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Is there a perfect way to learn to massage? The truth is that there are a variety of approaches but they are not necessarily created equal in terms of the result they produce. So, how do they measure up? |
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There are many reasons to learn massage and our students come from very different professional backgrounds and with a variety of motives. We interviewed our former students in order to discover the reasons why they attended our massage course. What follows are the most common reasons why they wanted to learn massage. |
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Not all massage schools are created equally. You want to choose the massage school
with the highest quality massage training – regardless of whether you
are learning massage just for fun or as a professional career. |
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Before you decide which massage course you want to attend you should know which massage technique (Swedish massage therapy, Shiatsu therapy, etc.) you would like to learn. |
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Massage therapy training contains the important word ‘training’. Training is often understood as repetition of an action so as to develop or maintain one's skill. But Raynor Massage therapy school does not teach massage routines over and over again. Instead, we train our student’s senses to understand the needs and reactions of each individual client. |
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In Traditional China they never used to dissect the human body because they
said that once the chi has left then they are not interested any further in
the body. Most Chinese and Japanese and Thai massage is based on the movement
of chi in the body along the sen lines or the meridians. |
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What are Deep Tissue Massage Courses? How does they compare to other
massage courses?
The term Deep Tissue Massage has slowly come into common usage but is not necessarily strictly one “form” of massage therapy. It is a general term that refers to deep forms of therapeutic massage and other forms of massage.
deep tissue massage courses usually have as their goal the deep release of tightly held muscles and “knots”. |
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The vast and rich cultures of Asia have long been the birth place of great healing systems, and within these healing systems massage is often a very important element. In fact many of the massage techniques used in the west originated from Asian massage styles. |
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Swedish Massage Therapy was developed by Dr Ling in the 1830s. Originally it was designed to increase circulation and blood flow hence most of the massage techniques used in this style are done towards the heart in the idea that the heart will cleanse the blood of the toxins stirred up by the massage movements. |
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What is Chi ? and How does it relate to massage?
Chi ( or Ki in Japanese) means “life force” or “vital energy”. This concept has been around for thousands of years in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Along with Blood it is one of the two main philosophical concepts of Chinese medicine. |
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It is important for people interested in massage to understand the politics underlying
various state and national massage laws. Many countries and areas have not introduced
massage laws, but in some countries such as the US and Canada there are many
states and provinces that have introduced massage laws. For a complete list see
the bottom of this article. Brandon Raynor, the President of the
International Natural Therapies Association, has been very involved in campaigns to deregulate the massage industry such as his recent campaign called
The Freedom Ride. |
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There has been a lot of fuss made about Health Care Rebates in Australia for
massage therapists over the last 5 to 8 years. Some people and some massage
schools seem to think this is one of the most important aspects of a persons
massage training criteria. We at Brandon Raynor’s School of Natural Therapies
often get asked the question "Can I give Health Care Rebates to clients
after completing your massage course?" |
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Why bother wasting 3 years at a big massage college just so you can use the term therapist to help keep a bunch of massage schools that have managed to get a monopoly on the use of the word therapy happy, when you can still do a fantastic massage treatment and have a great new career in the field of massage anyway. |
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