Mission
An Extraordinary Career
Choice
The History of Blue Sky
Credentials
Diploma Program
Educational Goals
Blue Sky and Golden Ratio
Contact Information
Mission
Blue Sky was born out of a desire to create a sustainable
future for our world. Their primary focus is on facilitating
physical and spiritual well-being.
Blue Sky’s exceptional holistic approach to massage integrates
wellness and nutrition training throughout the program. They
emphasize health-care and self-care techniques, styles, and
philosophies to help each person and family to develop optimal
health within their own boundaries.
Through the most comprehensive course of study available, Blue
Sky strives to:
• Graduate massage therapists who really care about people—talented
therapists with the perspective to practice the healing art
of massage with optimal results for their clients, while receiving
a true sense of fulfillment.
• Provide a comprehensive education and experience in traditional
therapeutic bodywork techniques coupled with training in a wide
range of other treatment modalities.
An Extraordinary Career Choice
Massage therapy is the fastest growing segment of the health
care industry today. Career opportunities in this alternative
health care field are continuing to grow as health care moves
away from an emphasis on multiple medications and back toward
a more natural, personal touch.
Upon completion of their program, graduates will be prepared
for joy and success in one of today’s most dynamic professions.
Many Blue Sky graduates are employed in schools, hospitals,
health clubs and in medical and physical therapy offices. Others
are self-employed, working out of their own homes or offices.
In addition to exciting career opportunities, massage therapy
is a meaningful, rewarding profession that is filled with the
satisfaction of directly helping others. It offers a great deal
of variety and flexibility in terms of specialties, work settings
and hours. And the holistic nature of the profession leads practitioners
toward awareness of healthful lifestyles and greater personal
development.
Blue Sky has an exemplary reputation in the community and receives
numerous announcements of job openings in the greater Milwaukee
area and throughout the Midwest. These openings are posted at
the school. A file of job opportunities is made available to
all students and alumni. Blue Sky graduates succeed!
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the Summer 2001 Newsletter
The History of Blue Sky
Blue Sky School of Professional Massage & Therapeutic Bodywork
was founded by Karen and Blair Lewis in 1985 and established
as a not-for-profit organization in 1988. What started out as
a small school in their home with a class size of six, soon
grew to a highly-respected business with classes in Grafton
and Green Bay, Wisconsin.
In the early years, classes were held in a 2,000 square foot
facility in Brown Deer, Wisconsin. In 1995, the school moved
to the present location in Grafton, Wisconsin. The new location
offers 9,650 square feet of space for classes, student clinic
and administration. In the Spring of 2000, Blue Sky opened its
first satellite location in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
At Blue Sky, we are proud of our long tradition of excellence
in teaching and
of our commitment to personal growth and achievement.
We are dedicated to graduating massage therapists who really
care about people—talented therapists with the perspective
to practice the healing art of massage with optimal results
for their clients, while receiving a true sense of fulfillment.
We provide comprehensive education and experience in traditional
therapeutic massage techniques as well as training in a wide
range of other treatment modalities.
Credentials
• Member of the American Massage Therapy Association
(AMTA) Council of Schools
• Approved by the Educational Approval Board for Veterans
Benefits
• Approved by the National Certification Board of Therapeutic
Massage & Bodywork as a provider of category A Continuing
Education Credits (CEUs)
• Approved by the Wisconsin Educational Approval Board
Diploma Program
The Diploma Program is 10 months in length. It consists
of one full day or two evenings a week. A part-time, 20-month
program is also available. Full and part-time programs start
in September and February.
In addition to your class day, the program consists of eight
weekend seminars, 50 hours of student clinic and 175 hours of
hands-on practice and lab requirements. At the completion of
the program, a diploma is awarded.
The picture shows 
Blair
and Cindy presenting a diploma.
Educational Goals
Blue Sky’s goal is to provide entry level and mid-level
training to prepare each student for a career as a “Massage
Therapist and Bodyworker,” and to help heal individuals
and families in our global community. The healing process involves
four main aspects:
1) Stabilize the client to slow or stop the progression of the
condition.
2) Resolve the presenting problem or complaint.
3) Provide training in home-based therapies and self-care techniques
for the client.
4) Move the client to a higher level of health with rejuvenation
therapies.
Blue Sky knows these things are possible. Years as therapists
have shown them that preventative and self-care techniques are
equally important for massage therapists to impart to their
clients. Therefore, they include them in the curriculum. Your
active participation in this 741-hour program will assure you
of thorough training in the techniques and principles of massage.
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to their online open house
Blue Sky and Golden Ratio
Blue Sky has utilized Golden Ratio tables in our classrooms
since the mid-1980’s, before Golden Ratio moved to Montana.
We have found that Golden Ratio products maintain high durability
through the rigors of everyday school use. Additionally, Golden
Ratio has been a leader in massage table innovation and design.
Blue Sky has been very pleased with Golden Ratio because of
their exceptional customer service team, their strong and durable
tables and their innovations in the massage table industry and
will continue to employ Golden Ratio massage products. Blue
Sky massage and Golden Ratio tables, a combination that simply
can’t be beat.
“Students
providing free massages at the Ozaukee County Humane Society
Walk-A-Thon”
For more information,
visit the home of
Blue Sky School of Professional Massage and Therapeutic Bodywork
at our Main Campus:
220 Oak Street,
Manchester Mall
Grafton, Wisconsin 53024
Phone: 262.376.1011
Toll-free: 1.877.387.1011
Fax: 262.376.7707
Entrance
to their school in Grafton, Wisconsin.