Holistic Massage Diploma

On our Holistic Massage Diploma course you’ll get both the practical and theoretical skills and knowledge, which will lead to you qualifying as a Massage Therapist.

Did we mention that we have high pass rates? We do, and can be confident that if you’re in class, do your coursework and revision, you too will pass with flying colours.

What You’ll Learn:

• Full body, head and face massage

• Giving bespoke massage treatments to clients

• Massage techniques including: effleurage, petrissage, tapotement, vibration, passive joint mobilisations

• Massage techniques including: deep tissue/advanced massage/side position/NMT (Neuro-Muscular Technique), STR (Soft Tissue Release)

• Postural Assessment: observe posture to find imbalances that will inform your client’s treatment plan

• Clinic sessions where you’ll get the opportunity to massage real clients

• Communication skills and the use of therapeutic language

• Taking case histories, treatment planning and giving aftercare advice

• Client care and hygiene

• Professionalism and ethics

• Massage oils and their therapeutic uses

• Benefits and contraindications of massage

• History of massage

• The human energy field, holism and mind, body, spirit links

• Stress management and relaxation

• Setting up a massage practice: starting out, marketing, financial and legal aspects of business

• Chi kung practice is included to develop aligned posture, ease of movement and looking after yourself

• Structure and functions all the systems of the body: skeletal, muscular, integumentary, nervous, endocrine, cardiovascular, immune, respiratory, digestion, urinary and reproductive

• Pathologies and their relevance to massage

• Emergency First Aid at Work qualification (valid for 3 years)