About the School


Important Announcement!

The classes starting April 13th (Acton), and April 14th (Easthampton) will be the last opportunity to become a licensed Massage Therapist in Massachusetts in 500 hours. In accordance with changing licensure law, all subsequent programs will be significantly longer.

The Massage School is also pleased to report that our second campus, located in Acton Massachusetts is up and running. This new campus will allow us to bring our practical, hands-on approach to massage education to people in the Boston area.


Our mission is to provide outstanding massage education that is practical and affordable. We accomplish this through focused, hands-on training in modern massage technique.

Our school began operating in January of 2002. We opened as The Amherst School of Massage Therapy, in Amherst Massachusetts. In 2005 we moved to our current location in the historic Memorial Hall of Easthampton Massachusetts.

The Massage School was started by Alexei Levine, MPT, LMT, and Valerie Hood LMT, who recognized that there was a need for a professional certification program that emphasizes motor learning and technical proficiency.

The Massage School teaches the most powerful and effective massage techniques, while still maintaining affordable tuition. Recognizing that most massage therapy students have family and work commitments in addition to school, The Massage School offers flexible scheduling of class and clinic times.

Because our program emphasizes hands-on training, our graduates are fully prepared to begin practicing as professional massage therapists immediately upon their graduation and licensure.