ANT Newsletter May 2011

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Volume 1 Issue 9

The Massage Collegiate625 8th Avenue Greeley Colorado

Academy o Natural Therapy Newsletter

The Beach

Welcome to

May 2011


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Welcome to the beach

The picture on the ront cover was no

accident; it really is a combination o di-

erent images that I think about when I

think o massage education. Right there

on the sand, is where I put my students.

Every decision I make I think to mysel

how is this decision going to get my

students out there on that sandy beach.

I just returned rom the ABMP coner-

ence or massage educators, this con-

erence surprisingly gave me enough

material to ll about a thousand news-

letters, and I am sure you will get sick o

me reerencing it. The reason why we

went was to answer the question are we

really alone? The answer is complicatedbut it is yes, unortunately we are alone.

I was surprised to meet a lot o very nice

school administrators and they had a

lot o very good excuses why they have

shortened their programs and oering

less to their students, but at the end

o the day, all I can think o is: did their

student get to the sandy beach?

The best thing about meeting up with

your colleagues is that you have a

sympathetic ear to the diculties o

your proession. It is nice to see so many

people who were as stressed out as I

was, and it interesting to hear that we all

had the same challenges. The dierence

was how they reacted to the challenges.

For example, i one o

their students misses

a class, they would

deter that student by

charging a ee. I a

student was ailing a

class, they would nd

the student some

tutoring and charge

a ee. I the student

needed to retake a test, they would be

charged a ee. I understand where

decisions like this come rom, I have 5

accountants that prepare dierent parts

o the books, and believe I should be

charging the students a multitude o

ees to make nancial gains, but, thats

not what this proession is about and

undermines my values.

The worst part o my trip was undergo-

ing a two hour lecture about online

education. Everyone else loved this lec-

ture and was really sold on being able to

make money o o students rom other

states and were not using their acilities

and parking. The entire lecture ocused

on all the problems o trying to make an

online class equal to a real lie campus

class. There were tremendous problems

with technology, cheating, and cost.

To me the answer was pretty obvious

that online education was a terrible

idea, especially or massage or all

the apparent reasons that are going

through your head right now. To make

the argument even more dramatic, it is

illegal in most states, non

transerable to anyone

and not recognized by

most employers. The

person (salesman) giving

the talk then said to the

audience that they were

going to be let behind,

that it was the way o the

uture and they were going to miss out

on a lot o money. He might as well said

and you wont be cool.

Everyone was sold on the idea ater he

said that, and gladly gave into peer pres-

sure, except the supposedly not so cool

guy writing this article. I sat back in my

chair thinking about my student on the

beach saying I got my degree online.

I love technology, I am so grateul or

this computer to write this rant on, how-

ever I dont want to massage it.

James Mongan

James Mongan

Things not to

run with

Scissors

High heels

My grandmother

Suluric acid

Your mouth

Hot cofee

Bad ideas

Full stomach

Broken oot

A taco


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Looking Forward

Shellys

Community

Corner

~Spring Has Sprung~

Welcome back everyone, we hope

you had a restul spring break. I youutilized this time to get your practicumhours kudos to you!

This time o year our thoughts turn toMay fowers and the renewal o the

beauty that our earth has to oer. Thebirds are singing, the grass is greening,the sun is shinning, oh so brightly and

everything is being revived. It is timeto revive ourselves as well. I dont know

about you, but there is nothing morerereshing then to be able take a walk

on a beautiul spring day and breathein all the beauty that nature oers toour world.

Maybe this should be the time toreresh our goals, dreams and expecta-

tions as well. Take some time to lookat where you are in this program andwhere you wanted to be at this time. I

you are not meeting your own expec-tations, possibly this is the time to set

new goals to achieve

UPCOMING EVENTS

Thompson Valley High SchoolCollege/Career Fair, Loveland

Wednesday, April 20th, 2011

8:00am-12:00pm

Humane Society

Chair Event, Evans

Thursday, April 21st, 2011Thursday, May 18th, 2011

1:00pm-3:00pm

New Vision Charter SchoolTeacher Appreciation, Loveland

Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011

10:00am-3:20pm

Windsor High SchoolTeacher Appreciation, Windsor

Thursday, May 5th, 2011

8:00am-3:10pm

Garden Square at WestlakeChair Event, Greeley

Chair Event

Friday, May 13th, 2011

10:00am-1:00pm

those expectations. Our instructors,mentors and sta are all here to help

you succeed. Please just ask or ourhelp. You are the reason we are all here,

so we thank you or giving us the op-portunity to be a part o your success.

- Shelly

Welcome back students, I hope you all enjoyed your break. I bet you are all curious about and noticingthe many new sta members roaming around campus including mysel. Let me introduce mysel, my nameis Kirra Knox, Im a Colorado native with experience in multiple proessional disciplines and elds o workwhich stems rom my Bachelor o Arts in Psychology rom the University o Colorado at Boulder. I enjoy natu-ral hot springs, hiking, snow shoeing, reading, armers markets, and holistic health along with multitudes oother hobbies.

I just recently arrived back to Colorado rom a year abroad on the beautiul island o Guam. The climate hascertainly changed, at most times or the better. Family and a love or the outdoors have brought me back toColorado and I am excited to share my uture time with the Academy o Natural Therapy community. Alongwith travel to Guam, I have been lucky enough to travel to many other very exciting regions o the worldincluding Hawaii, Australia, and Japan.

I truly believe we have an exciting uture ahead o us all and the Academy is just a head start to many amaz-ing endeavors or you all. I am looking orwarding to getting to know each and every one o you. Ater all,lie is mostly an awesomely jumbled mess o experiences and never ending learning, which are just two othe many things that you will gain rom the Academy o Natural Therapy.

So some o you have stopped by my oce already which is great, and I encourage all o you to stop by romtime to time to say hello as well as express any questions, comments, or concerns you may have. My door isalways open and I would appreciate the chance to learn more about all o you and i interested answer morequestions about mysel and how the Academy o Natural Therapy can broaden your horizons and create abetter uture or you in urthering your career as a registered massage therapist.

I cant wait there are very exciting times ahead or us all; so please allow me to help make your experience atthe Academy o Natural Therapy an ultimate success.

- Kirra Knox, Director o Students


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Thanks students or taking part inelections or this quarter. Sorry that the

students that where running did not geta chance to come and meet everyone.Student council is here or the students

we welcome any suggestions, ideas, andthoughts. Some projected ideas are pos

sibly a amily study nigh; students canbring amilies, ood, and your books, so it

will be like a amily study group. This wilsave every one a night o cooking andcleaning and give us a chance to study

and get to know every one.

Elections are in:

Vice president: Rachel Holgren,Treasurer: Karina Saenz,

Secretary: Eddie Chavez.

Class Representatives: Laura Syring,

Brandi James, Andrea Young, KristinaKarns, Kiani Shank.

Thank you to every one that signed up.

- Kelly Waters

or the 100th aniversery this year.

Happy birthday building!

Building Update

As I write this we are curently puting upsome trim that will cover the wood the

enitre length o the building. We havejust completed the 7th street side and

will start on the 8th avenue side thisthursday. The looks o this has been a

dramatic improvement covering up anugly detail.

We hope when this is

completed to put upnew signage or the

school. The sign willbe in gold letters

and should be a bigimprovement over

the curent windowdecal.

We are still workingon the bricks andhave completed two

courses. This portionis alot harder than it

looks and is taking alittle time.

We have all the bricksto complete the

enrence and lookorward to having aprety building ready

Student

Council

EARLY HOT STONE MASSAGE


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Financial Aid Corner

Student of The Month Employee of The Month

Number o Massages

Norma PerezClara Santillion

Massage achievement award winner

TheFrontDesk

For those o you who have not

met me, I am your new Director oFinancial Aid. I am a 2008 gradu-

ate rom the University o NorthernColorado with a Bachelors De-

gree in Psychology and a minor inBiological Sciences. I was born inManhattan, NY and lived in Bronx,

NY and Queens, NY, but moved toColorado when I was seven. I have

been dancing since I was threeyears old and began singing rom

the moment I spoke my rst words.I love trying new activities and haverecently started to appreciate all o

the outdoor activities that Coloradohas to oer. But most o my time is

spent as a mother to a wonderul

two-year old little girl who is the joyin my lie.

I am pleased to join the sta hereat the Academy and I look orward

to getting to know each o the stu-dents, aculty and sta even better

than I already have. Based on theshort time I have experienced, I ap-preciate the tight-knit group o indi-

viduals the Academy employs andenrolls. This environment is one

that I enjoy coming to work or each

day, especially the assignment I spe-cialize in; to ensure student enroll-ment by assisting with an aordabletuition. Having a college education

is undamental to a successul u-ture, along with hard work, dedica-

tion and passion or excellence. Buto course, we must all pay or that

achievement. Financial Aid is agreat resource to utilize toward thisaccomplishment. Mysel, and the

rest o the sta are here to assist in

making this endeavor to be a Regis-tered Massage Therapist a certainty. I

am currently working on outsourcingseveral lending institutions that may

provide urther nancial aid, in theorm o grants, scholarships and loansor current and prospective students.

By researching what other orms oaid may be accessible to students;

this will potentially eliminate the gapo tuition costs. Thus, the students

may ully enjoy their time here at theAcademy and ocus on their studiesas opposed to their payments while

enrolled. Please see me anytime, as Ihave an open door policy, regarding

nancial aid questions, payments,

or anything at all really. I am here tohelp in any way that I can. Thank youor having me here at the Academyand I look orward to watching our

students thrive with their proessionalcareer.

Director o Financial Aid,

Tiany Rodriguez

I hope everyone

enjoyed the break!

I want to start by welcoming Kirra andTiany to our team. In the two weeks

they have been here, I have alreadyseen great improvements and look

orward to our growth together. Iwould also like to welcome JessicaZamora and Brandi Notter to our sta,

as they will be the new Kinesiologyand Neuromuscular instructors. They

are both graduates o the Academyand are ready to share their knowl-

edge and experience as MassageTherapists with all o you. Anotherunamiliar ace you might have seen

around the building is Christie Adams.She is one o the new AAOS program

instructors. She currently teaches theBusiness Writing class on Thursdays

and will begin teaching the Marketingclass on Tuesdays in August. As theadvanced program progresses you

might also see Van Wetzig, as he willbe the Clinical Management instructor

starting next month.

Please see me i you have not alreadypicked up your new books. Yes, they

are in Tianys oce, but the Financial

Aid person no longer is in charge othat. I wont be the go to person orGAP payments/payment plans how-

ever. Tiany will be helping you withthat now.

Final grade reports are completed and

ready to be picked up. Unortunately,this is something that has been over

looked the past ew months but willbe done on a regular basis rom hereon out. I will also be handing out a

mid-term report ater mid-terms to

help you stay on track and/or get im-mediate help with classes i needed.I you have any questions please eel

ree to stop by my desk.

Danielle

Academy O Natural Therapy

THE

POWER

IS IN

YOUR

HANDS

- Dorthy Mongan


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From The ClinicMEnTorS noTE

Welcome back!

I hope you all had a wonderul break.

Some o you took advantage and gota lot o hours done while classes wereout. You all are a level closer to gradu-

ating and you need to make sure youare on track to graduate. I you are not,

please come see me so I can help. I al-ways can nd things or you to do, andpeople to trade with. Level 2 ,3, and 4

students, you must give 10 massagesto the general public in the Natural

Therapy Health Center. I you havenot, you need to get your schedules

in and start as soon as possible. Also,

the clinic is an excellent place to getreal world experience with real clients,

and you get hours or doing laundryor helping Sarah out with tasks. Level

4 students, you only have 10 weekslet! They are going to go by way aster

than you expect. You need to be do-ing hours every week. Please comesee me to nd out just how many per

weekyou need in order to nish byyour graduation date. For some o you

it may be a bigger number than youexpect.

Remember, everyone needs to be

doing laundry every time you do amassage. It is not air or the same ew

people to do everyone else's laundry.So please, respect your ellow class-

mates and clean up ater yourselves.

There have also been some complaintsabout negativity in the student clinic,

again have respect or the studentsdoing massages and stay quiet put

cellphones on silent, and remembereveryone can hear your conversations.Come see me with any questions.

Thanks,

Kelly

A.N.T

WE

ARE

NowOn

FACEBOOK

Its that time again,spring is here and so are ournew students in the clinic.Student massage prices have

changed to $30 no matterwhat level! So you can start in-

orming your clientele. We arealso starting our spring clean-ing by beginning to reurbishthe outside o the building sothere may be loud noises romtime to time.

Last but not least, laun-dry always needs to be done.Its good to get caught up withthat i you are scheduled in the

clinic and dont have appoint-ments. Please try to do yourshare. Thank you or all yourhard work! You have been do-ing a great job!

Sarah - NTHC

The Academy o Natural Therapy

(ANT)

Ocial Facebook Website


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The Community

Things to do and be involved with downtown

Free Live Music

Sat, May 7, 8:30pm 10:30pm

Where: Kress Cinema & Lounge

Enjoy live music in the lounge every

Friday & Saturday night.

Mother's Day Skate

Sun, May 8, 12:30pm 1:00pm

Where: Greeley Ice Hause

Preschool Storytime

Thu, May 12, 10:00am 10:30am

Where: Lincoln Park Library

Farmer's Market

Sat, May 14, 7:30am 12:00pm

Where: Union Pacic Depot, 902 7th

MASSAGE

NEWS

Free Live Music

Fri, May 20, 8:30pm 10:30pm


Language Cae

Sat, May 21, 2pm 3pm


Farmer's Market

Sat, May 21, 7:30am 12:00pm

Where: Union Pacic Depot, 902 7th Ave

Skill Builders Watercolor PaintingMon, May 16, 3pm 5pm

Where: Showcase Art Center Wii Rock

Preschool Storytime

Thu, May 19, 10:00am 10:30am


Free Live Music

Sat, May 27, 8:30pm 10:30pm


Enjoy live music in the lounge everyFriday & Saturday night. No covercharge!

Farmer's Market

Sat, May , 7:30am 12:00pm

Where: Union Pacic Depot, 902 7th

Cosmic Skating

Sat, May 28, 7:15pm 8:45pm

Where: Greeley Ice Hause

ABMP estimates 293,531 trained therapistsprovide massage and bodywork in the

United States.

Consumers in 2009 had a positive responseto a massage, with 80 percent reporting

avorable eelings about their most recentexperience.

Research has shown massage reduces carpaltunnel syndrome symptoms. The Journal o

Bodywork and Movement Therapies.

Premature inant massage in the NICU was

reported in Neonatal Network to be efectivein increasing weight gain, improving devel-opmental scores, shortening hospital stays

and improving parent-baby bonding.

Forty-eight percent o respondents to aconsumer Reports survey rated massage

therapy as very helpul in relieving backpain. The survey revealed pain relie was atop motivator or those seeking massage.

Touch may help alleviate symptoms o de-

pression according to the American Journalo Psychiatry. Researchers suggested the

release o oxytocin and relaxing aspects omassage help improve this condition.

A study in the Journal o Clinical Nursingindicates weekly hand and oot massage ishelpul to the bereaved in resolving grie.

A recent study published in Depressionand Anxiety showed patients halved their

anxiety symptoms and stress ater a series o

10 massages.

There are as many as 250 known types

o massage and bodywork, with new mas-sage modalities emerging every year.

Spas employ an estimated 303,700

people in the United States


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