Description

In this program you will learn: Ethics and professionalism, equipment, hygiene, safety. Holistic natural health practices such as the use of essential oils and nutrition to support your therapeutic bodywork. A variety of massage techniques, including Basic Swedish Massage, Meridian Balancing, CranioSacral Bodywork, Reflexology, and more. An understanding of physiology and anatomy. How to apply what you’ve learned with hands-on experience through supervised lab hours.

Course Curriculum

Classes 1-6 These classes must be taken consecutively in this order. Beginning Bodywork & Ethics Therapeutic Techniques & Anatomy Anatomy/Pregnancy and Infant Massage Assessment and Advanced Techniques/Business Specialized Techniques Integrative Massage and Lymph Techniques The foundation of this program, the first six classes include, but are not limited to, the following areas: Basic Swedish Style Massage: Long, connecting strokes and techniques designed to relax and reduce stress. Anatomy/Physiology: The base from which we expand into the therapeutic application of massage. Learn the location, position, and function of the bones, major organs, muscles, and nerves in the body. Muscle Isolation: Positioning the client, and palpating landmarks. Neuro-Lymphatic & Neuro-Vascular: Exploring pathways that supply and affect muscles and surrounding organs and systems. Neuro-muscular: Contracting and releasing mechanisms accessed; helps provide longer-lasting results. Fascia Alignment: Relaxing and moving connective tissue, which is primary to the foundational balancing of the body as a whole. Manual Lymphatic Drain: Technique that encourages and directs lymphatic flow. Pregnancy and Infant Massage: Proper positioning for pregnant client’s comfort, gentler strokes for infants to small children including premature babies. Seated Chair Massage: To provide shorter duration massages; important for office and conference settings. In-class Practical Experience: Actual supervised assessment and practice. Supervised Lab Hours: Practice newly learned skills on classmates for the Beginning Bodywork Lab, and on public volunteers for all other Lab hours. Ethics and professionalism, equipment, hygiene, safety. Classes 7-13 These classes do not need to be taken consecutively. Advanced Oils Beginning Essential Oils Bodywork Systems/Anatomy/Physiology CranioSacral Bodywork Meridian Work & Light Healing Touch Nutrition Reflexology These classes provide instruction in more specialized techniques, blending them into a highly effective method of addressing imbalances in the body and enabling the therapist to facilitate healthy change. These techniques include: Continued practice in all Body Mechanics previously covered in classes 1 through 6. Meridian Balancing: Effective method of working with and within the energy pathways of the body. CranioSacral Bodywork: gentle pressure along spine, cranial, and sacral areas. Essential Oils & Emotional Balancing: Subtle, highly effective, life-changing techniques. Reflexology: Access reflex points on feet and hands to unblock, stimulate, and align energy pathways of the body. Nutrition & Biochemistry: Information about food, vitamins and minerals that affect structural and overall health. Additional therapies on injury techniques, myofascia, and more will also be covered.

Trainer Expertise

THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE 89

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