Introducing the East West College Staff: Meet Cindy Boyum, Clinic Manager
Dozens of incredible individuals make up our Oregon school of massage. Each member of our staff has a unique story of how they found massage as a career. Today we’re kicking off a new series of staff profiles highlighting the talented people behind East West College. We begin with Cindy Boyum, our massage clinic manager and a talented LMT in her own right. Ask Cindy [...]
Computer Strain: How it Causes Tight Scalenes, and How Massage Can Help
While sitting at a computer or reading our digital devices, many of us unwittingly jut the chin forward. This forward head posture may also appear when driving. In this position, the upper back will tend to hunch, as the abdominals grow soft. Upper back and neck tension are common results, as these muscles must support the head when it’s pushed forward in this way. (With [...]
Deep Tissue Massage: Benefits, What to Expect, and After Care
Deep tissue massage can help alleviate muscle adhesions, or “knots” as they are commonly known. Dehydration, injury, and overuse of a muscle can cause adhesions to form. An adhesion is comprised of continually contracting muscles. Muscles may become “too tight” in this way when we use them repetitively. Like all contracted muscle, adhesions suffer poor circulation of lymph and blood; waste removal is also restricted [...]
Join us on 9/20 for our Massage College Preview Event!
Do you find yourself Googling phrases like “massage schools in Phoenix and Portland”? Do you catch yourself daydreaming about how life would be as a Licensed Massage Therapist? Get your questions answered and learn how to make your dreams a reality—attend our next massage career preview event on 9/20. Every month, we host a massage career preview to let potential students know about our Portland, [...]
Massage Therapy Continuing Education: Online or In Person?
Given Oregon’s continuing education requirements for massage license renewal, all active massage therapists must regularly add to their professional knowledge. As a leading massage therapy school in Oregon, East West College offers continuing massage therapist schooling for alumni and non-alumni alike. Our continuing education (CE) courses are offered in person, on our NE Portland campus. However, many Oregon LMTs complete their CE hours through online [...]
From Thailand to Portland: Meet East West College Student Abbey M.
East West College attracts students from around the globe. No matter what their homeland, they share a common goal: Earning a massage therapy license with the state of Oregon. Today we’re introducing first year East West College student Abbey Mark, who chose to come to our school all the way from Phuket, Thailand. The Road to East West College of the Healing Arts Abbey’s journey [...]
Introducing the East West College Staff: Meet Cindy Boyum, Clinic Manager
Dozens of incredible individuals make up our Oregon school of massage. Each member of our staff has a unique story of how they found massage as a career. Today we’re kicking off a new series of staff profiles highlighting the talented people behind East West College. We begin with Cindy Boyum, our massage clinic manager and a talented LMT in her own right. Ask Cindy [...]
Computer Strain: How it Causes Tight Scalenes, and How Massage Can Help
While sitting at a computer or reading our digital devices, many of us unwittingly jut the chin forward. This forward head posture may also appear when driving. In this position, the upper back will tend to hunch, as the abdominals grow soft. Upper back and neck tension are common results, as these muscles must support the head when it’s pushed forward in this way. (With [...]
Deep Tissue Massage: Benefits, What to Expect, and After Care
Deep tissue massage can help alleviate muscle adhesions, or “knots” as they are commonly known. Dehydration, injury, and overuse of a muscle can cause adhesions to form. An adhesion is comprised of continually contracting muscles. Muscles may become “too tight” in this way when we use them repetitively. Like all contracted muscle, adhesions suffer poor circulation of lymph and blood; waste removal is also restricted [...]
Join us on 9/20 for our Massage College Preview Event!
Do you find yourself Googling phrases like “massage schools in Phoenix and Portland”? Do you catch yourself daydreaming about how life would be as a Licensed Massage Therapist? Get your questions answered and learn how to make your dreams a reality—attend our next massage career preview event on 9/20. Every month, we host a massage career preview to let potential students know about our Portland, [...]
Massage Therapy Continuing Education: Online or In Person?
Given Oregon’s continuing education requirements for massage license renewal, all active massage therapists must regularly add to their professional knowledge. As a leading massage therapy school in Oregon, East West College offers continuing massage therapist schooling for alumni and non-alumni alike. Our continuing education (CE) courses are offered in person, on our NE Portland campus. However, many Oregon LMTs complete their CE hours through online [...]
From Thailand to Portland: Meet East West College Student Abbey M.
East West College attracts students from around the globe. No matter what their homeland, they share a common goal: Earning a massage therapy license with the state of Oregon. Today we’re introducing first year East West College student Abbey Mark, who chose to come to our school all the way from Phuket, Thailand. The Road to East West College of the Healing Arts Abbey’s journey [...]