Commute to Georgia Massage School is Improved as McGinnis Ferry Road Widening Project Draws to a Close

Completion of Four-Year-Long Road Widening Project Results in Faster Commute, Wider Lanes for Students Seeking a Career in Massage Therapy

Atlanta, Ga. – March 13, 2012 – Students and instructors at Georgia Massage School can now enjoy a dramatically faster commute after the recent completion of the McGinnis Ferry road-widening project. The four-year-long project runs from the border of Johns Creek, from west of Sargent Road to the Chattahoochee River. The road was widened from two lanes to four lanes, which doubles the traffic capacity and decreases drive times.

Over 5.243 miles were widened and reconstructed, a project that cost approximately $40.7 million. Along this route, the Georgia Department of Transportation added four new traffic signals. These changes have resulted in a smoother ride and a much faster commute for motorists.

“The McGinnis Ferry road-widening project has made access to Georgia Massage School easier than ever,” …continue reading Atlanta massage school article

Atlanta-Area Massage School Provides Variety of Massage Continuing Education Classes for Georgia’s Licensed Massage Therapists

Atlanta, Ga. – March 8, 2012 – Georgia Massage School recently announced its extensive list of massage continuing education classes for 2012. Licensed massage therapists are required to earn 24 continuing education credits by Oct. 31, 2012 to renew their licenses in Georgia.

All of Georgia Massage School’s massage continuing education classes are approved by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB). The metropolitan Atlanta massage school offers a number of courses throughout the year in various modalities, including Oncology Massage Therapy: Caring for Clients with Cancer, Nurturing the Mother Certification, CranioSacral Therapy, and Integrative Reflexology. …continue reading Atlanta massage school article

Georgia Massage School’s Next Program Featuring Half-Day Massage Therapy Courses Begins On March 26, 2012

Atlanta-Area Massage School Provides 500-Hour Massage Therapy Program for Initial Certification from March 26 – September 21, 2012

Atlanta, Ga. – Mar. 1, 2012 – Students seeking a career in massage therapy can now enroll in Georgia Massage School’s spring massage therapy program featuring half-day massage therapy courses held Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. The metropolitan Atlanta massage school only offers the six-month massage therapy certification program quarterly. …continue reading Atlanta massage school article

Atlanta, Ga. – Feb. 20, 2012 – Georgia Massage School recently partnered with Hands for Heroes™, a nationwide organization of healthcare professionals, to provide free bodywork therapy sessions for U.S. military veterans.

The nationwide Hands for Heroes™ organization seeks to provide bodywork therapy for returning veterans by partnering with numerous health care centers and experienced individuals across the U.S. According to Dr. Stephen Hunt, national director of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Post Deployment Integrative Care Initiative, veterans face a variety of issues that are either unique to their field or more commonly occur among veterans than the general population. …continue reading Atlanta massage school article

Respected Health Science and Massage Therapy Educator to be Recognized at AMC Convention on May 21, 2011

ATLANTA, GA – May 21, 2011 – Respected health science educator Laurie Craig, co-founder of Georgia Massage School – a metro Atlanta massage therapy school and continuing education provider in Suwanee, GA – will receive the 2011 Educator of the Year Award from The American Massage Conference at its national massage therapy convention in Atlanta, GA on May 21, 2011. The American Massage Conference will be held from May 20^th – 22^nd at the Capitol Conference Center at the Downtown Atlanta Holiday Inn.

At North America’s newest annual exhibition of massage products, business opportunities, and continuing education, The American Massage Conference (AMC) will recognize Laurie Craig’s accomplishments, gained throughout her extensive 25-year career and work as a co-founder of a massage therapy school in Atlanta. …continue reading Atlanta massage school article

Georgia Massage School to Celebrate One-Year Anniversary of Educating Massage Therapists on October 24, 2010

Independent, Owner-Operated School Looks Back on a Year of Providing a 500-Hour Massage Program and Continuing Education Courses

ATLANTA, GA – October 14, 2010 – On October 24, 2010, Georgia Massage School in Atlanta will celebrate their one-year anniversary of providing massage therapists with a state-approved 500-hour core massage program, and continuing education courses.

Founded by owner-operators Rick Garbowski and Laurie Craig, the massage school was developed on the belief in a relationship between balance, learning, and life. Garbowski and Craig, lifetime massage educators, sought to create a learning environment that addressed the needs of incoming massage therapists with …continue reading Atlanta massage school article

2007 Perlinski Award Recipient to Speak and Offer Four Continuing Education Credits at AMTA Convention

ATLANTA, GA – September 7, 2010 – Respected health science educator Laurie Craig, co-founder of Georgia Massage School in Altanta, will be presenting during the education sessions at the American Massage Therapy Association’s National Convention on September 25, 2010, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The AMTA Convention is an annual event providing therapists with networking opportunities in massage, continuing education, and professional advancement services.

As an element of “The Art and Craft of Teaching”, Laurie will present “Capturing and Maintaining Student Attention” on Saturday morning, September 25th. This presentation is a part of the Perlinski Award Recipients Teachers Track. Educators will have the chance to learn about effective and ineffective pedagogical methods, and understand how to engage students for a total learning experience in the massage therapy classroom. Massage continuing education certificates …continue reading Atlanta massage school article