American Bodywork Institute

About us

Mission Statement

The American Bodywork Institute is an educational institution with a mission to prepare qualified individuals to enter in the field of massage, bodywork and natural health practices. We provide a caring personalized attention to help our students to achieve the highest quality of professional growth and personal development within the principles of holistic approaches to health.

Brief History of the American Bodywork Institute

The American Bodywork Institute was founded by Antonio Carrico a National Board Certified Massage Therapist and a Doctor in Naturopathy and Monica Carrico an educator, student, and practitioner of natural therapeutics.

The founders of the school have been practicing natural health amount themselves for a very long time, and helping other people through their private practice. After years of practice and good results with it, they decided to share their knowledge and experience with other people. Helping others to understand the value of natural health practice through a healthier lifestyle, that benefits the body and mind.

With the intention to educate and to form professionals in the area of natural therapeutics, they opened the American Bodywork Institute, which will be able to reach people around the world.

The American bodywork Institute when even more ahead on the spread of education and community services, developing the student clinic, which is designed to offer natural treatments done by the students at a low cost.

With today's fast life pace, family responsibilities, and lack of time, many adults are experiencing difficulties to go back to school and give continuation to their educational goals. Therefore, the ABI has developed a high quality of off-campus programs or on-line courses. The on-line courses give the student the opportunity to study at home and on its on place. For people that prefer in-class education the ABI offers on-campus courses and certification programs.

Courses offered on-line or on campus can be taken individually. For more information on courses and certificates look at Academic Program.

Administration and Facilities

The American Bodywork Institute is located at 606 East North Street in Bradley Illinois. Office hours are Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. The office is closed on holidays.

The Institute has all the equipment necessary for the proper training in massage therapy and bodywork. Classes are small in size, which allows us to offer a more personalized attention to our students. Each lecture room is equipped with overhead projector, anatomical skeleton, TV/VCR, marker boards, stethoscope with sphygmomanometer, educational videos, and wall charts for acupressure, anatomy and physiology, cranial sacral therapy, and foot reflexology. The laboratory rooms are equipped with massage tables and face cradles, chair massage, stethoscope with sphygmomanometer, heating pads, foot baths, massage tools (electric vibrators, electronic massage mat, occipital base release, and T-bars), paraffin bath, topic liniments, bolsters, wall charts for acupressure, anatomy and physiology, cranial sacral therapy, and foot reflexology. For more convenience and comfort, our students have access to refrigerator, microwave oven, filtered water, and the student's mailboxes for internal circulation.

Approvals

The American Bodywork Institute is approved by the Illinois State Board of Education and Recognized by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork.

Smoking is not allowed anywhere in the Institute premises.

The American Bodywork Institute understands that cell phones are an important component on people's life today, such use being done for emergencies or for a casual conversation. However, engaging on a cell phone conversation inside and during class time can be disruptive to students and to the instructor. Therefore, answering a cell phone call inside and during class time is permitted but a cell phone conversation shall be done outside of the classroom.

Today, the American Bodywork Institute is a reality and it is located at 606 East North Street - Bradley, Illinois 60915, USA. We can be reached by Tel. 815-928-9229, Fax 815-936-1345 or by email: abi@abieducation.org.

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606 East North Street - Bradley, Illinois 60915
Tel.: 815-928-9229 - Fax 815-936-1345
Web Site: http://www.abieducation.org
E-mail: abi@abieducation.org