorry this place is not your answer. This school taught me to become a "muscle whisperer".

A few things that I have expressed as areas to improve: There were some classes that were (for the sake of time) not covered as well as I would have liked. Its true that there were some instances, due to changes in administration or miscommunication, that teachers did not show up or were late. However, I really loved most of my instructors. And although I liked the structure of the program, they almost had so many rules that was borderline ridiculous at times. You have to be very detailed oriented to manage so many classes at the same time. In such a small school, its a perfect place for a lot of drama (which can sometimes get in the way).

In conclusion to this lengthy review.... I loved my experience at Healing Mountain massage school. I felt honored to be taught by such experienced body workers. There's always more to learn and I'm looking forward to attending Healing Mountain again sometime...

Prior to becoming a student at Healing Mountain I was a client for nearly 2 years. The first massage I ever received here I knew one day I would become a student. Massage was a very important part of my healing journey. Every massage I received from Healing Mountain was wonderful. The students get a quality education and it shows in their work . The staff is friendly and knowledgable about the modalities offered to help each person find the type of massage they are looking for.

I decided on the 900 hour massage program at Healing Mountain which requires 300 hours of clinic time. At first while attending I thought the clinic hours were excessive. However, now that I am graduated and licensed I am grateful to have had so much experience with clients. I was able to get so much helpful feedback from clients, staff and students. With nearly 3 times the required amount of hands on clinic required by the state I have found myself able to get offered any job I have applied for and have built a steady stream of my own clients as well. I was given a quality education with so much knowledge and am extremely confident in my work. I would highly recommend Healing Mountain Massage School to receive massage and also attend for a successful career.

Side note: My partner attended the accelerated program at Myotherapy Massage Collage, this is only a 705 hour program with 100 hours of clinic required. This program is much to fast, leaving no time to absorb the information. The lack of clinic hours does not offer enough time to get feedback and make improvements on body mechanics, flow and confidence. Although Healing Mountain requires more clinic hours than Myotherapy I would strongly advise going with Healing Mountain if you want to build a successful career you can feel...

I have been to Healing Mountain Massage School about 6 times and it seems to be hit or miss with who you get. All the massages I have had have been descent, nothing spectacular. Last time I scheduled a 70 minute massage and when I got there they had me down for only a 50 minute and couldn't change it since they were booked. The last time I went I marked down and asked for more attention on my left knee and more time spent on my legs since I had just completed a Marathon. There was no attention to either. Their prices are really great though and the atmosphere is just fine. The massage therapists have all been really nice and friendly. Another time my wife and I went in to get a couples massage that we had rescheduled and I had already paid in advance for the massages. When we got there they didn't have record of our payment. The owner came out to discuss it with us and didn't believe us or have any records to back up that we paid. We said that we had proof that we paid on our bank account. He still didn't believe us so we asked if he had a computer that we could pull up the transaction on our bank account. He let us use one of the computers to pull up our statement and stood right over our shoulder the entire time. We had to ask him to turn around as we entered our account information and to hide our other personal bank information. After we pulled it up he still didn't fully believe us until we showed him more of the statement where it said the Banks Name. It was very uncomfortable and annoying. It was our anniversary date so I didn't want to start anything and just wanted to get a massage with my wife. After 10 minutes of this he finally let us go get our massages.

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