Montana School of Massage & Clinic

MSM MISSION STATEMENT

The Montana School of Massage provides a comprehensive educational experience to prepare our students for careers in massage therapy. Through our clinical and outreach services, we provide the Western Montana Community with the opportunity to experience massage as a therapeutic tool in wellness maintenance, and raise awareness of massage therapy as an option in self-care. We provide these educational and client services in an atmosphere of confidentiality and professionalism with attention to the dignity of our students, clinic, community clients, and the profession of massage therapy.

DESCRIPTION OF THE FACILITY

Montana School of Massage occupies approximately 2,700 square feet at The Montana Center, 1629 South Avenue West in Missoula, MT 59801. The School includes two classrooms, kitchen, laundry area, public restrooms, massage clinic reception area, three offices, a massage room for Student homework assignments, and six private massage suites.

Office Business Hours:
8:30am to 4pm
*after 4pm by appointment

Massage Clinic Hours:
8am to 7pm M-F
10am to 4pm Saturday
*hours may vary

EDUCATION PHILOSOPHY

“We believe that quality instruction in massage and bodywork and related sciences is essential to providing the community at large with competent professional massage therapists. We believe that our instructors should be able to demonstrate an ability to communicate effectively the current thinking and knowledge regarding the subject(s) they teach. We recognize the multiple different learning styles and the importance of providing various modalities of instruction in each lesson to accommodate those.”Our program is organized in a logical and sensible order and includes current, up-to-date instruction regarding theory, technique, and practice. We offer information on a variety of continuing education classes, held at MSM or the surrounding area.

 HISTORY

Rachel Romanelli founded Montana School of Massage in July 2000. When the school began, it was located at 1220 West Broadway in Missoula, MT. Due to the growth of the program and Student body, the school moved to 131 East Main St. and then again in February 2009 to our current location at 1629 South Avenue West.

Joe Beatty purchased MSM in March of 2007. Joe graduated from the U of M with a Bachelor of Science in History and Health and Human Performance. He has been a K-12 public school teacher, coach, sales associate, and in real estate development.

The Professional Massage Therapist Training Program hours increased from 500 clock hours to 650 clock hours beginning in February of 2002. Montana School of Massage continues to grow educationally to maintain the support of the Massage Therapy Profession, the graduates, and the community that it serves.