I went on vacation today ... it felt like Bali ...but it was Berkana!…read more This was was my second time here for a massage ... discounted price, but NOT discounted on quality. Both times I have had massage at Berkana I've driven home a new person. Feeling ... relaxed. Calm. Feeling new. Soooooo ... today Matt was my massage therapist (student). You never would have thought he was a student... I've had hundreds of massages... and this "student" was in the top echelon of massage therapists. Spot on timing, techniques (especially the stretching .. some new to me and utterly fantastic), and a great listener as to what I needed. Thank you, Matt. Now .. Berkana. I know this facility is top-top-top notch for education and training of massage, and advanced massage. The vibe, the air, the space .. instant relaxation. You forget the worries of the world. I escaped so many things when I walked through the doors. Professional, yet sensitive, and I'm lying here on my couch (5 hours later) still feeling like a wet, happy noodle! Whether you want an excellent education or an excellent massage ... Berkana. I will be be back!

I've gone to Berkana Institute of Massage Therapy for several years. Even though the massages are…read moregiven by students, the entire experience was professional and wonderful! I leave feeling thoroughly worked over and alive. The next morning is even better when I wake up feeling refreshed and unkinked. The atmosphere is relaxed and friendly. The students ask about my expectations and special needs, then are attentive to my comfort and the quality of the massage throughout. The training seems to be consistent, because I get the same excellent care every time I go. From beginning to end, I have been in good hands (pun intended) every time I receive a massage here. Every therapist I've encountered here has given me a wonderful massage!

I had a wonderful experience going into the Longmont campus when I met with Ashley Rodriguez, she…read moreis so personable and really made my daughter feel welcomed and we got the information we needed after asking someone else for weeks. I have no doubt my daughter will have a great educational experience going to school there. Thank you!

I first tried IBMC about six months ago. I was super happy with my highlights, but have come to…read morelearn very quickly that I must've had the very best most conscientious stylist student EVER. She did phenomenal work, but unfortunately for me graduated. The two times that I've been back since have been a nightmare and the reason I will never go back. When I went for a root touchup, the girl failed to get the dye out of my hair on two separate attempts after I had already spent 30 minutes in the rinsing sink and proceeded to style my hair with dye still in it that she HAD to have seen was there because it was all over my hands and my clothes when I got in my car. I thought I would give it one more chance today and went back to get my hair lightened again. I told them exactly what I wanted, showed the pictures of what it looked like the last time I had it done, and that I didn't want chunky strands of bright orange. It needed to all blend in nicely and they said they understood. Very soon after, I realized that the girl working on my hair wasn't even putting bleach to my roots, she was only bleaching part of the hair I needed blended in, I asked to speak to an instructor who set her on the right path. I would hear what the instructor told her to do, and then watch her not follow those instructions. So I would stop her and ask her to explain what she was doing, considering what the instructor had told her to do, which would end in the instructor coming over again and reiterating where she was going wrong. This happened multiple times which then caused me to lose all faith that she might know what she was doing. I finally asked her how many times she'd done highlights, and she said she had done it five or six times, but that "it just isn't my thing". Doesn't exactly inspire confidence! If I hadn't already had bleach in my hair at that point I would've gotten up and walked out. My hair is a freaking mess now and it's going to cost me hundreds of dollars to fix it after I just spent $100 and five hours in a chair. WORSE, the poor little lady that was sitting next to me, a woman old enough to be my mother in her 80s, had to literally take off her shirt so that they could throw it in the dryer because the person working on her got he r clothes so wet while they were rinsing her SHORT hair. This poor little lady had to stand shirtless in the middle of a salon, wearing only a poncho over her bra on top while several young girls kept taking the blow dryer out of *my* stylist hands to hand-dry her shirt. Envision this: four or five young women hovering around an elderly topless woman standing in her bra and a poncho using my hairdryer to dry her shirt when there were literally 20 other hairdryers within reach. I can't even begin to describe how freaking annoyed I am at how this woman was treated. As I'm checking out, this poor little lady is ahead of me paying and mentions to the receptionist what had happened with her shirt. The receptionist blames it on the rinsing bowl and tells her that she's the only one that complains about it. I spoke up and said she absolutely is not the only one, that I too was soaking wet because my stylist couldn't be bothered to make sure that the poncho was tight or that I even had a towel between my skin and the poncho. So gaslighting the elderly lady on top of her already embarrassing experience is pretty un freaking excusable. i'm home now, getting ready to completely redo what I just paid $100 for someone else to do, covered in hair dye on my skin that I don't even know if I'm gonna be able to get off I understand that this is a learning situation. That these young women are learning and that we are the guinea pigs by choice. That said, it should also be taught that they need to know when to ask for help and not just say 'yes I know what I'm doing' when they clearly don't. Additionally, some sensitivity training about how to deal with elderly women having to stand topless in the middle of a salon should also be seriously considered. SO IT NEGER HAPPENS AGAIN!! I've lost count today of how many ridiculous situations I've seen in that salon and will never, ever go back. If you need a simple trim, they're probably great. If you want anything more than what you might be able to do yourself at home, think twice. You most likely be better off doing it yourself at home.

Everyone is so kind at this school the teachers do help you overall it's a gr eat amazing school…read more The principal and every staff member is so nice and friendly.