147 West 25th Street, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10001

Ohashi Institute is an internationally renowned educational institute that emphasizes finding serenity. The main school is located in New York City, New York, but the institute has affiliate schools all over the world. Founded in 1974, the New York school combines Western and Eastern beliefs about healing. Around 2,000 students study at Ohashi Institute each year.

Students attend Ohashi Institute for a number of reasons. Some take classes to learn about self-healthcare and others are interested in Eastern culture. In addition, many attend because they want to find a new career or add more knowledge to their repertoire. The programs offered at the New York School are based on experiential learning. Students apply the knowledge and concepts they learn and then apply them to their own lives and the lives of others. The learning environment is very relaxed.

Ohashi Institute offers a program in Ohashiatsu, a unique healing therapy that combines touch, exercise and meditation as a means toward self-improvement. The program teaches using hands-on exercises, meditations and lectures. Many curriculum programs are 30 hours each. Students learn at their own pace, and they have the option to take classes independently or as a member of the program. All of the classes at the New York School are taught by certified Ohashiatsu teachers.

Quick Facts

Ohashi Institute is a non-profit organization that operates on donation money. Donations fund the financial aid programs as well as the international scholarship programs.

Students at Ohashi Institute who are interested in teaching can elect to participate in the Certified Ohashiatsu Apprentice Program. This is a two-year program that trains students to become certified Ohashiatsu instructors.

Ohashi Institute requires its students to attend eight private sessions with certified Ohashiatsu instructors. These sessions give students the opportunity to experience first-hand what they are learning to do.

Every student at Ohashi Institute is encouraged to retake classes with different teachers. Each time a student retakes a class, they have the opportunity to learn about the same material but with a new perspective and style from a new instructor.

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