The Ann Arbor School of Massage, Herbal & Natural Medicine started from the personal experience and training and belief that natural medicine and bodywork services are important and necessary to the health of a community. Owner Mary Light, ND, LMT, is a seasoned and experienced clinical medicinal herbalist offering consults and in-house formulations. Their state-licensed massage therapy program prepares students for professional licensure.

            They offer a one-hour session with an intern in a variety of massage and bodywork therapies for $35 so patrons can maintain the needed frequency of treatment for the results they seek. Students are trained to offer compassionate, sensitive touch therapies and healing arts as professionals from day one. They keep a field work journal and an extensive documented clinic portfolio of 80 documented professional onsite sessions. This is a resume builder and helps develop their skills in the program.

            “Our intent is to offer a sacred space in which to engage in a co-creative healing process, based on the natural sciences and the healing arts. It is important to us that we have integrated Western medicine with very tried-and-true holistic practices,” says Light.

            The school plans on developing more instructors through an informal teacher training mentorship and growing while refining the curriculum each year, as well as growing clientele for the massage and bodywork clinic. And during the month of September they’re offering a free evaluation for pain management.

The Ann Arbor School of Massage, Herbal & Natural Medicine  is located at 3684 W. Liberty Rd., in Ann Arbor. For more information, call 734-769-7794, email [email protected] or visit NaturopathicSchoolOfAnnArbor.net.