Why Massage Therapy?

Massage Therapy / Bodywork is a healing art. The profession is one of the fastest growing in the health field today. ICNH has an intense curriculum, with an emphasis on therapeutic massage. The benefits of therapeutic massage are being increasingly recognized, in turn putting bodywork in its rightful place in the medical community.

This profession offers the therapist numerous career options after licensing. Therapists may choose to work along side another health professional, a health and fitness club, or open their own practice.

With the renewed interest, comes demand. Quality therapists are more in demand than ever before. A good therapist will find this career to be very lucrative, as well as extremely fulfilling on a personal level.

Iowa College of Natural Health is proud of our high standards. Our instructors are all health care professionals, and available throughout the program to assist you in the learning process. You will find our curriculum to be challenging, and our instructors helpful. We instill professional/business ethics in our students, in order to prepare them for the "real world".

Our class size is limited, offering our students a more personal education.

Educational Objective:

This course offers the students extensive training in all aspects of therapeutic massage.  Students will be trained in Swedish massage, deep tissue therapy, and many related bodywork techniques.  Our graduates will be given every opportunity to become top Therapists in the massage therapy profession.

The course will be taught in lecture, demonstration, and hands on exercises.   Students will be tested on their knowledge and technique through written and practical exams.  Students are required to complete an extensive clinical internship in order to obtain the skills needed to become a successful Therapist.