Vicars School Blog

Few people who have been in a profession for 25 years still speak about it with enthusiasm. Luckily for Vicars School of Massage Therapy, her colleagues, and the entire massage community, Janine Borger is one of those rare individuals. For…

This 3-part blog series is all about the advantages and challenges of starting a massage therapy career later in life. We’ll find out why it’s such an attractive career for people in their forties, fifties, and beyond, and the special skills…

Did you know that over the past four years, one in every four students enrolled in Vicars School of Massage Therapy commuted each month from their homes and jobs in BC to Calgary or Edmonton for their massage training? Vicars offers an exceptional…

This is the third post in our series about pediatric massage. So far in the series, we’ve looked at research in the field of infant massage and talked to an RMT who teaches infant and child massage to her clients. Today, we’re reviewing…

This is the first in a series about pediatric massage: massage therapy for children ranging from infants to adolescents. In this first post, you'll learn about massage therapy for infants, including its potential benefits for both parents and…

When you’re a massage therapist, getting injured on the job hurts more than just your body. Taking time off to recover from an injury means loss of income, and even potential loss of clients. The best way for an RMT to deal with workplace…