ASIS is Northern Arizona’s oldest and most comprehensive Massage Therapy Program.

It is not our differences that divide us.
It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences. Audre Lorde

Founded on the banks of the Verde River, overlooking the Tuzigoot Ruins and the Red Rocks of Sedona, Arizona, this Arizona massage school now offers its whole body, whole person massage education throughout Northern Arizona, and in greater Chicago, Illinois.

We are:

• Approved by UNIVERSAL GROUP FINANCIAL CORPORATION for student loans.
• Licensed by the Arizona State Board for Private Post-Secondary Education:
• A member of the AMERICAN MASSAGE THERAPY ASSOCIATION COUNCIL OF SCHOOLS:
• Arizona Board of Massage:
• Illinois Department of Professional Regulation:
• Approved by the NATIONAL CERTIFICATION BOARD FOR THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE AND BODYWORK (NCBTMB):
• An approved provider for CATEGORY “A” CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS
• Member Association for Bodywork & Massage Professionals:
• Authorized UNDER FEDERAL LAW TO ENROLL NON IMMIGRANT ALIEN STUDENTS
• Approved by the ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION
• Approved by NORTHERN ARIZONA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENT (NACOG):

Each State handles massage licensing differently:

Click here for all  State Requirements to become a Massage Therapist in the United States & Canada:

ASIS is approved for  the Training of Veterans:

• MASSAGE AND HYDROTHERAPY TRAINING
• MASSAGE TEACHER TRAINING

FOR STUDENTS RECEIVING VA FUNDING, THE FOLLOWING POLICIES APPLY:

1. Veteran Students falling below a passing average will be placed on academic probation for a period of three weeks, after which time the student’s progress will be re-evaluated by the school staff. If there is no progress, the student may be dismissed and all benefits withdrawn.
2. For applicants seeking to receive credit or advanced placement for previous applicable education and trainings, it is required that they take a written exam and an oral exam. They must make a 90% or higher on these exams to qualify. At this time there will be a reduction in tuition to compensate for their previous training.
3. Students may at any time request access to their school records.
4. Veterans receiving educational benefits, will be granted a Federal Pro-Rata refund.

We Teach Who We Are

Teaching

Like any true activity,

emerges from one’s inwardness, for better or worse,

As I teach, I project the condition of my soul

onto my students, my subject, and our way of being together.

The entanglements I experience in the classroom

are often no more or less than the convolutions of my inner life.

Viewed from this angle,

teaching holds a mirror to my soul.

If I am willing to look in that mirror and not run from what I see.

I have the chance to gain self-knowledge

And knowing myself is as crucial to good teaching

as knowing my students and my subjects.

We teach who we are.

Parker Palmer

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