By Joan Hannant, Founder & CEO of The Soma Institute For many of our students, graduation is right around the corner. In a matter of days, we’ll be hosting a ceremony that will be attended by students, friends and family. These are special times where they look back on the hard work they’ve accomplished and…
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Recipes for Health and Wellness
By Katie Tafel, Health and Wellness Coaching Program Director Our Health and Wellness Coaching Certificate Program takes a holistic approach to health and wellness. There are so many aspects of a person’s life impacting their overall well-being, and a big factor is nutrition. Our instructors will tell you many of the clients they coach have…
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The Hope Helping Brings
By Joan Hannant, Founder & CEO of The Soma Institute You know what feels good? Helping other people. For years, I’ve known this is part of the draw for students that come to The Soma Institute. They all have a desire to help others. And I’ve seen how helping other people uplifts our students. It’s…
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What is a Health and Wellness Coach
By Katie Tafel, Health and Wellness Coaching Program Director We started our Health and Wellness Coaching Certificate Program because we wanted to find more ways to do what we love: train people who want to help others. Since we launched the program, the demand for health and wellness coaches has exponentially increased. We’re living through…
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The Chicago Marathon: Where Confidence Grows
By Joan Hannant, Founder & CEO of The Soma Institute Watching our students succeed fills me with pride. They come to Soma as adults of all ages from all walks of life. Some enroll with complete confidence they have what it takes to be a clinical massage therapist. Others aren’t so sure. But every year…
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