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Preliminary Accreditation Granted Seal of the CMTCA

MH Vicars School Earns Preliminary Accreditation from CMTCA

MH Vicars School of Massage Therapy is proud to announce that we have been granted Preliminary Accreditation status from the Canadian Massage Therapy Council for Accreditation. This status is an important milestone for our school,…

News

The Anatomy of a Great RMT: The Top 5 Qualities All Amazing Massage Therapists Share

Looking for a Career Where You Can Help Others and Stay Active? Massage Therapy May Be the Right Fit for You! What is a Registered Massage Therapist? A Registered Massage Therapist (RMT) is a licensed healthcare professional who is trained…

Business, Career Information, News

Massage Therapy Training: 6 Tips to Help You Choose The Best School for You

Ready to Begin Your New Career? This Essential Info Will Help You Get Started Massage therapy is a thriving, in-demand career, ideal for people from all walks of life who put “helping others” at the top of their career bucket list. It’s…

Career Information, News

Massage Therapist Dress Code

What Do Massage Therapists Wear? There are lots of wonderful things about being a massage therapist. Some of them are big and obvious: helping people heal, being your own boss, building strong therapeutic relationships with regular clients…the…

Education

How Geriatric Massage Therapy Can Help Improve the Quality of Life for Seniors

From Reducing Pain to Improving Balance, Massage Has Big Benefits for Older Adults To get older is a privilege. But it’s not always comfortable—years of adventure take their toll on the body and on the mind. As the decades add up,are so…

Education, News

Benefits of Massage for Mental Health

From Depression to PTSD, Massage Therapists Can Play a Key Role in Mental Health Care When your neck is stiff after too many hours working at the computer, or a long run left your hamstrings screaming, you pick up the phone and call your favourite…

Business, Career Information

Find Your Work-Life Balance as a Registered Massage Therapist

Create a Balanced, Healthy Lifestyle as an RMT Work-life balance is high on the list of career must-haves for almost everyone. Looking to break free of the 9-5 and the culture of being constantly connected to the office by text, phone, or…

COVID-19, News

Massage Therapy in 2021: Despite the Pandemic, the Profession Continues to Grow

How COVID-19 has changed things for RMTs and massage therapy schools When COVID-19 arrived in Canada, none of us knew how it would affect our lives. And as massage therapists, we were also worried about our livelihoods. What would happen to…

Business, Career Information, Education

Massage Therapy Education Opens Doors to Unique Employment Opportunities

A Career in Massage Therapy Can Provide Many Ideal Job Options Have you ever said to yourself “one day, I’ll have more time for myself?” If you’re a shift worker or you’ve been stuck in the 9-5 rat race for too many years, it may…

Education

12 Benefits of Prenatal and Postpartum Massage for Mothers

Massage is Highly Beneficial for Expectant and New Moms Becoming a mother is a beautiful thing. Any parent can tell you that welcoming a child into your family will change your entire life. But if you’re the one giving birth to that…

Business, Career Information

A Career in Massage Therapy – 9 Ways it Can Change Your Life

Train for a Career in Massage Therapy and Begin a Successful, Rewarding Career A career in massage therapy can change your entire life. If you’ve ever felt trapped in a dead-end job, wishing you could work in a real career where you could…

Massage therapist Sheena Taggart is based in Bragg Creek Alberta, outside of Calgary

Alumni, Business

How this rural RMT turned thoughtful client education into an award-winning marketing strategy

Please join us in congratulating MH Vicars School graduate Sheena Taggart, winner of the 2020 Peter Martin Award of Excellence from the Massage Therapists Association of Alberta. The Peter Martin Award is an annual prize that honours recent…

Education, News

MH Vicars Earns MTAA Approved School Status

MH Vicars School is proud to announce that we have been named to the Massage Therapist Association of Alberta’s new list of Approved Schools. We’ve always been committed to providing our students with the best, most up-to-date massage…

COVID-19, Public Clinics

February 2021 COVID-19 update for our clinic clients

Our student massage therapy clinics remain temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic as a safety precaution to protect our students—and you. Treating clients in our practicum clinics is a vital part of our students' education, and…

Community

Join our fundraising team for Coldest Night of the Year 2021!

The Coldest Night of the Year is a walk that raises money for folks in our communities who are experiencing homelessness, hunger, and other hardships this winter. This year, the walk has gone virtual - which means that you can participate no…

Alumni, Business, Videos

Vicars Graduate Spotlight: Carly Turner and Gwen Evans Part 2

At MH Vicars School, we often say that a massage therapy career can be whatever you want it to be. Carly Turner and Gwen Evans are a great example of this. Carly and Gwen were classmates at Vicars, and graduated in 2018. They now work together…

Alumni, Videos

Vicars Graduate Spotlight: Carly Turner and Gwen Evans Part 1

At MH Vicars School, we often say that a massage therapy career can be whatever you want it to be. Carly Turner and Gwen Evans are a great example of this. Carly and Gwen were classmates at Vicars, and graduated in 2018. They now work together…

Public Clinics

Our clinics will be back soon!

After too many months of empty classrooms, we’re overjoyed to have all our students back on campus this month. And that means the moment everyone’s been waiting for is almost here: the return of student clinics! Our student massage clinics…

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Thanks for everything, Robert and Christina!

We’re excited for the brand new school year, but September will be a little bittersweet this year as two well-loved faces will be missing from campus. Please join us in saying “goodbye, thank you, and good luck” to Robert Haviar and Christina…