Daniels Institute of Massage and Healing Arts, Roanoke

At Daniels Institute of Massage, students measure their academic success not by grades, but sighs of relief. Training under instructors with years of experience, they master bodywork techniques such as Swedish, deep-tissue, and sports massage. Members of the public can visit the school for appointments, during which the massage-therapists-in-training loosen tense muscles and relax necks that are sore from days of wearing an iron hat.