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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…

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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,…

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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…

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Have Skills, Will Travel: Vicars grads train in Alberta to work in BC

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Let’s Face(book) It: RMTs Need To Be On Social Media

This morning when I sat down at my desk, coffee in hand, the first thing that I did was open up Facebook. It’s the first thing I do every morning. This isn’t a confession that I’m slacking off on the job—quite the opposite, in fact! As…

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Vicars Grads at Work: Suzanne Belanger

On the surface, leaving a career as an intensive-care technician to study massage seems like a complete left turn. But for Suzanne Belanger, who began studying at MH Vicars School after more than two decades working in hospitals,…

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Vicars Grads at Work: Katie Rees

A successful personal trainer and Pilates instructor, Katie worked closely with the human body every day, but still wanted to know more. She chose MH Vicars School because of the strong anatomy portion of the curriculum. She hadn’t expected…

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Bree Skiba: Where Are They Now?

In 2011, Bree Skiba had been out of school for four years and was already head of a mini massage empire: her company Balance Massage had two Edmonton locations and had just opened a third in Kelowna. I interviewed her then about her experiences…

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Vicars Grads at Work: Brenda Roy

From new graduate to award-nominated small business owner in less than six months: it's fair to say that Brenda Roy had a very good 2016. Brenda graduated from the MH Vicars Calgary campus last June, and opened her home-based clinic, Angelic…

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Happy International Women's Day from MH Vicars School

International Women's Day, March 8, is a global celebration of the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity. Like so many health and caring…

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Vicars Grads at Work: Kerri Wagensveld

Thanks to her passion and ambition, Kerri Wagensveld's career as a massage therapist has progressed very quickly. When she graduated from Vicars in 2014, she already knew that she wanted to specialize in sport massage. She is now a Canadian…

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Reflections on our first networking event

It feels so good to see a dream coming true! Last night we held our first ever community-building event. We wanted it to be a night of connection and inspiration; between graduates, current students, and professionals from the wider wellness…

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Vicars Grads at Work: Vicki East

Since she graduated from the Edmonton campus in 2013, Vicki East has been collecting additional credentials and skills. She is a Certified Lymphedema Therapist, and regularly incorporates therapeutic hot and cold stone therapy and myofascial…

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Vicars Grads at Work: Oksana Pellerine

Oksana Pellerine has been practicing massage since 2014, and now runs Art of Healing Pains out of her home. She specializes in fascial work, and also offers raw honey massage, shiatsu techniques, and several types of myofascial cupping to…

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Networking for RMTs: Why Does It Matter?

As an RMT, you’ve chosen to dedicate your career to helping and connecting with others. So, networking should come as second nature. But too many massage therapists write off the idea entirely without realizing its value. Maybe the term brings…

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Vicars Grads at Work: Terri Polowick

Since graduating from the Edmonton campus in 2015, Terri Polowick has set up Intuitive Therapeutic Massage, a thriving home-based clinic in St Albert. In addition to her Vicars diploma, Terri has Myofascial Cupping Levels 1 and 2 certification.…

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Vicars Grads at Work: Kirsty MacIntosh

Kirsty graduated from the Edmonton campus in 2012. She owns Purple Lotus Therapeutic Massage & Esthetics in St Albert. She and her team of RMTs and estheticians, which includes a fellow MH Vicars grad, refer to Purple Lotus as a “splinic":…

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Vicars Grads at Work: Christine Huget

Christine has been working as an RMT since she graduated from Vicars in 2014, and last year she took the exciting step of starting her own practice. She works out of her home and does mobile massage, specializing in pregnancy and therapeutic…

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Vicars Grads at Work: Henriette Smith

Henriette graduated from our Edmonton campus in 2015. She now owns her own clinic - System Health Centre in Morinville, Alberta – where she provides relaxation and therapeutic massage as well as Contemporary Cupping and foot reflexology treatments. What…

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PEI joins ranks of regulated provinces

Three Vicars grads up for Edmonton's best RMT title

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

Have Skills, Will Travel: Vicars grads train in Alberta to work in BC

Let’s Face(book) It: RMTs Need To Be On Social Media

Vicars Grads at Work: Suzanne Belanger

Vicars Grads at Work: Katie Rees

Bree Skiba: Where Are They Now?

Vicars Grads at Work: Brenda Roy

Happy International Women's Day from MH Vicars School

Vicars Grads at Work: Kerri Wagensveld

Reflections on our first networking event

Vicars Grads at Work: Vicki East

Vicars Grads at Work: Oksana Pellerine

Networking for RMTs: Why Does It Matter?

Vicars Grads at Work: Terri Polowick

Vicars Grads at Work: Kirsty MacIntosh

Vicars Grads at Work: Christine Huget

Vicars Grads at Work: Henriette Smith

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