About Us

Candi Williamson came to Chico in 2003 to attend massage school. She returned to her hometown of Crescent City to practice massage and hone her skills, culminating in being named Best Massage Therapist in 2006. She relocated to Chico and continued her private practice, Massage by Candi. Her passion for education led her to study numerous massage modalities, including myofascial, craniosacral, Thai massage, accupressure, sports massage, and ashiatsu. She has been named Best Massage Therapist in Chico each year since 2017. Her vision for offering a true holistic wellness center led her to open Creating a Sustainable You.

There were no massage schools in Chico in 2019, so Candi decided to launch Chico Massage School. She put out the word that she was looking for an experienced instructor to teach science classes like anatomy and kinesiology, and Aaron Fetty reached out to her. He had taught anatomy & physiology at two schools in Nevada, and had been tutoring those subjects since moving to California in 2013. Aaron helped Candi develop the school curriculum, and we opened our doors to our first cohort of students in January 2020.

Since then, we have graduated 3 classes of new massage therapists. Our graduates are working successfully in a variety of settings, with many launching their own massage businesses. We couldn’t be more proud.