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Brandon Raynor's massage courses in Sydney, NSW, Australia and Naturopathy Diploma Correspondence Courses are a fast, very efficient and cost effective way to start a new career as a massage therapist or naturopath. Our massage therapy school's short massage courses enable you to get started right away in your new career without wasting a year at a big massage school.

 
 
The 10 day Raynor Massage Diploma course combines the first 5 days of the Massage Certificate Course with 5 more exceptional information and experience filled days.

This course can be undertaken in one two week period, or the first 5 days of the Certificate program can be completed first and the remaining 5 days completed at a later date..

For the description of the first 5 days of this massage course see Massage Certificate Course information.



Day Six
The Sixth day of the massage diploma course will involve a role play of a practitioner/client interaction from taking a case history to doing a full massage to suit the client's needs within a 60 minute or 90 minute time frame.. There will be a discussion period after this treatment where any areas that a student needs to improve will be highlighted. This will give the student an idea of the areas that they need to focus on in the next 4 days of the massage course.

Day Seven
On the Seventh day of Diploma Massage Course the teacher will introduce the use of aromatherapy oils to the massage treatment. He/she will cover the use of 8 to 10 commonly used aromatherapy oils, how to diagnose which ones are suitable for particular clients and their contraindications. You will then explore their use during practice with both deep tissue massage and also lighter massage.

 

Day Eight
On the Eighth day of the diploma course reflexology theory and practice will be covered. We will learn the reflexology areas of the feet and the hands. You will explore the importance of the feet and hands in massage and how they affect and benefit the whole treatment. The zone theory of reflexology and the use of reflexology charts will also be discussed.

 

Day Nine
On the Ninth Day of the course will concentrate on the specific aspects of face and scalp massage and the use of acupressure points in the head to help alleviate stress, tension, headaches, neck problems and the relationship between releasing tension in the head and the effect this has in helping release the emotional tension stored in the belly and chest.

 

Day Ten
The Tenth day of the Massage diploma course will involve any final revision necessary, as well as a 50 point assessment which will grade each student on the following qualities: empathy, communication, techniques, professionalism, correct pressure, and overall effect..

The students will also be graded on their understanding of the role of the patient in 3 categories of communication, understanding the importance of breathing with a practitioner, and proper understanding and appreciation of the benefits of massage.

The last day of the massage course we will also invite friends and families of the students to the class to get a massage from a fellow student.

 
This course also involves between 20 and 40 hours of take-home work as well, and will involve a written test on aspects of professional practice such as hygiene, professional ethics, the meridians of acupressure, contraindications and the strategies of massage treatment covered during the course.

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or perhaps you would like to read about our 5 day Raynor Massage

Certificate Course, Advanced Raynor Massage Diploma,

or Diploma of Naturopathy courses.