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Brandon Raynor's 5-Day Massage Certificate Class
Brandon Raynor's 5-Day Massage Certificate Class will educate you on the techniques and benefits of massage, how to work with the body’s chi, and practical hands-on massage therapy from the patient and the therapist’s perspectives.
The Raynor Technique of Therapeutic Massage Certificate Brandon Raynor’s massage school offers a very intensive massage therapy training class which is five full days and focuses on practical “hands-on” massage therapy techniques drawn from many of the world’s great traditions, or created by Brandon Raynor himself. The combination of these therapeutic massage techniques working toward the total release of all tension in the body’s muscles and opening the channels or meridians through which the chi (life force) flows Many of our students applaud our massage school as the best stepping stone for their massage career. Enjoy our classes at a fraction of the class hours and massage tuition of other massage therapy schools.
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Day 1: Massage Theory, History, Massage Techniques and Strategies
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On of the first day of the massage class, the teacher will cover subjects such as the history of massage, different types of massage, contraindications to massage, how to take a case history, hygiene, draping, professional ethics, qualities of a good massage therapist, the different types of base oils used in massage, and the properties of a good massage table. Following the lecture, there will be a massage techniques and strategies demonstration to loosen tension and blocked energy in the back, the back of the legs, buttocks, feet, arms, and hands. Your massage instructor will indicate the positions of the “bands” of tension interconnecting these areas. In the afternoon massage class, students will pair up and commence working on each other under the supervision of one of our massage teachers. |
Day 2 of the Massage Certificate Class: Massage Theories — Release of Tension in the Front of the Body
On Day two, the teacher will cover massage theories associated with the release of tension in the front of the body, especially the abdominal area and the head. This massage class discusses how people may store emotional tension in their bellies as revealed by common expressions such as “it gave me knots in my stomach” or “I felt that in my guts.” |
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Many conditions such as Irritable Bowel Syndrome, ulcers, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, menstrual problems, etc. can be helped by Brandon’s massage therapy techniques of releasing emotional tension stored in the abdominal area, combined with proper breathing. In the afternoon, following the instruction on theory, massage students practice these techniques on each other. |
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Days 4 and 5 of the Massage Certificate Class: Review of Days 1 Through 3 of Your Massage Education and the Practical Assessment Day four is spent combining the massage techniques performed in the last three days, perform a complete massage, and examining how the tension in the muscles on the front of the body can hold the muscles on the back of the body tight. On the afternoon of Day five, the massage instructor will conduct a practical assessment to make sure that students understand the massage concepts taught. |
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Each day of their massage education, students are encouraged to pair up with different partners, in order to get experience working with a variety of body types.
Some revision of the previous day's massage class will also be covered, along with discussion on the concept of the release of toxins in the body and the natural therapies term the "healing crisis" and what it means.