IPSB College

Specialties

Founded in 1977, the International Professional School of Bodywork is noted for its commitment to excellence in massage therapy education, the quality of its faculty and staff, and the quality of its students and graduates. IPSB is institutionally accredited by the Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation. It is also approved by the Department of Education to offer Title IV funding and Federal Student Aid to students who qualify.

The faculty at IPSB maintains a high standard of professional competence based upon developing and maintaining the practitioner’s own psychological and emotional well-​being, as well as the practical application of bodywork and massage. Combined with the curriculum’s design to integrate and harmonize the student’s body/​mind and to cultivate the attitudes, techniques, and skills necessary to support clients in their growth and change, IPSB students enter the field as true professionals in massage and bodywork prepared for a wide variety of practice.

History

Established in 1977.

Founded in 1977 as the Institute of Psycho-​Structural Balancing, the school quickly became known as IPSB. It has earned the reputation of being an innovative school devoted to the art and science of contemporary bodywork and massage. The school was created by three individuals, Carole Osborne-​Sheets, Barry Green and Karen Flynn, who wanted to teach massage therapy and combine body mechanics and movement with consciousness-​raising techniques to touch the mind, body, and spirit of an individual.

Meet the Business Owner

Carole O.

Business Owner

Osborne, Carole (BA, CMT) is one of the original founders of IPSB. She is author of Deep Tissue Sculpting (Second edition 2002), Pre– and Perinatal Massage Therapy (Second edition 2011), and a contributor to Teaching Massage Therapy (2008). She was the 2008 AMTA National Teacher of the Year. Her certification workshop, «Pre– and Perinatal Massage Therapy,» is an internationally recognized CE program. In private practice since 1974, she also conducts professional mastery/​supervision groups for body therapists. At IPSB, Ms. Osborne is a primary teacher of Rhythmic Deep Tissue Blends, Pregnancy Massage Introduction and Somato-​emotional Integration specialization.