
THE CENTER FOR NATURAL WELLNESS
SCHOOL OF MASSAGE THERAPY
Established 1998
School: (518) 489-4026
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Massage Clinic: (518) 489-4068
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Your Future is in Your Hands
Vision and Philosophy
Educational Goals and Objectives
Our Mission: Excellence in Massage Therapy Education
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Our primary mission is to equip students with the comprehensive knowledge and skills necessary to not only meet but exceed the standards set by the New York State licensing exam for Massage Therapy.
At our school, we provide a dynamic learning environment that builds a strong foundation in massage therapy, with a rigorous curriculum focused on the sciences. Our courses delve deeply into anatomy, physiology, and related fields, ensuring students gain a complete understanding of the human body’s systems and functions.
We offer students extensive hands-on training in a variety of holistic bodywork techniques, paired with community engagement opportunities. These experiences allow our students to showcase the transformative impact of massage therapy on health and emotional well-being within the communities we serve.
Our commitment is to produce knowledgeable, compassionate, and skilled massage therapy professionals ready to make a positive impact.
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Our staff consciously strives to unfold each student’s special talents and abilities by adhering to the following objectives:
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Provide each student with a high quality learning environment.
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Employ faculty and staff who are dedicated massage therapists and health practitioners and who possess exemplary educational and ethical standards.
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Provide an educational experience consisting of the art, science, practice and ethics of massage therapy.
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Provide every student with a wide range of academic and career enhancement opportunities.
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Encourage personal growth, self-awareness, and respect among faculty and students.

A Touching Experience
CNWSMT believes that alternative healing techniques including therapeutic massage will continue to play a vital and necessary role in preventive medicine.
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Licensed massage therapists today work in a complementary capacity with traditional medicine; therefore creating a whole new comprehensive model of health wellness.
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Through our comprehensive program, graduates will go into the professional health care world confident of their skills and mission as massage therapists.

Fostering the Highest Standards of Practice
CNWSMT recognizes education and lifelong learning are critical components in maintaining the highest standards of practice.
Practitioners of therapeutic massage often choose to develop an area of specialty after graduation.
We encourage the entire holistic bodywork community to strive for excellence and we expect no less from our students.
We offer a variety of continuing education programs and other resources to uphold the standards of the profession.
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We are very proud of our graduates overall success in passing the New York State licensing exam and the National Certification Exam.
Our high pass rates are evidence of the strong massage therapy program offered here at CNWSMT.
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