Body Dynamics Mastery 1 & 2 - The Happy, Healthy Massage Therapist - Protect Your Body, Preserve Your Career - Home Study

Course overview

In this class, you will learn practical tools you can use to maximize the success of your massage technique while minimizing stress on your body. This will allow you to keep doing the work you love for many years to come, while continuing to offer high-quality massages to your clients, and getting the most out of your investment in massage school and beyond. You will learn specific, fun techniques to protect your thumbs, wrists, elbows, shoulders, neck, back, hips, and legs during massage work. You will accomplish this while increasing your body awareness, moving more freely, and minimizing tension, leading to more effective sessions and happier clients. We will look at the anatomy of specific joints, muscles, and other structures as they relate to massage work, especially with regard to repetitive movement, overuse of certain muscles, and tension. You will learn effective ways to stay in touch with your client's needs and give an excellent massage, while protecting your body and your livelihood. Direct-Indirect Body Dynamics helps you become more aware of your own body at work, so that you can move more freely, minimize tension, and maintain your awareness of the client, leading to more effective sessions and happier clients. This also enables you to maintain your own strength and flexibility and continue being able to do bodywork and benefiting clients for as long as you want to. 'I have been doing massage almost 16 years and have developed new onset of wrist and forearm pain.This class gave me the comfort of knowing I can make it better and continue on for many more years.' (Dana)