The Holistic Institute for Mindful, Artistic and Evidence-Informed Massage Therapists


mindfulness
The practice of presence, and vigilance over the chaos of the mind

exceptional
Specializing in cutting edge, career development and entrepreneurship

Welcome!
Thank you for exploring the Berkana Institute of Massage Therapy.
If you are beginning to consider a future as a Licensed Massage Therapist or are already fully committed to joining this beloved profession, you are in the right place. Here you will learn more about the training required to make this courageous career leap and what it will take to succeed in this profession through this program.
While the Berkana Institute represents high education standards within the profession, we offer an elite and holistic massage therapy program that utilizes a unique and accelerated apprenticeship-style approach to massage therapy training. Our 5-month specialized and comprehensive program inspires our students to succeed and grow in ways many other programs do not.
We are standing by to help you understand what makes the Berkana Institute so different and help you make the best decision to match your individual education and career goals.
"Deliberately Saturating the Art of Bodywork with Consciousness"
“At Berkana, we understand that the benefits of massage therapy are amazing. We don't need to make up stories of magical healing to make it bigger than it already is, and we don't have to shrink the power of it to make it reasonable and comfortable for small minds.
While we should continue the search for why and how, we don't have to prove and fully comprehend the majesty of professional touch to ethically and mindfully provide it right now.
The simple truth of this work is that it is more powerful than any story someone can tell you. We know that we can’t fully understand the natural power of healing which belongs to all of us, and we are forever curious and eager to learn how to help others with this work as facilitators and encouragers of healing.”
JILL KRISTIN BERKANA, LMT, BCTMB
Founder of Berkana Institute of Massage Therapy
BY THE NUMBERS
GRADUATE GOALS
100%
success rate
on national licensure exam *national average is 69%
EXPERIENCE
600
hours
EXTENSIVE
30
classes
COMMITMENT
5
months
TAKE THE QUIZ
Is the Massage Therapy Profession a good fit for you?
Take the Massage Therapy Career Assessment to find out!

