The practice of teaching requires a dedication to meet every class and every student with an open mind and heart every day.

FLSM is a bit different than many massage schools near New York City. FLSM helps you become a massage therapist by offering an education that will encourage you to learn not only "what you need to know" but also "what you want to know" giving you a balanced and enriching experience. Through our massage therapy education, whether full-time or part-time, we emphasize the development of knowledge and skill, professional preparation and working toward self understanding. In the process, students of our massage schools near New York City are invited into a deeper awareness of themselves as learners, as healers and as compassionate members of the human family.

FLSM want to help you become a massage therapist by offering:

• The gift and convenience of learning massage in two New York State locations:
• Ithaca is breathtakingly beautiful and culturally rich. It was voted one of the "most enlightened cities" in the U.S. by the Utne Reader.
• Mount Kisco is a culturally rich and vibrant community offering the depth of programs from massage schools in New York City along with the solitude and natural beauty of the Hudson Valley. It was voted "best family town" in Westchester by InTown Magazine.
• An educational philosophy that supports students of all educational backgrounds and ages.
• Educators with a thorough knowledge of their subject and a compassionate approach to learning allowing students to not only learn content but participate and grow from the process of learning.
• The opportunity to practice massage in professional settings through our
  Community Service Clinicsthat better prepare you to become a massage therapist.
• Financial Planning Assistance to support your commitment to learning massage.
• A quick return on your educational investment both personally and financially. Licensed therapists consistently make from $50 - $120 per session.
• An educational program that meets New York State's 1000-hour massage therapy education requirement. Program graduates are eligible to sit for state and national licensing exams allowing them to work in most other states in America.