Our Story
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Our History
Founded in 1977 as the Institute of Psycho-Structural Balancing, the school quickly became known as IPSB. It has earned the reputation of being an innovative school devoted to the art and science of contemporary bodywork and massage. |
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Our Mission
The International Professional School of Bodywork’s mission is to provide quality educational programs, faculty, staff, and resources that present a diverse student body with a deeper understanding of somatic awareness. The College’s programs prepare students for successful entry and lifelong learning in the field of therapeutic touch, massage, and holistic sciences. |
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Our Educational Philosophy
An IPSB education integrates and harmonizes the student’s body/mind and cultivates the attitudes, techniques, and skills necessary to create a financially successful career and to support clients in their growth and change. |
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Our Goals & Values
To produce psychologically sensitive bodyworkers who assist others in times of change. |
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Our Institutional Objectives
To create a physical environment and a culture which brings the IPSB mission to life. To honor all dimensions of consciousness and promote the integration of the three centers of the body: physical, mental, and emotional. |
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Educational Objectives
An IPSB education integrates and harmonizes the student’s body/mind and cultivates the attitudes, techniques, and skills necessary to create a financially successful career and to support clients in their growth and change. |
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Three Centers Approach
The integration of the physical, emotional, and intellectual aspects of being is a primary focus throughout all the classes at IPSB. In accordance with this ideal of balancing the three centers, courses are designed to deliver information for all three main learning styles: visual, auditory and kinesthetic. |
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Tai Chi Focus
The art of T’ai Chi is rooted in the philosophy of the Tao. Tao means the Way and refers to the immanent principle that lies behind all phenomena and affects all levels of existence, from the seasonal changes to the shifting state of human affairs; a form of natural, universal order, in other words. |
