Three times a year we get to enjoy the excitement and anticipation of a new group of students begining the 1000-hour certified massage therapy program.  The enthusiasm is completely contagious.  Nothing like an enfusion of energy to start the new quarter off right.  Our newest members of the BCMT family are all quite diverse.  We have a scattering of  Colorado residents mixed in with other states and countries.  We have New York, Oregon, Maine, New Mexico, Nebraska and Florida. Then don’t forget the 49th and 50th states of Alaska and Hawaii.  Lastly we add in some international flavor with  Maldives, and Mexico.  We love it when our family grows!

New Student Orientation is always a mix of eager anticipation  and nervous energy.   As our students file in that first morning they pick up stacks of paper and begin filling out student enrollment agreements.  Meeting their future classmates and keeping track of the faculty and staff keeps everyone’s brains stirring as we plow through policies.  This quarter the admissions team tried something new for lunchtime activities.  We carpooled over to Gurka’s for some yummy Indian food,  here in Gunbarrel.  The fresh and tasty buffet was a real treat and something out of the ordinary for a few students.  Getting to just hang out and munch on the flat bread,  gave us all a chance to get to know one another and  enjoy our new friends.  Questions came out,  fears and  expectations were openly addressed.  I was the last one chomping down my dessert of sweet rice and these “doughnut ball things” that I love, (I’m a slow eater and a quick talker) then we  got together our things and headed back to school.  

Zen Shiatsu Sarah's class

Zen Shiatsu Lynn's Class

Zen Shiatsu Christa's Class

The afternoon activities were a mix of meeting the councillors,  getting student I.D. pictures taken, checking out class schedules,  finishing financial aid paperwork and sorting out details.  The day drew to a close with the school store distributing books and Anatomikens for students starting on Thursday and Friday.  In all the hussle and bustle I am always excited to have students back in the hallways and stirring up the energy after our summer break.  So, to all our new students have a great quarter, and returning students, make sure to say “Hi” to your new found classmates as we begin yet another journey here at BCMT.

Jessica Silly Strung

Spring is definitely in the air around BCMT.  The whacky weather this time of year can make you crazy.  Monday we awoke to fresh snow and overcast which inspired a true inside day without recess, hot soup for lunch, and a hot mocha break in the late afternoon.  The lack of recess must have been the inspiration for Admissions Jack to “silly string” Admissions Jess right in her office! 

Tuesday was still a little overcast but warming-up, and today, Wednesday is beautiful, blue sky and 70 degrees!  A perfect day for the 4th quarter “sound demonstration, celebration”! 

4th quarter students celebrate Spring

The 4th quarter Integrative Massage class started today with a discussion and some experimentation with sound therapy and how sometimes sound can be used as an effective tool for some clients in a massage session.  They experiment with how different sounds, tones, vibrations, music, etc. can affect the body both physically and psychologically.  When break-time arrives, the students  grab whatever sound-maker they can find and run through the building and outside making more noise that a herd of elephants, whooping and hollering, celebrating just 5 short weeks until graduation! 

We take life seriously here at BCMT.  We are serious in saying for good health, “take time each day to find fun and humor in something”.