Body Massage & Bodywork

This section is a ‘hands on’ section and comes with a choice of different formats: A, B, C

Study Outline: Theory and Practical

• History of massage
• Preparation & Hygiene: personal & public
• Materials and equipment
• Massage & Therapist relationship,
• Contra-indications and benefits of massage.
• Grounding in common massage strokes
• Posture & coordination
• Visual observation skill
• Developing Sensory Skills: Touch
• Time Management for massage
• Swedish Massage movements.
• Professionalism: Ethics & Conduct
• Business management & Legal requirements

Aromatherapy Massage Treatment - General Theory for Aromatherapy Massage & Treatments

1. At the Clinic
2. Consultation Skills
3. Medical History & Case Study
4. Communications Skills
5. Observation Skills
6. Visual observation
7. Client’s Input & Agreement
8. Choice of treatments: treatment plan
9. Massage combined with other Aromatherapy form of treatments e.g. Stress & special skin care treatment
10. Benefits of Aromatherapy treatments
11. Contra-indications of aromatherapy treatments
12. Application of treatments
13. Special Treatments for:
    - Pregnant women, babies and young children
    - Serious Psychological disorders
    - Serious illnesses
    - Clients with disabilities
14. Advice or Recommendations to clients
15. Confidentiality
16. Code of Ethics & Conduct
17. Self-care of Therapist
18. Hygiene & Safety

Aromatherapy Treatment

• Choice of treatment: full massage, inhalation, compress
• Informing the client of treatment
• Selection of Essential Oils for treatment
• Choice of Carrier/Base Oils

Aromatherapy Massage

This is the practical, ‘hands-on’ study section for aromatherapy body massage. The aromatherapy massage treatment includes much of what is learned in the body massage section with a strong emphasis on:

• Energetic factors
• Transference of energy between therapist and client
• The healing process
• The individually blended massage oil: therapeutic properties
• Psychological effect of chosen essential oils on client

The aromatherapy massage includes a combination of techniques, integrated into a full body sequence.

More pressure * selected areas of the body, body stretches, simple joint manipulation, energy work, rhythmic movements, science of breath, lymphatic massage and face & head massage are all part of the aromatherapy massage training.

The Aromatherapy massage is designed to:

• Provide deep relaxation: physical & mental
• Release body stress
• Realign body
• Restore freedom of movement
• Restore optimistic mood
• Help prevention of illness
• Help cope with illness
• Recover from ill health
• Improve immune efficiency

Choice of massage approach & techniques

• Choice of Massage:
  - full body massage
  - local massage
  - special techniques such as pressure points, lymphatic drainage, etc.
• Facial Care
  - Analyses: Facial skin types, skin disorders
  - Facial cleanse
  - Selection of carrier & essential oils for the face
  - Special facial massage & facial pressure points
• After-care advice or treatment
• Duration of treatment:
  - Full body massage
  - Head, neck & shoulders, back or feet & hand massage
• Follow ups
  - Managing clients file

Special Aromatherapy Massage for Pregnancy

Training includes special gentle techniques, relaxation of tense areas of body, massage to benefit mother and child and post-pregnancy massage.

Self study

• Home massage practice. Minimum number of practice 100 hours
• Keeping diary of practice
• Research disorders treatable with massage
• Case studies

Assignments

• Completion of case studies as required
• Submission of the completed sets of case studies

IFA Examinations

• IFA practical examinations: 2 hours
• Submission of 1 case study
• Submission of the course folder
• Submission of business project