Transform Your Massage Practice with Our Full Body Massage Workshop
Qualification courses teach a range of massage applications but they appear targeted to Sports or Swedish Massage.
Therapists often feel stuck into one style or routine that doesn't lend itself to an individualistic approach. Let me show you how you can develop your existing skills to offer a range of pressures and strokes that meet the needs of your clients and makes massage less tedious.
Join us for our 2-day Integrated Wellness Massage Workshop, where you'll learn to master a completely continuous full body massage varying speed, depth and pressure along with easy applied stretches and movement that are fluid, rhythmic, and deeply therapeutic.
What You'll Learn:
- Fluid and Rhythmic Techniques: Incorporate rocking, gentle joint movements and long slow graceful strokes to enhance body awareness and promote a deep sense of wellness.
- Hand Communication: Develop constant, nuanced hand communication with your clients, using varying speed, depth and pressure to meet their needs and enhance their experience.
- Adapting you techniques for different populations : Adapt your massage style to meet the needs of those clients looking for Sports, Swedish, Deep Tissue or Therapeutic Massage. What makes massage different is the way it's applied.
- Massage Holster Belt & Lotion Pump Usage: Learn to use a massage holster belt and lotion pump effectively to maintain a smooth and uninterrupted flow during your sessions.
This workshop is designed to provide you with practical skills and knowledge that you can immediately apply to your practice, helping you offer exceptional wellbeing massage experience to your clients.
Workshop Details
- Dates: 17/18 May 2025
- Duration: 2 Days
- Location: Active X, 10 Atholl Pl, Edinburgh EH3 8HP
Your tutor
Ruth Duncan BSc (Hons)
Ruth trained as a licensed massage therapist while living in Florida, USA.
The style of massage she learned was based on Esalen Massage which is renowned for being very slow and rhythmic. This massage style was there foundation of all Ruth's other soft tissue skills and taught her to adapt pressures and speed to meet the needs of the client while maintaining good body mechanics.
Ruth has over 20 years of experience and is a qualified sports and remedial soft tissue therapist, sports therapist and specialises in myofascial release.
Ruth is the Vice Chair of The Scottish Manual Therapist Organisation (SMTO) and Chair for the General Council for Massage Therapies (GCMT), a voluntary self-regulatory council for the profession.
Who can attend?
L3 massage, complementary or beauty therapists (SCQF 7 Scotland) with A&P at level 3 - We welcome other manual therapists such as Bowen, Thai, Shiatsu and CST who hold professional indemnity insurance.
Full workshop details will be emailed upon booking.
Common questions :
Q - Can I attend if I’m not yet qualified?
A – Sorry, no. We won’t be insured to teach you if you don’t hold professional indemnity insurance to practice.
Q – Can movement therapists attend?
A – Sorry, no. Unless you also have a qualification that meets our pre-requisites.
Q - I am a reflexologist or a reiki therapist or an indian head massage therapist, can I attend?
A - Sorry, no. Unless you also have a qualification that meets our pre-requisites.
Q : I might arrive late or I have to leave early, is that ok?
A : We recognise that emergencies happen but we expect that you attend the entire workshop otherwise it may affect your CPD certificate.
Q - What do I need to bring?
A – We will email all the workshop details with what you need to bring once you book. You won’t need to bring a massage couch unless it specifically states this in the workshop information.
Q – What if I need to cancel?
A - We recognise that emergencies happen. We have a T&C page below with comprehensive information. Please take time to read this. Re-scheduling can be done free if we get 4 weeks’ notice. All our workshops are non-refundable (distance selling laws apply).
It is each therapists responsibility to check with their insurers that they will be insured to practice technique learned from this workshop. In-Touch Education (MFR UK) are not responsible, if after booking and attending, you subsequently establish that you can't obtain insurance to practice.