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During the eight years I was at C.O.C.C., I developed curriculum and marketing plans, advised students, supervised faculty, produced income projections, created budgets, taught courses and was totally responsible for the quality and integrity of the massage therapy program. One of our greatest accomplishments was to develop a two year degree for students who wanted to specialize in massage therapy. At that time there were only a handful of community colleges, who even offered massage education, let alone a two year degree!

Due to the structure of the college, all courses were offered, as separate entities. Often students would come to me and express their frustrations regarding a lack of congruency from course to course. My head and heart told me the students were right, however, within the system it was not possible to make significant changes.

Why am I telling you all of this?
Sage School of Massage & Healing Arts is new in name, but not in expertise, experience, integrity and passion. I have successfully practiced massage therapy for 15 years as a sole proprietor; have 36 years of administrative/business expertise today, and 26 years of teaching experience. My desire is to give what I have been given and to inspire others to raise the medical massage therapy standards in providing high quality health and wellness to our community.

I listened to prior students, and with the assistance of our faculty, we have developed an integrated curriculum with each subject interwoven and reinforced throughout the entire program. This innovative way of teaching theory and technique, as it directly applies to practicing massage therapy, makes the curriculum relevant and interesting. Students are able to make a strong connection between their heads, hands and hearts as they progress from subject to subject. We believe graduates will have the competence to practice the art of healing confidently, a step above an entry level practitioner, due to the structure of our courses.

Our mission is to educate our students in the art & science of massage therapy balancing clinical reasoning skills with intuition.

"Check out our website, contact us, come visit Sage School of Massage & Healing Arts to feel the professionalism of accomplished successful massage practitioners who are deeply committed to the healing power of touch. We bring our expertise from experience to the classroom in this massage therapy school in Bend. Welcome."

Massage Therapy Licensing Requirements for the State of Oregon:

• Must complete 500 or more hours of supervised classroom education
• Must pass the Massage and Bodywork Licensing Examination (MBLEx)
• Must pass the Oregon Board of Massage Practical Examination