Healing Arts Center

I haven’t had a massage in years. So, after a series of stressful events in the past several months, I needed a massage badly. Really bad. For $ 35, an full body massage done by a student isn’t too bad. You can’t tip them. The student did an okay job. I’m willing to give them a second chance & perhaps a third chance. She did hit one spot on my lower back well. I do appreciate the use of non smelly massage gels. The entrance to the massage part wasn’t done well. When you enter the building, there are no signs indicating where the massage rooms are. It’s inside the store (the double glass doors on the left).

I’ve been quite the stressed out chick lately. Good gravy, Stephanie… relax!
I was craving a massage a few weeks ago — seriously, it’s been a while — so after calling a few other places (and failing to secure a same-​day appointment), I decided to give the Healing Arts Center a call. They’re right down the street from me, so it had the whole convenience thing going for it already.
They were able to get me booked for that evening, no problem. Woohoo!
The Healing Arts Center offers massages from professionals and students. I went with the (cheaper) student option: $ 35 for 50 minutes. You really can’t beat that!
I arrived about 15 minutes early to fill out paperwork. The typical questions are asked (pre-​existing conditions, etc.), and they also have you list which areas you’d like the massage therapist to focus on (and which areas you’l like them to avoid). I was feeling super tense, so I noted that I wanted my neck and shoulders to get some attention. I also requested some extra attention for my legs, since I’m a runner and those areas tend to get sore.
My massage therapist was super friendly. She explained everything she was going to do, and I actually learned a bit. I was told that her instructor would come in and observe her at two points during the massage.
The massage itself was fine. The instructor did come in twice, but she was SO quiet, it was practically undetectable. Other than those two interruptions (which I really wouldn’t even call interruptions), the massage itself was fine.
One big complaint: remember how I said I wanted my neck and shoulders worked on? I don’t know if she ran out of time or what, but those areas weren’t touched AT ALL. I left feeling hugely disappointed.
I will keep in mind that these are students performing the massage, and for the cheap price, I really can’t get TOO upset.
However, I’m not sure I would return. I’d rather pony up the extra moolah and get a professional massage (that hits my neck and shoulders, dammit!)

I had never had a massage before and then I got into a car accident. My physical therapist suggested I get a massage or two to supplement the work I was doing while in therapy.
I have a very limited budget so spending $ 70 twice a month was not going to work for me. Someone suggested the Healing Arts Center. I was skeptical at first because it would be a student – not a certified professional – giving me the massage, but I went with it anyway.
It was amazing. My student explained the whole process to me, made me feel very comfortable and just helped make the experience an overall pleasant one. She listened to my needs and learned about my physical therapy to better understand how she can help me. She did this thing with my head that gave me such a rush of peaceful energy that I know I would be come addicted if this was readily available to me at any given time.
A plus, to me at least, was the fact that a professional teacher peeked in twice during my session. While it did disturb the calm briefly (why it did not get 5 stars), it is refreshing to know they have trained professionals making sure the students are doing things properly. If they aren’t at this stage of the game, they will take any bad habits with them into the professional world.

I went Friday night to get a massage with my cousin and it was awesome!!! I had Alaina and she was great! Highly recommended.

The Healing Arts Center is a massage school, massage center, and store where they sell items that pertain to holistic care, massage, meditation, etc.
I’ve been for the student massage. They offer decent massages for $ 35. It’s hit or miss, depending on who you get. They are just learning, after all. But, it is relaxing.
They also have professional therapists on hand. I went to see Tom for Bio Cranio therapy following a car accident. They basically move your head in positions that one might think that your head is not meant to go, but the stretch is awesome and I have gotten a tremendous amount of relief from this type of therapy.
At $ 50, it’s a lot cheaper than going to the doc to get a prescription for a bunch of drugs, that ultimately cause a host of other problems. Very effective and worth a try.