Certification

A Different Approach

A word for those who are considering massage as a career:

To conform with legal licensing requirements that differ widely from State to State and even in some States from city to city*, most massage courses include classroom time for anatomy, kinesiology, physiology, hygiene, business, ethics, medical terminology, history taking, physical assessment and pharmacology. Massage schools require that you take these subjects in additional courses. These theoretical studies often take up half the time of the total study time and require much additional study at home or after hours.

Someday after mastering winds, waves, tides and gravity, we shall harness the energies of love, and then, for the second time in the history of the world, man will discover fire. Teilhard de Chardin

The number of hours that are really needed to be successful is highly debated and one of the major political issues in the massage profession. Studying theory will not prevent you from giving a great massage and will be useful in your future practice and most likely be necessary to become licensed. Our focus will be uncovering your natural gift of touch from within and allowing this wisdom to sink in on a cellular rather than on an intellectual level.

There are currently over 1,500 massage schools in the United States. With over 250 different massage modalities, deciding on where to go and what type of massage to study requires a good sense of how a certain modality feels to you. Touching from the Heart integrates and combines many different massage techniques in a natural flow.

You will receive a certificate of participation. This is not a licence to practice massage. While you might be able to officially practice in areas that do not require licensing, or you will need to apply for licensure after having been appropriatly certified by an institution accredited by the board of education that supplies the required credentials.

* For detailed information on licensing and legislation visit these sites: Massage Therapy Careers or The Bodyworker. Or do a search with keywords "massage, licensing, (your) state) and look for .gov or .us sites. In some States certain modalities are exempt from licensing requirements (i.e. reflexology)". California no longer is overseeing post secondary schools which means anyone can open a massage school and offer certification. Mor information here: Private Postsecondary & Vocational Education Information Web Site