Southwest Institute of Healing Arts, Natural Healers

Come learn to touch lives, heal bodies and free souls at Southwest Institute of Healing Arts (SWIHA). We are a State Licensed private college for Holistic Health Care Careers and accredited by Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training (ACCET) We are recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to offer Title IV Funding to those who qualify.

Our mission is to help you discover YOUR gifts and graces and then support you in taking your dream out into the world in a loving and profitable way.

Programs

Massage Therapy

750 or 1000 Hour Professional Massage Practitioner Programs

We are not just another massage school. We are a conscious college-community offering more choices than any other institution in the country. We graduate exceptional massage therapists, who are also gifted healers and entrepreneurs. SWIHA teaches over 20 massage modalities, and our flexible program allows students to select one or two areas of specialization including Therapeutic Massage, Reflexology, Polarity, Reiki and Shiatsu. We are one of the only schools in the country to offer dual-licensing in both massage and natural aesthetics.

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Western Herbalism

700 Hour Western Herbalism Diploma Program or Associate's Degree in Holistic Nutrition & Herbalism

Experience every aspect of plant medicine from seed to sale. The Western Herbalism program emphasizes our spiritual and energetic connection to plants as well as providing a science-based foundation. This hands-on one- or two-year course of study gives the student, skills and experience needed to become a professional herbalist. Choose the diploma program or combine with Holistic Nutrition for an Associate's Degree.

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Hypnotherapy

300 Hour Hypnotherapy Clinical Certification
100 Hour Hypnotherapy Specialist

Transpersonal Hypnotherapy bridges the mind, body and spirit. The SWIHA program embraces clinical, spiritual and metaphysical aspects of hypnosis, as well as therapeutic intervention. Take Hypnotherapy as a stand alone program, or choose it as a specialization within one of the Associate's of Occupational Studies Degrees. Hypnotherapy is officially recognized by the American Medical Association (AMA) as a therapeutic model for healing. Completion qualifies you for certification with the American Board of Hypnotherapy.

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Life Coaching

100 Hour Life Coaching Program

Life Coaching is an exciting new profession that helps clients discover and achieve their dreams. People need support to survive and thrive in times of transition. Life Coaches support and encourage as they work with the client to create a specific plan to achieve desired results. A great Life Coach is someone who can elicit greatness in another. Begin to coach and build your practice while still in training.

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Holistic Health Care

Associate of Occupational Studies Degree in Holistic Health Care

Become a "green" Holistic Health Care practitioner and act as an environmental steward in your community by educating clients on how to have more sustainable lifestyle using renewable, non-toxic, affordable and accessible care options. Our flexible program offers opportunities to learn Ayurveda, aromatherapy, nutrition, herbalism, massage, bodywork, hypnotherapy, stress management, spa treatments, yoga and more.

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Yoga Teacher Training

200 Classroom Hours - Yoga Teacher Training Diploma

Blending the highest intentions of Eastern and Western philosophy and practice, our program cultivates awareness to apply these principles as a teacher and lifelong student. The six-month program is organized in three sequential modules, creating one of the most well rounded YTT programs available. Topics include asana (posture), dynamic alignment, pranayama (breathing exercises), meditation, Sanskrit, yogic diet and Ayurveda, therapeutic applications of yoga, history of Yoga, ancient yogic texts, chanting, and more. Our program is recognized by Yoga Alliance.

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Reflexology and Toe Reading

200 Classroom Hours Reflexology Program
100 Classroom Hour Toe Reading Certificate

Reflexology is the third most requested massage modality in major salons and resorts, and SWIHA's Reflexology program is one of the most thorough and eclectic in the country. Classes address the physical and clinical application of reflexology as well as emotional and medical intuitive realms. The program prepares students to sit for ARCB certification.

Toe Reading is taking the country by storm and it all started at SWIHA! Toe Reading is based on the theory that the body holographically records the story of a person's life. Observing someone's toes will tell you a great deal about their past experiences. Using facilitated dialogue and coaching skills, clients can experience transformation. Toe Reading is fun and very profitable. (Toe Reading was even featured on CNN).

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Aromatherapy

100 Classroom Hours

Learn the actions and appropriate applications of essential oils, fragrances and scents. Understand the various methods of extraction, the difference between true and synthetic substances and how to blend and determine correct selections for desired outcomes.

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Holistic Nutrition Specialist

200 Classroom Hours - Holistic Nutrition Specialist Certificate

The Holistic Nutrition Specialist program covers the basics of human nutrition, dietary therapies, obesity and eating disorders, and a survey of contemporary dietary practices including alternative theories for body detoxification. This certificate prepares to you assist individuals with healthy eating practices, including recommendations for weight management and preventive health.

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Polarity Therapy

200 Classroom Hours – Associate Polarity Practitioner

The Polarity model sees the body's imbalances as the final "print-out" of information entered long ago. Polarity serves as the key to unlock the door to the source, allowing for genuinely new choices. Utilizing hands-on contacts, toning, breathing and gentle communication techniques, this work embodies a full holistic health care system, and can be used to empower other modalities as well.

Request Information for Polarity Therapy

Shiatsu

Learn Shiatsu massage using thumb, palm, finger, forearm, knee and elbows, range of motion, meridian stretches, healing, with energy work, use your body effortlessly, feel imbalances in the body and promote deep relaxation, includes self-shiatsu.

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Thai Massage

A comprehensive full body therapy using techniques developed over 2,000 years ago by the personal physician of Buddha and practiced through the centuries in the temples of Thailand. Thai Massage applies slow deep pressure along energy lines coupled with yoga like stretches. The client wears loose clothing and the massage is practiced on a futon.

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Do Your Dream At SWIHA

When we ask our graduates why they chose to take classes at Southwest Institute of Healing Arts, we often hear, "because it felt like the right thing to do" or "I liked the energy here." What students may not realize, is that they are already accessing very powerful healing modalities - - that of energy medicine, often known as intuition.

We encourage students to go with classes and instructors to which they are intuitively drawn. Southwest Institute of Healing Arts offers over 250 classes per quarter. We feel that students should have the opportunity to select from many affordable, high quality classes as they 'Do their own dream!'

Whether you're looking for a new career, expanding your skills with exciting new continuing education classes, or seeking personal growth and healing, we invite you to visit our campus and see how it feels to you. We truly believe you'll feel very much at home.

-KC Miller, Owner/Director

Student Centered Learning

At SWIHA, we celebrate the differences in our learners, and teach to different learning styles to help students master the materials. For example, the fundamentals of anatomy are brought to life with use of music, guided imagery, rhythm, dramatization, games and song. We offer more actual classroom and hands-on training than any school in the valley.

Expert Instructors

All instructors at SWIHA are practicing therapists or Holistic Health Care Practitioners. Our expert instructors are passionate about the subjects they teach. We expose students to the most knowledgeable instructors in the valley and we regularly host international teachers. In addition, we have many experts in the field providing role models and a wide network of contacts.

At SWIHA our instructors are reminded to "teach only love, for that is all there really is," and to question "what good is it for a student to master the material if their soul is battered along the way?"

Learn to touch lives, heal bodies, and free souls. Call SWIHA today.

Degrees Offered

Holistic Health Care
Mind-Body Transformational Psychology

Diplomas Offered

Advanced Bodywork
Holistic Nutrition Specialist
Licensed Massage Diploma
Mind-Body Wellness Practitioner
Western Herbalism
Yoga Teacher Training

Certificates Offered

Clinical Hypnotherapist
Hypnotherapy Specialist
Life Coaching

If you are interested in any of our programs and would like to find out more, please Request Information.

	Southwest Institute of Healing Arts 1100 E. Apache Blvd. Tempe, AZ 85281
	Come learn to touch lives, heal bodies and free souls at Southwest Institute of Healing Arts (SWIHA). We are a State Licensed private college for Holistic Health Care Careers and accredited by Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training (ACCET) We are recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to offer Title IV Funding to those who qualify. Our mission is to help you discover YOUR gifts and graces and then support you in taking your dream out into the world in a loving and profitable way. Programs Massage Therapy 750 or 1000 Hour Professional Massage Practitioner Programs We are not just another massage school. We are a conscious college-community offering more choices than any other institution in the country. We graduate exceptional massage therapists, who are also gifted healers and entrepreneurs. SWIHA teaches over 20 massage modalities, and our flexible program allows students to select one or two areas of specialization including Therapeutic Massage, Reflexology, Polarity, Reiki and Shiatsu. We are one of the only schools in the country to offer dual-licensing in both massage and natural aesthetics. Request Information for Massage Therapy Western Herbalism 700 Hour Western Herbalism Diploma Program or Associate's Degree in Holistic Nutrition & Herbalism Experience every aspect of plant medicine from seed to sale. The Western Herbalism program emphasizes our spiritual and energetic connection to plants as well as providing a science-based foundation. This hands-on one- or two-year course of study gives the student, skills and experience needed to become a professional herbalist. Choose the diploma program or combine with Holistic Nutrition for an Associate's Degree. Request Information for Western Herbalism Hypnotherapy 300 Hour Hypnotherapy Clinical Certification 100 Hour Hypnotherapy Specialist Transpersonal Hypnotherapy bridges the mind, body and spirit. The SWIHA program embraces clinical, spiritual and metaphysical aspects of hypnosis, as well as therapeutic intervention. Take Hypnotherapy as a stand alone program, or choose it as a specialization within one of the Associate's of Occupational Studies Degrees. Hypnotherapy is officially recognized by the American Medical Association (AMA) as a therapeutic model for healing. Completion qualifies you for certification with the American Board of Hypnotherapy. Request Information for Hypnotherapy Life Coaching 100 Hour Life Coaching Program Life Coaching is an exciting new profession that helps clients discover and achieve their dreams. People need support to survive and thrive in times of transition. Life Coaches support and encourage as they work with the client to create a specific plan to achieve desired results. A great Life Coach is someone who can elicit greatness in another. Begin to coach and build your practice while still in training. Request Information for Life Coaching Holistic Health Care Associate of Occupational Studies Degree in Holistic Health Care Become a "green" Holistic Health Care practitioner and act as an environmental steward in your community by educating clients on how to have more sustainable lifestyle using renewable, non-toxic, affordable and accessible care options. Our flexible program offers opportunities to learn Ayurveda, aromatherapy, nutrition, herbalism, massage, bodywork, hypnotherapy, stress management, spa treatments, yoga and more. Request Information for Holistic Health Care Yoga Teacher Training 200 Classroom Hours - Yoga Teacher Training Diploma Blending the highest intentions of Eastern and Western philosophy and practice, our program cultivates awareness to apply these principles as a teacher and lifelong student. The six-month program is organized in three sequential modules, creating one of the most well rounded YTT programs available. Topics include asana (posture), dynamic alignment, pranayama (breathing exercises), meditation, Sanskrit, yogic diet and Ayurveda, therapeutic applications of yoga, history of Yoga, ancient yogic texts, chanting, and more. Our program is recognized by Yoga Alliance. Request Information for Yoga Teacher Training Reflexology and Toe Reading 200 Classroom Hours Reflexology Program 100 Classroom Hour Toe Reading Certificate Reflexology is the third most requested massage modality in major salons and resorts, and SWIHA's Reflexology program is one of the most thorough and eclectic in the country. Classes address the physical and clinical application of reflexology as well as emotional and medical intuitive realms. The program prepares students to sit for ARCB certification. Toe Reading is taking the country by storm and it all started at SWIHA! Toe Reading is based on the theory that the body holographically records the story of a person's life. Observing someone's toes will tell you a great deal about their past experiences. Using facilitated dialogue and coaching skills, clients can experience transformation. Toe Reading is fun and very profitable. (Toe Reading was even featured on CNN). Request Information for Reflexology Aromatherapy 100 Classroom Hours Learn the actions and appropriate applications of essential oils, fragrances and scents. Understand the various methods of extraction, the difference between true and synthetic substances and how to blend and determine correct selections for desired outcomes. Request Information for Aromatherapy Holistic Nutrition Specialist 200 Classroom Hours - Holistic Nutrition Specialist Certificate The Holistic Nutrition Specialist program covers the basics of human nutrition, dietary therapies, obesity and eating disorders, and a survey of contemporary dietary practices including alternative theories for body detoxification. This certificate prepares to you assist individuals with healthy eating practices, including recommendations for weight management and preventive health. Request Information for Nutrition Polarity Therapy 200 Classroom Hours – Associate Polarity Practitioner The Polarity model sees the body's imbalances as the final "print-out" of information entered long ago. Polarity serves as the key to unlock the door to the source, allowing for genuinely new choices. Utilizing hands-on contacts, toning, breathing and gentle communication techniques, this work embodies a full holistic health care system, and can be used to empower other modalities as well. Request Information for Polarity Therapy Shiatsu Learn Shiatsu massage using thumb, palm, finger, forearm, knee and elbows, range of motion, meridian stretches, healing, with energy work, use your body effortlessly, feel imbalances in the body and promote deep relaxation, includes self-shiatsu. Request Information for Shiatsu Thai Massage A comprehensive full body therapy using techniques developed over 2,000 years ago by the personal physician of Buddha and practiced through the centuries in the temples of Thailand. Thai Massage applies slow deep pressure along energy lines coupled with yoga like stretches. The client wears loose clothing and the massage is practiced on a futon. Request Information for Thai Massage Do Your Dream At SWIHA When we ask our graduates why they chose to take classes at Southwest Institute of Healing Arts, we often hear, "because it felt like the right thing to do" or "I liked the energy here." What students may not realize, is that they are already accessing very powerful healing modalities - - that of energy medicine, often known as intuition. We encourage students to go with classes and instructors to which they are intuitively drawn. Southwest Institute of Healing Arts offers over 250 classes per quarter. We feel that students should have the opportunity to select from many affordable, high quality classes as they 'Do their own dream!' Whether you're looking for a new career, expanding your skills with exciting new continuing education classes, or seeking personal growth and healing, we invite you to visit our campus and see how it feels to you. We truly believe you'll feel very much at home. -KC Miller, Owner/Director Student Centered Learning At SWIHA, we celebrate the differences in our learners, and teach to different learning styles to help students master the materials. For example, the fundamentals of anatomy are brought to life with use of music, guided imagery, rhythm, dramatization, games and song. We offer more actual classroom and hands-on training than any school in the valley. Expert Instructors All instructors at SWIHA are practicing therapists or Holistic Health Care Practitioners. Our expert instructors are passionate about the subjects they teach. We expose students to the most knowledgeable instructors in the valley and we regularly host international teachers. In addition, we have many experts in the field providing role models and a wide network of contacts. At SWIHA our instructors are reminded to "teach only love, for that is all there really is," and to question "what good is it for a student to master the material if their soul is battered along the way?" Learn to touch lives, heal bodies, and free souls. Call SWIHA today. Degrees Offered Holistic Health Care Mind-Body Transformational Psychology Diplomas Offered Advanced Bodywork Holistic Nutrition Specialist Licensed Massage Diploma Mind-Body Wellness Practitioner Western Herbalism Yoga Teacher Training Certificates Offered Clinical Hypnotherapist Hypnotherapy Specialist Life Coaching If you are interested in any of our programs and would like to find out more, please Request Information.
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