{"id":2092,"date":"2026-04-01T18:39:40","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T18:39:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cimt.edu\/?page_id=2092"},"modified":"2026-05-18T19:00:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T19:00:06","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cimt.edu\/?page_id=2092","title":{"rendered":"Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mpbjrc6u-93f81c399e7328f20d974219b25a3534\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-mpbjrc6u-93f81c399e7328f20d974219b25a3534{\npadding-bottom:10px;\nfont-size:45px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-mpbjrc6u-93f81c399e7328f20d974219b25a3534 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:50px;\ncolor:#1c3d8c;\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-mpbjrc6u-93f81c399e7328f20d974219b25a3534 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char.avia-svg-icon svg:first-child{\nfill:#1c3d8c;\nstroke:#1c3d8c;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-mpbjrc6u-93f81c399e7328f20d974219b25a3534 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:45px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-mpbjrc6u-93f81c399e7328f20d974219b25a3534 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\ncolor:#55606e;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-mpbjrc6u-93f81c399e7328f20d974219b25a3534 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-mpbjrc6u-93f81c399e7328f20d974219b25a3534 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-mpbjrc6u-93f81c399e7328f20d974219b25a3534 av-special-heading-h1 custom-color-heading blockquote elegant-quote elegant-centered  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first  av-inherit-size av-icon'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  ><span class='heading-char avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='forrst' data-av_iconset='svg_entypo-fontello'><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"27\" height=\"32\" viewBox=\"0 0 27 32\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid meet\" aria-labelledby='av-svg-title-1' aria-describedby='av-svg-desc-1' role=\"graphics-symbol\">\n<title id='av-svg-title-1'>Forrst<\/title>\n<desc id='av-svg-desc-1'>Forrst<\/desc>\n<path d=\"M0 32l13.344-32 13.344 32h-11.808v-4.32l5.44-2.72-0.416-1.76-5.024 2.528v-2.144l3.136-1.664-0.448-1.824-2.688 1.44v-2.784h-2.944v5.024l-2.752-1.888-0.512 2.048 3.264 2.24v5.824h-11.936z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><\/span><span class=\"heading-wrap\"><b>CIMT Blog<\/b><\/span><\/h1><div class='av-subheading av-subheading_below'><p>Welcome to the Colorado Institute of Massage Therapy Blog Page! <\/p>\n<p>Stay updated with the latest news, upcoming events, and important announcements. Check back regularly for fresh content, including program updates, industry insights, and exciting opportunities.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div  class='hr av-2cfiws-ec6f12dc6119918e5b7cf88f9141f53c hr-default  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_blog '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div  class='av-alb-blogposts template-blog  av-blog-meta-comments-disabled '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Blog\" ><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-2186 post-loop-1 post-parity-odd bloglist-excerpt  post-2186 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-blog\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"blog-meta\"><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Post: Congratulations Spring 2026 Massage Therapy Graduates!\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cimt.edu\/?p=2186\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Congratulations Spring 2026 Massage Therapy Graduates!\">Congratulations Spring 2026 Massage Therapy Graduates!<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><\/header><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><time class=\"date-container minor-meta updated\"  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2026-05-05T17:20:13+00:00\" >May 5, 2026<\/time><span class=\"text-sep\">\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-author minor-meta\">by <span class=\"entry-author-link\"  itemprop=\"author\" ><span class=\"author\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cimt.edu\/?author=4\" rel=\"author\">Maria Hespen<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><p>Colorado Institute of Massage Therapy proudly celebrates our newest class of graduates on April 24, 2026. After 10.5 months of intensive training and completing a 650-hour massage therapy program, these dedicated students have reached an exciting milestone in their professional journey. At a time when massage therapy was often misunderstood or seen as a luxury [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cimt.edu\/?p=2186\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class='more-link-arrow avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='right-open-big' data-av_iconset='svg_entypo-fontello'><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"15\" height=\"32\" viewBox=\"0 0 15 32\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid meet\" role=\"graphics-symbol\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<path d=\"M0.416 27.84l11.456-11.84-11.456-11.904q-0.832-0.832 0-1.536 0.832-0.832 1.536 0l12.544 12.608q0.768 0.832 0 1.6l-12.544 12.608q-0.704 0.832-1.536 0-0.832-0.704 0-1.536z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"post_author_timeline\"><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.cimt.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/CIMT_logo-300x233.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Maria Hespen<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.cimt.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/CIMT_logo-300x233.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Maria Hespen<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2026-05-05T17:20:13+00:00\" >2026-05-05 17:20:13<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2026-05-05 17:20:13<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Congratulations Spring 2026 Massage Therapy Graduates!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-2181 post-loop-2 post-parity-even bloglist-excerpt  post-2181 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-blog\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"blog-meta\"><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Post: Therapeutic Active Cupping Technique Workshop at CIMT\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cimt.edu\/?p=2181\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Therapeutic Active Cupping Technique Workshop at CIMT\">Therapeutic Active Cupping Technique Workshop at CIMT<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><\/header><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><time class=\"date-container minor-meta updated\"  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2026-04-21T16:37:03+00:00\" >April 21, 2026<\/time><span class=\"text-sep\">\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-author minor-meta\">by <span class=\"entry-author-link\"  itemprop=\"author\" ><span class=\"author\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cimt.edu\/?author=4\" rel=\"author\">Maria Hespen<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><p>The Colorado Institute of Massage Therapy proudly announces a new Continuing Education workshop&nbsp;TACT: Therapeutic Acute Cupping Technique&nbsp;April 25-27, 2026. Therapeutic Active Cupping Technique is an incredibly versatile, modern style of cupping therapy using a vacuum therapy machine to control the intensity. The basic movements can easily be customized to accomplish a wide variety of techniques, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cimt.edu\/?p=2181\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class='more-link-arrow avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='right-open-big' data-av_iconset='svg_entypo-fontello'><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"15\" height=\"32\" viewBox=\"0 0 15 32\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid meet\" role=\"graphics-symbol\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<path d=\"M0.416 27.84l11.456-11.84-11.456-11.904q-0.832-0.832 0-1.536 0.832-0.832 1.536 0l12.544 12.608q0.768 0.832 0 1.6l-12.544 12.608q-0.704 0.832-1.536 0-0.832-0.704 0-1.536z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"post_author_timeline\"><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.cimt.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/CIMT_logo-300x233.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Maria Hespen<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.cimt.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/CIMT_logo-300x233.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Maria Hespen<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2026-04-21T16:37:03+00:00\" >2026-04-21 16:37:03<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2026-05-04 16:39:41<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Therapeutic Active Cupping Technique Workshop at CIMT<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-2169 post-loop-3 post-parity-odd post-entry-last bloglist-excerpt  post-2169 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-blog\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"blog-meta\"><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Post: Join Us For A Somatic Massage Book Event\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cimt.edu\/?p=2169\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Join Us For A Somatic Massage Book Event\">Join Us For A Somatic Massage Book Event<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><\/header><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><time class=\"date-container minor-meta updated\"  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2026-04-21T15:07:37+00:00\" >April 21, 2026<\/time><span class=\"text-sep\">\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-author minor-meta\">by <span class=\"entry-author-link\"  itemprop=\"author\" ><span class=\"author\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cimt.edu\/?author=4\" rel=\"author\">Maria Hespen<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><p>The Colorado Institute of Massage Therapy together with\u00a0Elevated Somatics\u00a0invites you to a free in-person evening of learning and connection! Hosted at CIMT, Gabriel Posner of Elevated Somatics will join us\u00a0Wednesday, April 8th, 2026 at 6:00 pm\u00a0to host \u201cSomatic Techniques of Massage Therapists \u2013 Book Presentation and Demo.\u201d Come ready for an interactive evening introducing Gabriel\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cimt.edu\/?p=2169\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class='more-link-arrow avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='right-open-big' data-av_iconset='svg_entypo-fontello'><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"15\" height=\"32\" viewBox=\"0 0 15 32\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid meet\" role=\"graphics-symbol\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<path d=\"M0.416 27.84l11.456-11.84-11.456-11.904q-0.832-0.832 0-1.536 0.832-0.832 1.536 0l12.544 12.608q0.768 0.832 0 1.6l-12.544 12.608q-0.704 0.832-1.536 0-0.832-0.704 0-1.536z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"post_author_timeline\"><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.cimt.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/CIMT_logo-300x233.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Maria Hespen<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.cimt.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/CIMT_logo-300x233.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Maria Hespen<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2026-04-21T15:07:37+00:00\" >2026-04-21 15:07:37<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2026-05-04 16:39:47<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Join Us For A Somatic Massage Book Event<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><div class='bloglist-excerpt'><nav class='pagination'><span class='pagination-meta'>Page 1 of 2<\/span><span class='current'>1<\/span><a href='https:\/\/www.cimt.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fpages%2F2092&#038;paged=2' class='inactive next_page' >2<\/a><\/nav>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2092","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cimt.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2092","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cimt.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cimt.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cimt.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cimt.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2092"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.cimt.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2092\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2234,"href":"https:\/\/www.cimt.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2092\/revisions\/2234"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cimt.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2092"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}