David and his brilliant team helped me overcome tremendous and nagging pain That started in my hips…read moreand had worked its way up to my neck due to overtraining well over a year ago. Once taken care of, I am now in maintenance with them so I never get to that excruciating point again. The Iler Method works -- they understand and are compassionate.

David knows his stuff. He has worked on myself, my husband and my son with great results. He has…read morefixed long-time lingering muscular tightness. He has developed his own method and it works. I first went see him with a sciatica and a very tight hip. After a few sessions I no longer had that problem. Months later when I had a jaw issue, I went back and same result. I would highly recommend seeing David if you have any pain in your muscles or joints as he has helped me realize that most structural pain can be helped with deep tissue muscular massage.

I just completed my 500-hour program here in about six months. My experience here with the staff…read moreand students has been excellent. Instructors are very well educated and are very generous sharing their knowledge and experience with students. I felt the curriculum was structured to give me the best opportunity to be a well-rounded massage therapist. The education here enabled me to pass the MBLEx national licensing examination on the first try and I am now in process to obtain my Texas license. The clinic may be the best part of the experience, giving exposure to a variety of real-world clients and scenarios. The clinic director has a wealth of knowledge and skills and is a tremendous resource for students. The 60 minute massages on offer to the public for only $55 is the biggest bargain in Austin! If you're considering a career in massage therapy, this is the best place to go in Texas. Highly recommended.

Do you like getting massages but don't have a ton of extra cash? I have an idea for you!! Massages…read morehere are $55 with no tipping and you're helping massage students get their practice on! It is a no-frills experience, but I've never had a bad massage here. I've had a few that were not amazing, but the great ones outweigh the mediocre. And with prices like this, I can come once a month! The massages happen in one big room with each massage bed, separated by hospital curtains. So you are near other people getting massaged, but you don't see them during the process and they don't see you. Times can be limited, depending on how many students are at this phase of their schooling. So please do give this a try but don't tell too many people or I won't be able to get my monthly massage in :)

Great school with a flexible schedule and payments plan …read more Excited to start my classes in March.

I would highly recommend going to this school to learn massage. I was going to a different school…read morebefore I transferred over here and it was like night and day. Walking into A New Beginning felt so welcoming, like family. You can tell Casie and her husband really care from their heart and will do anything for you to help you succeed as professional massage therapist. I'm so thankful they are there and hope they continue to succeed. Anyone considering going to massage school should definitely tour this school. I wish I could have been there from the beginning. Instead I picked the first school I toured with, even though I didn't get a good vibe. The Lauterstein-Conway school was very cold and most of the staff made me feel uncomfortable. I'm so thankful for A New Beginning!!

I had my first facial ever with Leah and I'm honestly so impressed I was her model and she made…read morethe whole experience feel so comfortable and relaxing from start to finish. She kept me informed the entire time, explaining what she was doing and why, which made me learn so many new things about my skin. Her hands are amazing the massage was so soothing and you can tell she really cares about what she's doing. Everything felt super professional and calming. I left feeling refreshed, glowing, and just overall taken care of.

Had the most amazing chemical peel and facial with Priscilla. She is so sweet, gentle and very…read moreknowledgeable. Would definitely book with her again.

Professional,friendly service. Staff is experienced and prices are reasonable. I highly recommend…read morethis establishment. My fiancé and I went in today as a walk in and we only had to wait 20min. Exceptional service.

A friend suggested this place as I've been recovering from massive surgery and my body has been in…read moreinteresting positions to keep me as comfortable as I can get. A new frills Asian style maSsagae parlor with a variety of affordable services in this economy okay. The front door is hilarious declaring NO HAPPY ENDINGS. We were greeted kindly. I looked over a variety of services. I opted for the $45 1 hour which 20 minute feet, 20 minute neck and shoulders and 20 minute back. I don't recall the gentleman's name I had and he was brilliant: lead me into the public room (private services are extra) and had my feet soaking in warm water. I recommend wearing a tank top and shorts. Loose fitting and comfortable. This was such a nice treat and really a beautiful way to support my body in its healing process. Footy Rooty was good for booty even though they didn't rub my buns.

I was visiting and tried this place with a friend. Don't shy away be a it's a teaching institute. I…read morehad Star and she did a great job. I would definitely return if I lived closer.

Not like the North location at all. I lied and said I liked my hair. Got low lights. They bled or…read morewere not taken all the way up the the hairline. Stylist got into an argument with her instructor over a company sponsored fashion show. He trained discounting several tone to show her how to do things and she got insulted and an argument insued. Stations were very dirty I sneezed a lot. Floors dirty too. I make the extra drive into the north area would be much better. The instructions give lm them on how much I gotnlow lights and him.been way too long.

This review is based more on the school then the massage/ therapist it's self. I will also…read moreapologize in advance for any grammar or spelling mistakes. I have severe dyslexia Went in for a 60/50 minute session as Intake is part of your 60 minutes. I liked my therapist she was kind and very sweet, however I will not be returning. I myself am a licensed Massage Therapist and visit massage schools every now and then. They are cheaper than any other places around, and I enjoy being able to help and direct future therapists. (Most schools give you a evaluation form to fill out, critiquing the therapist on how they did.) When I was in school I often found that most people would give 5 stars even if the massage wasn't great. And I always appreciated when someone would actually critique me. The only way to learn is by feedback from others. With that being said I felt sorry for my therapist. I usually ask how for along they are in the program. This gives me an idea of what I should expect. She informed me that she was finished with her program and only needed to complete her clinic hours. I wasn't expecting the greatest massage in the world but definitely was hoping for better then what I got. When I arrived no one was there. My appointment was at 12 and I arrived at 11:45 so I would have time to fill out my intake form. I went in and then stepped back outside due to no one being there. I waited a few minutes and a man finally came up the stairs to great me. I filled out my intake form very basic. I was looking just to relax so didn't have much to write. My therapist arrived shortly after me and took me back to the treatment room. Usually there is a verbal intake done by the therapist, just asking about pressure, type of massage requested, focus areas or places to avoid. However she didn't ask me any questions or direct me in anyway on if she wanted me face down or up. Or even where to put my things. She just told me to let her know when I was ready and closed the door. Once I was on the table she came back into the room and started the massage. After starting she asked me what I wanted to focus on. I simply replied that I had no focus areas and just wanted to relax, but if she wanted to spend a little more time on my back that was fine. She proceeded to massage my back and it was relaxing for the most part. Something we focus on in massage is "Flow" or moving from one part of the body to another in away that makes sense or feels good to the client. Her back routine felt more repetitive then I would have liked. She kept moving from my left side of my back to the right, back to the left then back to the right. Kind of like she was just repeating the same routine multiple times to kill time. I could tell she was spending way to much time on my back and figured I wouldn't be receiving a full body massage as I expected. Once she completed my back she then moved on to my legs, draping could have been better. It didn't feel super secure, and I could tell she wasn't 100% confident yet in her draping techniques. She also didnt have good flow on my legs. She started on my calf, then did my foot, and then did the upper part of my leg. Once she completed both of my legs she informed me she was finished and my time was up. So I only got half a massage. Usually when we do "half massages" we do upper body or lower body. This is not meant to hate on my therapist. She was lovely and I hope she continues to learn and grow. My review is on the school. At This part in the program the therapist should have been more prepared. The school should have prepared her to see clients. It's obvious that the school hasn't gone over proper intake for therapists and guests. And I don't believe that the school has prepared this therapist at all. I truly feel bad for her. Knowing that she paid so much money to receive an education that was supposed to prepare her. I hope she gets a job somewhere that helps her learn and grow as an LMT. I definitely believe she has the potential to a wonderful LMT given the proper training and instruction.

We were abruptly canceled as a client with no explanation. My wife and I began regularly scheduling…read moreappointments since first going to AMA this summer. We have been long-time valued clients at other Austin-area massage schools in the past. Without any explanation, AMA staff was a complete no-show for an appointment. The door was unlocked, but no one was there. When we called to reschedule, Travis curtly told me that we were not a good fit for their clientele and they would no longer accept our reservation requests. When asked why he offered no explanation. I pressed him and he would not offer any reason. We're seniors who enjoy couples massage sessions to relieve stress, increase flexibility and basic self-care. We are puzzled and greatly disappointed by the lack of professionalism in denying us future access with no reason given. At this point, we strongly recommend looking elsewhere. That's very disappointing as we looked forward to our sessions there. However, rudeness of this kind should not be rewarded with repeat business or referrals. Loyal, repeat, courteous customers deserve respect and better treatment than this. Ever hopeful, and willing to offer AMA a second chance, we are open to revisiting and reconsidering their decision, and explaining their actions. Hopefully, this is all an unfortunate misunderstanding that can someday be resolved. We're standing by...

Robert, Thank you Soooo Much for answering my questions in such detail! You are such an inspiration…read moreto me being new in this biz and not knowing how to really get things going. Your videos are like the business class I never had in massage school! Seriously. I will be seeing you soon in Texas at the next class that fits my schedule. Thanks again!

Received one of the sloppiest painful massage from this practitioner…read more During the session he didn't once ask me how the pressure was. My muscles remained in a constricted/guarded state during majority of the massage due to the pressure being too deep. Worked my abdominal area which felt more like he was trying to rupture my spleen. Yes, I should have said something however was trying my best to trust the process. Left feeling like someone punched me in the gut. Received absolutely no relief from the tension that I initially came in with and was left with only more pain. Wouldn't recommend this therapist to anyone.

Shaahid was an amazing masseuse. I can't believe he just learned how to do MASSAGE, he's a natural!…read more I came in the first time for just a full body massage and I slept so good that night and any aches and pain I had are now gone. I went back yesterday because I was having major problems with my shoulder and today it feels so much better. The only sad part is he will be no longer taking patients because he is taking extended classes to get even better. I highly recommend the School. They are professional, the place is clean, and everyone is very friendly!

Alina Simon provided an extremely professional and high quality massage. Best massage experience…read moreI've ever had. I highly recommend this business.

I had joined the 2nd cohort at MakerSquare in fall of 2013. Prior to MakerSquare, I had tried…read morelearning Ruby and JS on my own, through countless books and online tutorials. Having completed a few guides, I realized that my ability to learn "how to code" was hindered simply by my style of learning. I love interactive q/a style learning, which is what led me to MakerSquare. Of the different programs out there, the one thing I would urge others to consider is that they place a heavy amount of weight onto prework completed (how much work you've done ahead of time) and community-fit. If you're a solo worker and not a fan of collaborative environments, you may want to consider other programs. Anyways, long story short, I would whole heartedly recommend this program. As classmates, I had former programmers, retail store workers, a professional photographer and even a former elementary teacher. Out of the program, each of the students were working as professional front-end engineers (junior developers) within weeks of graduating. So safe to say, MakerSquare has a great professional network, and they know how to teach code. The classroom environment (the location on Congress ave) was a bit cramped at times. But from what I've heard the class size is now capped at 18, vs. 30 or so when I went through. All the 'issues' I had (space constraints, less than ideal student:instructor ratio, and focus on advanced concepts (algorithms and data structures) has been completely addressed. According to the staff, Cohort 5 is operating on an almost night/day difference of curriculum than what I had. So not only do I give the program 5 stars, I would (and likely will) retake the course to take advantage of their newest curriculum.

In short, I'm very happy! Though I'm not programming on a daily basis, I was able to get into the…read moreSt. Louis startup scene which was my main goal before enrolling at MakerSquare. I've also built a really awesome network of programmers and startup gurus in St. Louis and I believe that's thanks to MakerSquare! :-) I joined in Winter 2013-2014 (Cohort 3 Represent!). My reason for joining originally was not initially to become a software/web developer. Rather, I wanted to be able to communicate better with programmers that I worked with. I wanted to gain better access to the startup network. And most importantly I have a lot of ideas that I wanted to explore on my own - I didn't want to have to rely on finding a developer to build my ideas and turn them into a reality. I came out of the program having learned web-development with a strong emphasis on solid software development skills. Here's what I loved about MakerSquare: Curriculum: I was impressed by how much I learned. I literally had no experience in programming and I can now build web applications that ACTUALLY work. Not just simple interactive sites, but fully dynamic applications that work heavily with javascript on top of a rails framework. Moreover, all of this was taught with a very clear emphasis on test driven development (from the beginning) and solid software development principles. Instructors & Culture: They actually cared about the students and our progress and they were just all-around cool people. The culture at MakerSquare was actually a huge focus in the organization. I think what I loved most was learning how to learn all over again. I gained a new confidence that I've never had. The energy was also great, everyone had awesome ideas - from students to staff. Feedback: I would have liked to have more experience with Ruby and really learning how to code w/algorithms and such vs. w/Rails which is just teaching you the framework. From what I gather, Rails is now being treated as a detail vs. a core of what we learned. When we learned rails, it was about utilizing the framework for its ActiveRecord and quick-to-web functionality. MakerSquare still teaches web development (rails/mvc, http, javascript, etc) but now only after teaching other concepts that are applicable not just to the web, but to all software (test-driven development, SOLID principles, application boundaries, decoupling, databases, interfaces, software architecture, etc). I would have loved a deeper problem-solving skillset through exposure to algorithms. Looks like I was one cohort shy of that. MakerSquare now integrates algorithms and algorithmic thinking from day 1. Finally, MakerSquare was split into two nearby locations (Congress & Brazos). The extra space was nice, but it felt disconnected and I think it kept our cohort from being as close as some other cohorts have been.