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More Additions To Massage School Lists & New Feature

I have recently added a whole bunch of new schools to the various school lists, and wanted to highlight them here in a separate post (they have a “New” tag next to them on the lists so they’re easy to find).

I also wanted to mention a new feature here on AMG, which I added a [...]

Animal Holistic Healing Events And Workshops - August & September 2010

I am writing this in the beginning of July and as I’m looking at the dates, I can’t believe that summer is almost over already. Why does it always go by so fast and why can’t summer last for 9 months and the rest be squished into 3? Well, I guess we better enjoy it [...]

Alternative Health for Animals Classes And Workshops - June & July 2010

There are lots and lots of classes and workshops all around the country in the next few months – I think this is our longest list yet. Enjoy!

June is Adopt a Shelter Cat Month
June 25 is Take Your Dog to Work Day

As always, if you know of an event that belongs on this list, please [...]

Question From A Reader: How To Choose A Massage School?

I got an email from a reader who is trying to decide on which animal massage school to attend. It is a very difficult choice to make, and we decided to post her question and my answer, hoping it would help others who are undecided as well.

Also, if you have attended a massage school and [...]

The Latest Additions To The School Lists

New schools, classes and workshops keep popping up all the time, and these are the latest additions (more info on each can be found on the list for each country):

USA

The Gurney Institute of Animal Communication, Agoura, CA
Canine and Equine Structural Integration, Longmont, CO
Animal Rehabilitation Institute, Loxahatchee, FL
Bach Flowers For Pets, Bangor, ME
Wild Reiki and Shamanic [...]

Events And Workshops – April & May 2010

Spring is finally here, and activity is picking up everywhere. I think we’re all feeling more alive and ready to expand our horizons this time of year. There is an abundance of opportunities to learn everything from animal massage to Shamanic healing in the next few months; this is the longest list of classes and [...]

Even More Additions To School Lists And Events

I’ve just added even more schools to some of the lists as well as a few events to the Events & Workshops in Feb – March 2010.

It seems that Tierheilpraktiker (“animal healing practitioner”) training is very popular in Germany. The training includes subjects such as homeopathy, physiotherapy, animal psychology, Bach flowers, leech therapy (!), [...]

Animal Massage Schools - South Africa

I have gotten quite a few questions about animal massage schools in South Africa, and here are the ones I’ve managed to find (in alphabetical order).

As always, I will keep adding to the list when I find more, and as usual, please let me know if you know of any schools that should be on [...]

Events And Workshops - February & March 2010

With the holidays behind us, activity is picking up quite a bit. Here are the events and workshops in February and March that I have been able to find, but as always, if you know of an event that belongs on this list, please contact me and I will add it.

ARIZONA

February 12-14: Introduction [...]

Additions & Updates To The School Lists

I’ve been doing a little bit of holiday cleaning here at AMG, and have updated and added a bunch of new schools to the different lists. The UK list in particular has been totally revamped with lots of new additions, and I have also divided all the schools there into England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and [...]

Alternative Animal Health Events And Workshops - December 2009 & January 2010

There aren’t many events and workshops in December and January – understandable since we’re all so busy with the holidays. Here are the ones I’ve been able to find (please let me know if you have an event that’s not on the list):

CALIFORNIA

December 7-9: Equine Skeleton Assembly Workshop, Livingston, CA
Learn to assemble a [...]

Upcoming Events And Workshops – October & November 2009

This post starts a new series here at AMG. I will be posting information about upcoming events and workshops (here in US to start with, I will probably expand that to include other parts of the world too) related to massage and other alternative healing modalities for animals.

If you have (or know of) an upcoming [...]

NBCAAM - The First National Certification For Animal Massage And Acupressure Practitioners

The National Board of Certification for Animal Acupressure and Massage (NBCAAM) was established in 2008 and is the first organization of its kind in the US. The initiative to create a national accreditation for animal massage and acupuncture was taken by Amy Snow and Nancy Zidonis (founders of Tallgrass Animal Acupressure Institute) in 2007. After [...]

AMG Book Review – A Dog Lover's Guide To Canine Massage

I hope you all had a fantastic summer with sun and relaxation! I ended up taking a bit more time off than I had planned, but with summer almost over and a crisp fall feel in the air, it’s time to get back to work.

Today’s review is long overdue, but here it is [...]

Comparison of Canine Massage Programs in the US

Going back and forth between websites and trying to compare schools and programs can be both time consuming and confusing. To save you all a little bit of time, I’ve put together a short comparison of the more comprehensive canine massage programs available in the US (in order by state). Note that most of these [...]

Animal Massage Schools - New Zealand

I have not been able to find a whole lot of holistic animal health schools in New Zealand, and none that focus solely on animal massage, but here are the ones I did find (in alphabetical order).

If you know of a school that should be on this list, please let me know so I can [...]

Animal Massage Guide Guest Post Series: Tallgrass Animal Acupressure

Today’s guest post comes to us from Amy Snow, founder (along with Nancy Zidonis) of Tallgrass Animal Acupressure Institute and co-author of Equine Acupressure: A Working Manual, The Well-Connected Dog: A Guide to Canine Acupressure and, Acu-Cat: A Guide to Feline Acupressure.

Amy is also the lead instructor for Tallgrass Animal Acupressure Institute Practitioner Certification Training [...]

Animal Massage Schools - Europe

After hearing from many readers looking for massage schools in mainland Europe, I put together the list below. (For schools in the UK and Northern Ireland, click link).

I realize this is far from complete (partly because there are many European languages I don’t speak or understand, and partly because not everyone has a website), so [...]

Featured School: Bancroft School of Massage

We are starting a new series here at Animal Massage Guide – Featured Schools. I have invited several schools to participate, and first out is my own alma mater, Bancroft School of Massage in Worcester, MA.

I was in one of the first classes to graduate from the small animal massage certification program, and while these [...]

Animal Massage Schools - USA

Animal massage schools in the US listed by state, with visiting courses at the end of the list. Many of the practitioners on the list also travel to other countries to teach, and there are links to those countries’ lists from each practitioner. You will find visiting courses and workshops at the end of each [...]