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Massage Academy

A complete massage course in English and French – and how to set up your own massage business: 5 parts, 20 modules and 120 lessons. The profession and honest claims, anatomy for massage, consultation and contraindications, hygiene, room and draping, your body at work, the Swedish strokes, a full-body routine, deep tissue and trigger points, sports massage, specialist styles (Indian head, hot stone, aromatherapy, chair, foot work), the client journey, adapting for every client, boundaries and safeguarding – then choosing a business model, qualifications, insurance and the law, equipment and start-up money, pricing and money, marketing and a 90-day launch plan, running and growing, and problems and the future. Every lesson has three readings, a worked example, common mistakes, on-the-job checks, key terms, self-checks and a quiz. Look things up in an equipment library, a problem solver, reference tables and a glossary; practise with 16 business calculators (price per treatment, break-even, packages, memberships, therapist pay, start-up budget, call-out fee), 20 client decisions, 10 checklists and an exam.

Ready to try · A complete massage course in English and French – and how to set up your own massage business: 5 parts, 20 modules and 120 lessons. The profession and honest claims, anatomy for massage, consultation and contraindications, hygiene, room and draping, your body at work, the Swedish strokes, a full-body routine, deep tissue and trigger points, sports massage, specialist styles (Indian head, hot stone, aromatherapy, chair, foot work), the client journey, adapting for every client, boundaries and safeguarding – then choosing a business model, qualifications, insurance and the law, equipment and start-up money, pricing and money, marketing and a 90-day launch plan, running and growing, and problems and the future. Every lesson has three readings, a worked example, common mistakes, on-the-job checks, key terms, self-checks and a quiz. Look things up in an equipment library, a problem solver, reference tables and a glossary; practise with 16 business calculators (price per treatment, break-even, packages, memberships, therapist pay, start-up budget, call-out fee), 20 client decisions, 10 checklists and an exam.