Explore your Future in 5 Easy Steps

1. Request information NOW and receive your FREE video massage lesson.
2. Make an appointment for your personal tour and career exploration session.
3. If SBBTI is a great match for you, simply fill out an application and Enrollment Agreement
4. Pay the appropriate Registration Fee
5. Begin your education and start your path to a successful career!

Santa Barbara's Leading Massage School

Why Enroll at the Santa Barbara Body Therapy Institute?
  • We are dedicated to helping you become a successful and preferred massage therapist
  • We offer a wide variety of courses, instructed by talented educators committed to your academic success, designed in day or evening formats to fit your needs
  • We have been in business since 1985 and have cherished 29 years worth of instructing outstanding massage students 
  • We offer you more than just massage education, we offer you insight into your own personal self development and self care



    Request Information & Receive a Free Video Massage Lesson
    * Learn Massage Techniques
    * Practice on Your friends
    * Find out how fun massage is

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Director's Welcome
All of us at the Body Therapy Institute are here to support your professional and personal growth, development and evolution. We offer you a 250 Hour Massage Practitioner, a 550 Hour Massage Therapist, a 1000 Hour Holistic Health Practitioner and a 200 Hour Medical Qigong Program. We have approval to operate by CA BPPE since 1985 as in compliance with CA standards. Our expanded program focuses on daily life practices, mind/body healing, and bodywork mentor-ship.

I invite you now to experience a personal tour of SBBTI so you can find out about class schedules, job opportunities, financial options available to make school affordable for you as well as get a sense of what it would feel like to be a student here.
If your passion is bodywork, I encourage you to continue your studies. It is a joy to offer you an education of great quality that will help make you an exceptional massage therapist, who will be able to offer your clients the gift of healing for years to come.
Katie Mickey, Director