A History of Service to Humanity

California Institute of the Healing Arts & Sciences had its beginning in 1943 and has been in Sacramento for more than 50 years. During the school's long history it has developed a method of education utilizing a holistic approach to the study of health care alternatives. The Institute provides an environment, which supports alternative health education in every respect, through teaching, administration, and the physical and spiritual environment in which we learn.

The oldest continuous holistic center/institute in Northern California, CIHAS was established by James V. DiGirolamo, one of the first such schools in the State of California. With a formula of behavioral therapy, cognitive therapy and counseling of the conscious and subconscious minds, the psychology and concept of an integrated approach to health and healing started to form. Because of the personal therapy approach, every client received specific self-help alternatives, with the additional use and benefit of clinical hypnosis, hypnotherapy, and relaxation in mind-body, and emotions. A "new age" concept was taking place, although we didn't know what to call it back then. The therapy of healing the mind, body and emotions naturally had begun with a new revolution and understanding of mind-body healing. Since then, the school has developed a unique curriculum, which emphasizes holistic approaches to the art and science of Behavioral Therapy, Massage Therapy, Hypnotherapy and Holistic Healing, which is unsurpassed in Sacramento and all of Northern California.

We offer the highest quality education in alternative health careers available, along with marketing training and support. Using a style of education, which is exciting and innovative, we teach the skills, tools and techniques that bring out the best in you. By using holistic approaches to healing, we emphasize an integration of different modalities according to the client's necessity, so that the whole person; mind, body, emotions and spirit -- can benefit therapeutically.

Our staff is dedicated to providing premier-quality, holistic-oriented career training in an atmosphere of respect and compassion. They are skilled and well trained professionals in the field of hypnotherapy and natural therapeutics, and provide outstanding instruction through information, education, experiences and a cutting edge curriculum.

Our goal is to train people to become helping professionals who are prepared to establish their own practices or to obtain jobs in the expanding market for alternative health care. In these programs the student is given the opportunity to grow personally and professionally and to become a skilled therapist/practitioner.Whether you are pursuing a career in the Healing Arts & Sciences as a professional in the Holistic Field or on a more personal journey, to help yourself, friends and family, our school has designed a program specifically tailored to meet your goals.