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Relaxation Massage Therapist Course

What will I learn?

Improve your massage therapy skills with our Relaxation Massage Therapist Course, made for both new and experienced professionals. Learn important techniques like petrissage (kneading), tapotement (tapping), and effleurage (stroking), and how to change your massages to fit what each client needs. Get better at managing your time, planning the order of your massage, and talking to clients. Understand more about good posture, how to move your body comfortably, and how to understand what clients are telling you with their bodies. This clear, good-quality course will help you give really good relaxation massages.

Apoia's Unique Features

Accessible online course with lifetime access
Certificate aligned with educational standards
Printable PDF summaries
Online support available at all times
Select and arrange the chapters you wish to study
Customize your course workload
Instant feedback on practical activities
Learn at your own pace, no internet required

Develop skills

Enhance your practical skills as listed below

Learn massage techniques well: Understand petrissage (kneading), tapotement (tapping), and effleurage (stroking) methods.

Make your massage flow well: Plan and manage your time to make good massage routines.

Take care of clients individually: Change your massages to fit what each client needs and what they tell you.

Write things down carefully: Make detailed plans for your routines and notes on how to improve.

Improve how you move your body: Use good posture and hand movements to stay comfortable as a therapist.

Suggested summary

Workload: between 4 and 360 hours

Before starting, you can adjust the chapters and workload.

  • Choose your starting chapter
  • Add or remove chapters
  • Alter the total course workload

Examples of chapters you can include

You'll be able to generate additional chapters similar to the examples below

This is a free course focused on personal and professional development. It is not equivalent to a technical, undergraduate, or postgraduate course, but provides practical and relevant knowledge for your career.