California Holistic Institute is located in the beautiful Central Coast cities of Atascadero and San Luis Obispo.
CHI has its main campus in Atascadero and a classroom in San Luis Obispo. CHI offers the 200 hour, 250 hour, and 550 hour
programs at both facilities.We offer three state approved certifications: 200 hour and 250 hour Massage Practitioner and 550 hour Massage Therapist. The Massage Practitioner Certification Program consists of 180 classroom hours and 20 internship hours. The Atascadero program is offered twice per year where a student may choose day or evening classes. The San Luis Obispo school offers three evening and one day program. The 200 Hour program is designed as an introduction to the exciting field of massage therapy (please see details on Course Outline page). Upon completion of this program, graduates meet the requirements in this county (and others in California) to practice massage therapy. However, there is a new state certification that is voluntary requiring 250 hours as a Practitioner to apply. Therefore, graduates have an option to continue and complete the additional 50 hours for the certificate. Please note that if one applies for the 250 hour state certificate, that all of the hours must be from the same institution.
Massage Practitioners are practicing in a myriad of places including health centers, spas, hotels, beauty salons, chiropractor's clinics, cruise ships, to name a few.
The Massage Therapist (550 hour) Certification Program covers an in depth study of anatomy, physiology, and pathology for body workers. Also, an additional 215 hours in a variety of massage & bodywork modalities. After completing the 550 hour program, the massage therapist would be eligible to take the National Certification Examination.
CHI's school has been designed to reflect a professional atmosphere conducive to learning. The facility provides a large classroom (maximum of 16 students), two private massage rooms, which may be used by our interns, two large bathrooms, administrative office and lending library with books and videos relating to the profession are located in Atascadero.