Body Wisdom Massage Therapy School

Centrally located in the Des Moines area of Urbandale, our 5,000-sf facility boasts of 2 class rooms, 6 clinic rooms, a generous front desk/store area, and several administrative offices in a safe and beautiful setting, with ample parking and generous infrastructure and amenities, and services around, including a large public library.
Body Wisdom is a proud leader in offering the finest education in the massage industry available today. With national accreditation, Federal Title IV status, and VA benefit options, our exceptional team of experts serves the needs of new comers and massage professionals alike.
We cater to those striving to excel in this profession with our superior 12-month massage certification that prepares newcomers for multiple career tracks and continues to serve them during their career with a large menu of continuing and advanced education courses and programs.
If you share our passion for wellness, Body Wisdom's uniquely structured learning platform will enable you to rise to success, whether you seek employment or plan to establish your own business.
In-depth and hands-on teaching, as well as individualized attention, take you way beyond the theory and prepare you to compete with the best and access positions in any setting or market. Further emphasized, are all aspects of professionalism, including sciences, business, marketing, legal matters, ethics, and finances.
As an excellent alternative to college, Massage Therapy Certification doesn't leave young professionals with potentially lifelong debt, but instead, you can earn back your investment within a short few years, while high market demand for professionals helps with excellent pay and job placement immediately following graduation.
Nevertheless, YOU get to decide whether this is the profession for you. We simply provide all necessary information to assess the answer.
Highlights of a free tour/consultation with a Student Counselor: 515-727-489
• Visit a Body Wisdom class in progress
• Take a tour of the classrooms and Student Clinic rooms
• Have a real conversation about the massage business and its many opportunities
• Get all your questions answered about the different massage techniques
• Discover your own unique Career Track and Career Electives
• Discuss your scheduling options
• Watch short video clips of massage techniques
• Review our professional text books for each course
• Look over our Body Wisdom photo-illustrated manuals with step-by-step instructions
• Discuss your financing options with our Career Counselor

Federal Financial Aid (FASFA) VA Benefits 529 Funds In-House Financing

The institution will make reasonable accommodations for students with disabilities.

·        Be 16 years of age or older

·        Have the emotional maturity and physical capability to practice bodywork

·        Have a high school diploma or equivalent

·        Provide government issued photo ID

·        Submit completed & signed application

·        Submit payment of non-refundable registration fee

It is our mission to provide newcomers and established professionals in the massage and bodywork field with in-depth and state-of-the art training. We teach a very broad spectrum of modalities and techniques to assure therapists can excel in their passion, become true experts in their respective careers, and serve clients the best possible ways.

Program Objectives:
Body Wisdom’s program objectives are that graduates and professionals
• receive/maintain licensure in Iowa and other states
• achieve gainful employment or self-employment
• enjoy longevity in their career
• benefit from referrals of their satisfied clients
• become role models for other’s considering the profession

Educational Objectives:
Our educational objectives focus on
• customized career tracks preparing for competitive markets
• therapist’s self-care and healthy body mechanics as a foundation for long-term success
• superior hands-on skills as sought after by growing awareness of the public
• excellent ethics, communication & professionalism for best results and safety
• advancing professional expertise for new-comers and established professionals alike

The Body Wisdom Difference:
Body Wisdom Massage Therapy School invites anyone to consider the massage profession as a fulfilling career option part-time or full-time. We train our students to be the best answer to the ever-growing demand for qualified therapists. We value our students as our greatest asset. We want our graduates and CE-professionals to benefit personally, professionally and financially, as they raise industry standards while thriving in their career.

The Body Wisdom Difference
• Custom tailored programs
• Solid foundation training
• Specialty custom career track options
• Large variety of elective choices
• Continuing and advanced education
• Top-notch quality of education
• Expert instructors
• Hands-on & immersion learning
• Positive learning environment
• Pick your own timing, pace and course hour schedule
• Finance options
• Individualized attention
• Opportunity for personal growth
• Pro-style student clinic
• Exam and licensure preparation
• Exceptional business & marketing training
• Legal matters & ethics
• Job placement and business support
• We take pride in YOUR success

The Body Wisdom Massage Therapy School is founded on the philosophy: Touch is the key to getting back in touch - not only with ourselves, but with all of life! Aware and purposeful touch aids in restoring wholeness. It helps transcend unhealthy up’s and down’s into consistent inner richness and satisfaction. From here emanates true wellness and our real contribution to the world: Living our full potential and purpose.