Greetings! 

May your bodywork practice be an ongoing catalyst for growth and financial flow. This summer we are offering a diverse menu of short courses for expanding your skill set and for acquiring the additional hours you may need for state certification.

According to Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals,"changes are coming that may affect your ability to practice in California!!... Some cities are now requiring CAMTC certification....Some cities have decided, rather than continue to be involved with issuing massage licenses or permits, they will simplify their lives by simply requiring all massage therapists who wish to practice in their city to obtain CAMTC certification.

So far, only a modest number of cities have taken this step, but cities trade notes, and this approach offers budget savings at a time when municipal finances are stressed. ABMP does not know whether this trend will become pervasive, but it well could. '

'If you choose not to become CAMTC certified, you should at least realize there are possible risks to your future ability to practice. For example, if next year your city decides to require massage practitioners to become CAMTC certified and you have fewer than 250 hours of massage education at a single approved school, you won't be immediately eligible to qualify. You will either have to go back to school, move your business to another city, or quit practicing. Please keep this potential scenario in mind as you consider your options."

Another advantage of  state certification is that it grants you the ability to practice anywhere within the state with a minimum of 250 hours, despite stricter requirements of local municipalities. Goleta currently requires 500hrs of training and Thousand Oaks requires 1000hrs of education.

In considering your options, we invite you to join us this summer back in the classroom. We invite you to join  instructors Erick, Hudson, Audrey Lynnette, Carolyn Kraskoukas, Matthew Jones, John Harris and myself honing your skills, as well as your understanding of the body and the profession. For more information on continuing your education at the Santa Barbara Body Therapy Institute, see course listings below, visit our website www.sbbti.com or give us a call at 805 966-5802.  

Peace and ease be with you,

Katie Mickey