Ankrum Institute isn’t just a bodywork training program. It’s a perspective shift into the future of sustainable health.
About the Ankrum Institute
Founded in 2016 by internationally recognized bodyworker Leigh Ankrum, CNMT, CCST, teacher of Functional Bodywork techniques since 1989, Ankrum Institute provides quality training for individuals with a deep desire to excel in the field of manual bodywork and craniosacral therapy.
Our program is open and accessible to anyone with a desire to learn, whether you already have a career in the field (massage, yoga, physical or occupational therapy, nursing, personal training, and the like) or are a complete beginner. As a student of the Ankrum Institute, you’ll learn to start from a place of balance and health. You’ll be able to recognize the interconnectedness of the systems of the body, and how to use this knowledge to help clients return to a state of equilibrium and well-being.
Ankrum Institute is a member of the AMTA, an NCBTMB-Approved Continuing Education Provider (#1801), and is licensed by the Oklahoma Board of Private Vocational Schools (#7693).
About Leigh Ankrum, CNMT, CCST
Ankrum Institute’s founder and director, Leigh Ankrum, is a Functional Bodywork practitioner with 37 years of experience in teaching and private practice. After decades of training around the world, she has brought together multiple modalities into one comprehensive, paradigm-shifting program that takes students through every system of the body in just over two years. Her knowledge of anatomy and physiology is deepened by her holistic understanding of the body’s organizing principles.
Leigh’s training includes:
Canadian College of Osteopathy (Vancouver, BC) — Five-Year Training Program
Guild for Structural Integration (Rolfing/Fascial) (Boulder, CO)
Vodder Lymphatic Training (Chicago, IL)
Shea Educational Group - Craniosacral, Myofascial and Visceral Manipulation (Florida)
Hakomi Institute (Boulder, CO) — Sensory Motor Psychotherapy
Karuna Institute (Devon, England) — Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy
Concussion Resolution Training - (Germany)
Embryology and Pediatrics
Neuromuscular Massage Therapy (Chicago, IL)
Neuroanatomical Dissection: Human Brain and Spinal Cord (Marquette University)
“Principles, not just techniques. Listening to the body, not applying formulas. Empowering, not fixing.”