RETREAT & CONFERENCE CENTER, MASSAGE THERAPY TRAINING SCHOOL Located in heart of the spectacular Blue Ridge Mountains just 8 miles north of Asheville, our Resort is on a picturesque 24-acre estate exquisite with natural beauty. This peaceful oasis has a large central Lodge that provides meeting facilities, beautiful accommodations, gourmet cuisine, spa services, healing retreats and many leisure activities. The NC Board approved and internationally recognized School of Massage offers six concurrent six-month Massage Therapy Certification Programs (600 HR) annually, and a wellspring of Continuing Education and CEU classes. Our school provides every training facet needed to become a nationally certified bodywork professional with a fulfilling career.

NATURAL HEALTH RETREAT CENTER: This is an exclusive and beautiful Health Resort and Conference Center in Weaverville, NC, eight miles from Asheville. Our Resort Lodge and private setting is unsurpassed in beauty and comfort, and hosts many incredible Health Spa Retreat Programs and seminars dedicated to the natural healing arts and sciences. Set on a magnificent 24-acre estate, our beautiful accommodations include spacious guestrooms, each with 2 queen beds, private baths, and balconies with spectacular lakeside and mountain views, all surrounding a Great Room with 30’ native-stone fireplace. Our guests can indulgence themselves with an in-room massage or various other Spa services. Our expansive grounds include a swimming pool, tennis/volleyball court and a private 2-acre lake, surrounded by a paved, softly lit walkway. Our guests enjoy many miles of hiking trails in this 650-acre cove. Come experience this one-of-a-kind gem in Western North Carolina!
MASSAGE SCHOOL: Privately situated away from the activities of our Retreat Center is the internationally renowned Center for Massage; a NC Board approved massage and bodywork certification training school. This dynamic school's expertise is reflected in the wide variety of training programs offered in its curriculum, offering practical and vital preparation for careers in the healing arts and powerful personal growth experiences. The Massage Therapy Certification Program is an immersion in learning and healing. The school offers a residential option for those wishing to relocate to attend a session. Many continuing education and CEU's classes are also offered.

Our mission is to provide a holistic atmosphere and learning community, removed from the everyday distractions of life, with programs that help people gain the skills, confidence and inspiration to live meaningful, engaged lives in today's complex and hurried world. To this end, we have created a healing campus, where you can relax, rejuvenate, and feel at home in the midst of nature's bounty and warm, caring people. This is an ideal setting for groups, associations and organizations wishing to conduct a program, whether presented by their own or the Center's personnel, to indulge, exhilarate and galvanize their workforce or clients. In all, the incredible beauty and peacefulness of our natural environment, the lake and rolling hills, and the friendly staff and instructors, the wonderful food, and the facilities of our Wellness Center support each guest and student's enhanced well-being and overall satisfaction with themselves and their life course. We invite you to come and deepen the relationship with yourself and in turn with your family and community, to discover new sources of inner guidance and resources, and personal power.
Individuals of all colors, spiritual and religious beliefs, political backgrounds and romantic inclinations are welcome here.

For a full description of our facility, calendar, curriculum and rates please visit our website:
http://www.centerformassage.com/
or
www.ashevillegetaway.com