Programs

“A Professional and Personal Path for Helping Others Holistically” ™

Certification Programs

Certified Massage Therapist
130 Continuing Education Hour Program

Certified Deep Tissue Practitioner
124 Continuing Education Hour Program

Certified Massage Therapist & Certified Deep Tissue Practitioner Combo Program
254 Continuing Education Hour Program

Certified Holistic Massage Practitioner
250 Continuing Education Hour Program

Certified Holistic Health Practitioner
720 Continuing Education Hour Program

Specialty Certificate Programs

Anatomy
65 Continuing Education hour program (please call us directly for details)

Pathology
40 Continuing Education hour program (please call us directly for details)

Personal Trainer (NCSF) National Council on Strength and Fitness
42 Continuing Education hour program

Reiki III-Master/Teacher Training
42 Continuing Education hour program

Additional Workshops

All other workshops can be found on our "Workshops" page

Fair Oaks Massage Institute offers a variety of massage therapy certification programs and continuing education programs to suit your individual needs. Our Certified Massage Therapist program is of our most common for new students just starting out in massage therapy; offering core development in Swedish massage, introduction to special modalities - 130 hours of massage therapy training and our Certified Deep Tissue Practitioner program offers advanced techniques, core development in deep tissue work - 124 hours of advanced massage therapy training.

The Certified Holistic Massage Practitioner program is composed of workshops and/or specialty certificate programs of your choice to compose the 250 hour program. We offer year-round enrollment for our Certified Holistic Massage Practitioner program; you can start at anytime. Visit our schedule of events page to see what Fair Oaks Massage Institute has scheduled for the year.

Our Certified Holistic Health Practitioner program is popular amongst first time students looking for intensive training in massage therapy that provides you with the 720 hours of training. The Certified Holistic Health Practitioner program is comprised of three modules of training: our basic massage therapy certification program- Certified Massage Therapist (first level), and both of our advanced massage therapy certification programs- Certified Deep Tissue Practitioner (second level).
In this program, you will schedule 466 elective hours (for a total of 720) of training in the modalities of your choice. Visit our workshops page to see what Fair Oaks Massage Institute offers, or our schedule of events page to see what is scheduled for this year.

We also offer continuing education programs offering CE hours for massage therapists to advance their knowledge, skills, and practice, as well as anyone interested in the topic or technique in our non-prerequisite workshops and programs.

Our school is approved for VA Benefits. We are also an approved Sacramento Employment and Training Agency Local Training Provider (SETA http://www.seta.net/jobseeker_careercenter.html).