"I just finished the weekend massage class and it was awesome! I think I enjoyed giving the massage as much as I did getting it. It was a very fun class and I learned A LOT!"

-Kristi Brausch
Salt Lake City, Utah

The Costa Rica School of Integrative Massage is one of joy and love for the healing arts. Each student will have the opportunity to experience for themself the compassionate nature of massage. We are dedicated to serving each student and sharing the combined wealth of our experiences. We believe that each student is unique and our approach is to tailor the massage training to the individual and to help the massage student find their own unique approach to massage. If you are looking for something new and deeply fulfilling then experience why the Costa Rica School of Integrative Massage is not just a school - it's an adventure for a lifetime.

Our mission is to prepare our students for a successful and fulfilling career in massage therapy and bodywork. This education will be provided in an atmosphere of trust, honesty, and integrity. Our curriculum has also been designed so that upon completion the student will be certified as a chiropractic assistant. This review was done by the Arizona State Chiropractic Board. The student will also be prepared to take and pass the national massage exam.

Our program guides each student through a comprehensive 500 or 536 hour curriculum of integrative training designed to fully prepare them to practice the healing art of massage.

Total tuition is $6,500.00 US, plus a $500.00 fee for the course packet.

Included with that are the following:

- Curriculum, books, workbooks and handouts.
- A school notebook for all notes and handouts.
- Tranportation to and from the airport.
- Room and board with a Tico family.
- Use of sheets, tables and transportation to and from the clinic.
- Seeing some of the most beautiful places on earth.
- Packing lists.
- Either the 500 or the 532 hour massage certification.
- Excellent access very affordable food, stores, etc.
- A wonderful transit system, with no need for a car.
- Use of anatomy sculpture supplies and lab materials.
- Several instructor, proffesional and peer massages.
- Touring and a beach field trip.
- Evening spanish classes and morning stretch, yoga or pilates classes.
- Trip to a local Spa.
- Well rounded, and excellent massage education.



Requirments for admission to Costa Rica School of Integrative Massage:

1. Must be at least 18 years old.
2. Must be able to obtain a passport.
3. Must have a high school diploma or GED.
4. Must be emotionally able to handle the cultural changes of living in a foreign country.
5. Must have current CPR certification (required for the National Exam).
6. Must have travelers insurance for abroad.
7. Your finances must be in order to live for 5 months as there will be no time to work while you are studying.
8. Completed application with $50.00 fee. The fee will be returned if you are not accepted into the program.
9. One page written self recommendation.

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The classes included in this program are as follows:

- Anatomy and Physiology
- Kinesiology
- Pathology
- Business and Laws
- Job Oppurtunity and Outlooks
- Ethics
- First Aid
- CPR Review
- Sports Lecture and Assesment
- National Exam Preparation
- Swedish Massage (basic and advanced)
- Connective Tissue Massage
- Reflexology
- Cranial Sacral
- Neuromuscular Massage
- Shiatsu Massage
- Aromatherapy (as well as raindrop)
- Sports Massage
- Integrative Massage
- Required Massages
- Massage Journal
- Personal Journal
- Spanish For Massage Therapists (optional)

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Schedule: June 9, 2008-Aug. 29, 2008 Sept. 15, 2008-Dec. 12, 2008 -Online classes for the first 6 weeks. Jan. 12, 2009-April 3, 2009 June 8, 2009-Aug 28, 2009 Sept. 14, 2009-Dec 12, 2009 -Online classes for the first 6 weeks

You will have many different options for living arrangement while attending massage school and living in Costa Rica. Heredia has many "Ticos" or locals who rent out a room on a monthly basis.

Travel around Costa Rica is made very simple as they have a terrific transit system. Buses run every 10 minutes to virtually anywhere and taxis are also available for your convenience. You wont need a car while you are staying here.

Upon acceptance into the program you will receive a list of housing options and we will be pleased to assist you in making arrangements for housing.

We are pleased to offer a 32 hour "Spanish For Therapists" class to our students. This program requires one hour of class time thee times per week. Spanish lessons will introduce and teach all the necessary conversational language skills for the therapist working ina clinic, spa, or for having your own business where you may need these conversational skills.

Having lived many years in Arizona and Costa Rica, we saw this as a need that is growing continually and felt it important to include this valuable, optional training in our program. The lessons are taught by fluent spanish speakers.

Students who decide to take the spanish program may want to consider doing a "homestay" with a local tico family. This is a very affordable way to live in Costa Rica and really teaches you spanish quicky and effectively. The homestay includes your own room, meals and maid service.

Spanish class hours will be Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 7:00pm until 8:00pm.

What Heidi had to say about her experience: " I really enjoyed my time at the school. They personalized a four week course for me and put a lot of time and effort to make sure all the material I needed was included. They were professional and precise with their instructions and teaching and also made the whole experience a lot of fun. I will be back to learn more! Thanks for making me love massage! " -Heidi Billington New Zealand, now living in Costa Rica

The Costa Rica School of Integrative Massage is very pleased to invite one and all to out Free Massage Clinic.

The Clinic will be run by the students and worked by the students. Here our students learn how to run a business as well as having an opportunity to "give back" to the community we are so enjoying living within.

In the clinic students will be provided with phrase cards to make it possible to communicate with our clients. We will also use feedback sheets with pictures to help in this area.

Massage Clinic Hours:

Monday 3:00p-7:00p
Tuesday 3:00p-7:00p
Wednesday 3:00p-7:00p
Thursday 3:00p-7:00p

What Kristi had to say about her experience: "I just finished the weekend massage class and it was awesome! I think I enjoyed giving the massage as much as I did getting it. It was a very fun class and I learned A LOT! " -Kristi Brausch Salt Lake City, Utah

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Faculty:

Richard Neumann, NCMT
Rick graduated from the Phoenix Therepeutic Massage College in Arizona. In his private practice he emphasizes the "preventive care" approach with each client by integrating swedish, deep tissue and energy work. He has studied the martial arts for over thirty years and now focuses his attention on the internal arts of Tai Chi and Chi Kung which he will teach during the Shiatsu modality. As a certified yoga teacher, he starts the day with morning classes for those students who wish to participate. Rick will be teaching swedish massage, shiatsu massage and joining Robbie in teaching integrative massage and anatomy and physiology.

Roblynn Neumann, NCMT
Robbie graduated from the Arizona School of Integrative Studies. She has had a private practice for 10 years. Robbie has also been certified in advanced sports massage and injury prevention. She has worked in conjunction with a chiropractor in the area of injury prevention. Robbie will be teaching the connective tissue class, neuro-muscular therapy massage, sports massage, and a portion of the anatomy and physiology, and kineseology classes.

Aileen Judson, NCMT
Aileen graduated from the Brenkee school of massage in Seattle. She has had a private practice for 11 years, as well as working in a rehabilitation clinic for chronic injuries. Aileen is also a certified yoga instructor. She teaches swedish, and advanced swedish massage for the Phoenix School of Massage in Flagstaff, AZ. Aileen will be teaching the advanced swedish massage class, as well as some anatomy and physiology classes.

Mishelle Bishop, NCMT
Missy Bishop has been teaching reflexology for over four years. Primarily at Phoenix Therapeutic Massage College, Flagstaff, AZ but has also taught at a local spa for their massage therapists. She completed a 370 hour certification from the Center for Universal Reflexology, Berlin, MA. In order for Missy to complete her certification she had to write a research paper pertaining to the field and complete 50 case studies. Missy has also taken continuing education classes at Southwest Institute of Healing Arts Tempe, AZ. In conjunction to her reflexology she is a licensed aesthetician, nail tech, and massage therapist. She also is nationally certified in massage and a member of the American Massage Therapy Association.

Tamara Packer, NCMT
Tamara graduated from the Utah School of Massage. Tamara went to massage school so that she could practice Cranial Sacral work, which she has trained in extensively. She also studies iridology. She is currently teaching classes in Ecuador at a health clinic. Tamara will be teaching cranial sacral, aromatherapy, including raindrop and iridology classes.

Karen Albins, NCMT
Karen graduated from the Crestone Healing Arts Center in 1999 and has since worked privately in integrative massage therapy including reflexology, shiatsu, jin shin do accupressure, reiki, lomi lomi and swedish massage. She has lived in Costa Rica for the past four years an is fluent in the spanish language. Karen has also completed a degree in botony from Northern Arizona University as well as tropical botony courses here at the Universidad Nacional. Karen will be leading the Medicinal Plants workshop.

Jiovani & Rebekah Inestroza
Jiovani and Rebekah are our spanish instructors for the evening spanish classes. Both are fluent in spanish as well as english in speaking, reading and writing. Jiovani is from Hondurus, and spent five years in the United States working and studying english. Rebekah is from the United States and spent fives years working in the hospitals as a CNA as well as ER registration, using her spanish skills to assist in this area. As well as teaching the spanish classes they will be instrumental in helping to arrange housing for students, as well as organizing trips.

Ana Obviendo Fonseca
Anna is our homestay coordinator. Anna has been providing homestays herself for 12 years. She lives four blocks from the school and has been active in the community for many years. Anna adds her own experiences with homestays, along with the other families she is representing to provide a very well rounded and versatile group of homestay families. In addition to matching up the homestay families with students she will be providing get togethers and oppurtunities for the students to get involved in the community.

Board of Directors:

Dr. Scott Robbins, PH.D
Dr. Robbins has over 20 years experience as an instructor and instructional designer. He has designed, delivered, and evaluated training and education programs in a variety of government, academic, and corporate organizations, He has also worked as a professional tour guide in the US leading hiking and mountain biking trips in the Rocky Mountain region. He has traveled throughout Central America spending considerable time in Guatamala, Nicaragua and Costa Rica.

Dr. Julie Stears, N.D.
Dr. Stears served as Adjunct faculty at Southwest college of Naturopathic Medicine instructing Epidemiology and Current concepts in Public Health and is currently in private practice at her clinic, Turtle Island Natural Healing Center, Flagstaff AZ.

Dr. Bart Robbins, M.D
Dr. Bart Robbins graduated from Arizona State University with a BS in Exercise Science. He then attended UNT HSC school of Osteopathic Medicine and went on to specialize in pediatrics. He has a private practice in Weatherford TX. He is also an avid biker, and triathlete. He has competed in Ironman France, and has done personal training for athletes.

Dr. Ben Harvey, M.D
Dr. Harvey has spent years in South and Central America. He has studied spanish abroad extensively. He has also worked on the "trail" hiking and camping with troubled teens. Ben has been involved with an organization called "Families Helping Families". In connection with this organization he has built many homes, and orphanages in Hondurus, and Mexico. He has been very intrumental as translator for Families helping Families, as well as our school.

Dr. Tim Martin, DC

Directors:

Rick has been a nationally certified massage therapist and run a part time practice for three years. He attended school at Phoenix Theraputic Massage College. Rick has also taken additional hours in Shiatsu at the Arizona school of Integrative Studies. Rick has studied many different martial arts styles over 30 years. He has run his own dojo, as well as teaching many students as well as competing in tournements. His studies in Feng Shui as well as Shiatsu give him an added sensitivity and expertise in his massage practice. Rick also brings his teaching experience from his years of running a dojo, as well as his years homeschooling his seven children together. Ricks energy level makes it best for him to keep very busy. He spends his sparetime reading, hiking, working out, doing massage and traveling.

Robbie has been nationalyy certified and operated her own private practice for 10 years. She graduated from the Arizona School of Integrative Studies in Cottonwood, AZ. For two years Robbie worked in a physical rehab clinic, as well as working with the Norther Arizona University track and cross country teams. Robbie is specialized in advanced sports massage, and continues working with collegiate, as well as proffesional athletes. Her certification as a personal trainer also helps in her work with athletes. Being certified in myofacial release has prepared her for the work she does with local chiropractor in treating chronic injuries. With over 20 years of experience homeschooling her seven children as well as teaching many classes for science camps she is able to be a very patient, knoledgebla teacher of massage therapy, as well as business practices. Robbie's spare time is spent playing with her four grandchildren, taking more classes, and of course reading and working out.

Namaste,
Rick and Robbie

Contact Information:
Costa Rica School of Integrative Massage
CO Rick and Robbie Neumann
SJO 18452
PO Box 025331
Miami Florida 33102-5331

email us at: info@crmassageschool.com
or call: #011-506-398-6670

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