Sun Institute

Creating Tomorrow Together at Sun Institute

Everyone wants to improve their mind, body and spirit, and we call that growth. The best way to grow is to heal yourself and others, just as we do here. That is why Sun Institute provides the highest quality programs available in massage therapy, body work, energy work, yoga therapy, life coaching and brain education.

Who We Are

Sun Institute provides the most comprehensive and thorough training incorporating the best practices of today's medical, holistic and scientific industries. We have over 25 years of experience in the fields of healing, massage, brain education, personal health, fitness and the study of energy. Here at Sun Institute, you will find that the best educational outcomes are achieved when you understand the basics, and then are exposed to the most advanced forms of healing.

To create such a learning environment, we have integrated a curriculum including the basics of Western massage and science with the theories and practices of the East, including energy work, yoga, ki-gong (chi-kung), hwal gong and shiatsu. More importantly, only at Sun Institute can you learn to utilize the brain-body connection through brain education and brain respiration therapy (BRT).

What is Brain Respiration Therapy?

BRT combines neuroscience and meditation to enhance concentration. The brain will be stimulated to create more peaceful, productive and creative thoughts, through the creation of new neural pathway connections. You can change your habits, actions and lifestyle through BRT.

What is Hwal Gong?

Hwal gong is a system of massage theory and technique from the Korean tradition of healing arts, which has a recorded history of almost 10,000 years. Superficially similar to the shiatsu massage, hwal gong seeks to relieve pain and induce relaxation by facilitating the flow of life energy through the energy channels of the body called the "meridians" by using a highly specific and refined system of massage motions and techniques.

Hwal gong massage has a deeper and more important goal of sensitizing the client's body to the flow of energy and using this sensitivity to enhance the natural healing powers of the body. The hwal gong healer's main goal is to enhance the client's natural sensitivity to energy and to lead the client to utilize the newly recovered sensitivity to affect and manage the healing process within one's own body by consciously directing the specific flow of energy.

To see what truly separates Sun Institute from other schools, you need to visit and meet our faculty and staff who are not only massage professionals, but also master healers. It is our sincere desire, as well as our educational goal, to transfer to you the mind of a healer. Specifically, you will learn the manner, speech, actions and care that make a world of difference in a competitive marketplace. As you study here with us, you will experience inner growth in becoming a healer, to match the outward growth in technique and ability as a massage therapist. Here, we recognize that inner growth should produce an outward result.

Our Programs:

Clinical Hwal Gong Massage (600 clock hours full-time)

• Anatomy and physiology
• Myology
• Pathology
• Hwal Gong Eastern massage
• Swedish massage
• Medical massage
• Sports massage
• Hydrotherapy
• Business and law
• Yoga
• Ki - gong
• Brain respiration therapy

Hwal Gong Massage (507 clock hours part-time)

• Anatomy and physiology
• Myology
• Pathology
• Hwal Gong Eastern massage
• Sports massage
• Hydrotherapy
• Business and law
• Yoga
• Ki - gong
• Brain respiration therapy

Additional included courses:

• CPR and first aid
• National exam review

Accreditation, approval, membership and financial aid

Approved by the State of New Jersey Department of Education and the NJ Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, county workforce agencies.

Also approved by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB), and NCBTMB approved provider for continuing education.

Member school of the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA) Council of Schools.

For financial aid, Sun Institute offers a no interest payment plan.

Graduates

Our graduates work at some of the most prestigious spas and holistic centers in the country. Our network of connections in the field of holistic health and wellness allows us to provide guidance and assistance in job placement.

Graduates of Sun Institute have shown considerable success as entrepreneurs, either as massage therapists or owners of holistic health centers. Our focus on personal growth combined with professional guidance facilitates the transition into the business world. Our hands-on clinics in our healing center and other outside locations provide the real life experience needed for professional growth.

Contact Us Today!

If you are interested in any of our programs and would like to find out more, please contact us for more information.