Why choose only one career when you can have two or three?
Expand your Skills and Blend Careers! Southwest Institute of Healing Arts is the only school that offers such vast choices in how you can develop your holistic knowledge and expand how you serve in the world. Many of our students maximize their education by combining their training to build successful entrepreneurial holistic wellness businesses.
Unlimited Employment Opportunities!
Our aesthetics, yoga and other programs all grew out of our original award winning Massage College. Now with all we offer, you have the opportunity to combine the best of training! Earning multiple licenses, certificates of excellence and specialties gives you the most opportunities possible whether you choose to work for an established business or for yourself.
Be a Massage Therapist and a Skincare Specialist
You can earn a dual license as a Massage Therapist and a Skincare Specialist to gain a leading edge in the competitive and lucrative spa and wellness industry.
Be a Massage Therapist and Yoga Teacher
Combine your training as a Licensed Massage Therapist with Yoga Teacher Training certification to gain a deep understanding of body mechanics to fully support your clients.
Be a Massage Therapist and Holistic Nutrition Coach/Urban Farmer
You can broaden your options even further when you bring together massage plus holistic training such as Holistic Nutrition Coaching and Urban Farming to offer clients a sustainable wellness lifestyle.
Be a Massage Therapist and Hypnotherapist
Bring together the mind-body wellness of Massage Therapy plus Hypnotherapy to specialize in guiding clients to releasing stress, fears, anxiety and finding complete mental and physical relaxation.
There are so many winning combinations for rewarding and profitable careers. The options at SWIHA are far-reaching in how you can customize your personal path.
Career Outlook for Massage Therapist
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) projects that employment of massage therapists “will grow 23 percent from 2012 to 2022, much faster than the average for all occupations. Continued growth in the demand for massage services will lead to new openings for massage therapists”.
Massage therapists work in a variety of settings, both private and public. These include private offices, spas, hospitals, massage specialty clinics and fitness centers. Many massage therapists create their own professional practice, renting and creating space in a multi-use spa or health and wellness provider building. Massage therapists may also travel to clients’ homes or offices to give a massage. According to the BLS, the median annual wage for massage therapists was $35,970 as of May 2012.