Massage Level 1

250 Hour Level One Curriculum

158 in class (on site) hours hands on, 50 hours Live Online Lecture, 42 hours home study with testing administered online.

Massage: 100 Hours:

Includes Swedish Massage, Chair Massage, Energy Balancing, Reflexology,  the use of rhythmical movements in massage and passive stretching.

Anatomy 31 Hours:

Students will learn to name and locate each bone in the body, boney landmarks, joint types and functions.

Meditation and Yoga 20 Hours:

Covers a variety of yoga positions and meditations for therapeutic purposes; includes the use of sound for healing, creative visualizations, use of the breath, dream yoga, and asanas.

Physiology 31 Hours:

Students will begin to learn the basic function of each of the human body systems. Subject matter includes basic chemistry, biochemistry, cell structure and functions, tissue structure and function, the integumentary system, bone and skeletal system physiology, muscle physiology, fundamentals of the nervous system and nervous tissue, the central nervous system, the peripheral nervous system, reflex activity and the autonomic nervous system.

Hydrotherapy 16 Hours:

Covers home hydrotherapy cures such as baths (hot, cold, tepid, warm, etc.), exfoliations, foot baths, ice therapy, the use of hot and cold packs, heliotherapy, and clay treatments.

Pathology 20 Hours:

Covers disease awareness, treatment planning, medications, dermatologic pathologies, musculoskeletal pathologies, neurological pathologies, endocrine pathologies and cardiovascular pathologies.

Ethics: 6 Hours:

Students will learn the ethics of touch and how to communicate with their clients in a compassionate and ethical way.

Business Development 4 Hours:

Students will begin to learn how to set up their own massage business and how to identify where the job market is for employment. The course work can be extended to 30 hours and the student that completes the whole 30 hours online and completes the required homework will receive 26 hours of extra credit on their certificate.

Student Clinic 22 Hours:

All students are required to do student clinic where they will learn how to work in a professional environment to prepare them for working in the field. Students are required to bring their own sheets and oil for the clinic and will be graded on how they relate to the clients, on time performance, cleanliness and customer satisfaction with the treatment.

Total hours 250

Required texts:

Mosby’s Fundamentals of Therapeutic Massage Fourth Edition; Sandy Fritz

Mosby’s Essential Sciences for Therapeutic Massage Third Edition; Sandy Fritz

Modern Hydrotherapy for the Massage Therapist; Marybetts Sinclair

Mosby’s Pathology for Massage Therapists; Susan G. Salvo

Texts, subject to change and are not included in the tuition fee.

The approximate cost of books for this level is $270 with tax included.

Additional supplies: (Available at the school store.)

2 sets of twin sheets with fitted and flat sheet and pillow case

2 face cradle covers

1 massage oil holster with massage oil bottle

Approximately one half gallon of non-scented massage oil

The approximate cost of additional supplies is somewhere around $100

Tuition for Massage Level 1 is $1,700

Payment plans are available for as little as $200 per month. A 10% finance charge is added to any payment plan that is worked out with the school.

Graduation

At the end of each course, each student takes a practical examination by doing a massage on the instructor of the class. All online tests require a 75% score to pass the class. Online tests are not timed and can be taken more than once if the student fails a test. At graduation those students who have completed all course requirements are presented with a certificate of completion.