Massage Therapy Blog - MH Vicars School of Massage Therapy

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…

News

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…

COVID-19, News

Keeping Students Safe In September

This school year will be unlike any other that we’ve experienced, and we know that there will be challenges and surprises ahead. We have been working hard all summer to make sure that when our students and faculty return to campus in August…

Alumni, Business

Vicars Graduate Spotlight: Maureen de Sosa Kalas, RMT and clinic owner

Maureen de Sosa Kalas is a lot of things: a healer, entrepreneur, an athlete, and an adventurer. And an MH Vicars graduate, of course. In the decade since she completed the two-year diploma program at MH Vicars School in Calgary, Maureen…

COVID-19, Education, Videos

Adapting blended learning for a pandemic, and beyond

The COVID-19 pandemic has meant that all schools and colleges have had to make a lot of changes to how they deliver their programs—and fast. And at MH Vicars School, it was no different. We closed our campuses in mid-March, and classes continued…

Alumni

A Tribute to Vittorio Congi

In April, the MH Vicars School community lost one of our own to COVID-19. Vitto Congi graduated from our Edmonton campus in 2019, and was just beginning to build his new career and new life. Vitto was a kind and caring man who had a bright future…

COVID-19, Public Clinics

A message to our clients regarding reopening our public clinics

UPDATE June 10, 2020: Phase 2 of Alberta's "relaunch" strategy will begin on June 12, and many massage therapy clinics will be open for business. We're sorry to say that MH Vicars School Public Clinic will not be one of them (yet). We…

News, Public Clinics

Temporary campus closures due to COVID-19

In response to the continued spread of the COVID-19 virus, we have made the difficult decision to temporarily close our campuses. Both the Edmonton and Calgary campuses will be closed from Monday, March 16 until further notice. All on-campus…

Alumni

Vicars diploma opens doors for Calgary grad

Wherever Ryan Kim has gone since graduating from MH Vicars School, his Vicars education has opened doors for him. When he first graduated in 2018, Ryan felt confident enough in his own skills to start his own massage clinic in Calgary. “I…

News

Regulation and accreditation news at the MTAA AGM

There’s nothing like a road trip to see old friends! On October 7, our Executive Director Sarah Ward-Bakken and our Curriculum Director Linda McGeachy joined massage therapists from across the province for the Massage Therapist Association…

News

PEI joins ranks of regulated provinces

There’s big news for massage in Canada’s smallest province! Prince Edward Island has added massage therapy to its list of Regulated Health Professions. Please join us in congratulating the Prince Edward Island Massage Therapy Association…

Alumni, Business, Career Information, Community, News, Uncategorised

Three Vicars grads up for Edmonton’s best RMT title

Move over, Oscars. Take a seat, Golden Globes. This awards season, we’re only interested in the Best of YEG Fitness awards – because three of the nominees for “Best Massage Therapist” are Vicars graduates! Kory Ring, Andrea Yacyshyn,…

Alumni, Business, Career Information, Education, News

Have Skills, Will Travel, pt 2: From Newfoundland to BC

“Looking back now, I’m definitely glad I went the Newfoundland route. It’s been a long process, but I’m finally there!” That’s Jenna Kluthe, who graduated from MH Vicars School’s Edmonton campus in 2017. She was one of nearly…