advice on massage training.+facials.

[csbrownies77]

Hi

I want to train in massage (possibly sports) using essential oils. And also facials but only using organic products.

I am interested in the combination of the two therapies. So I am looking for advice and also guidance on training and relevant professional bodies. Perhaps the sports massage isn't the right route. I would love to hear alternative suggestions.

What I want is to deliver a long, relaxing, gently (and perhaps deeply) healing massage.

Re time spent training. I am a patient person. If it takes a long time, so be it.

I apologise if this mail requires a long, complex answer. But I am aware that healing and helping is a responsible, serious business.

Please respond if you can.

thanks,

Scout.

 

[SassyLittlePikachu]

On my aromatherapy course we have spent 8 hours teaching time learning about and practising facials , with 6 treatments to be given at home and written up - I would guess most course are the same . This is a 60 week diploma course but I know that some take a year .

Aromatherapy courses are offered by the Interanational Federation of Aromatherapists (IFA),http://www.ifaroma.org/ The International Federation of Professional Aromatherapists IFPA, http://www.ifparoma.org/ - these tend to be private courses - expect to pay between £1500 to £3000 for one of these
the International Therapy Examination Council (ITEC)http://www.itecworld.co.uk/careers.html and Vocational Training Charitable Trust (VTCT) -http://www.vtct.org.uk/- tend to be offered by local colleges and cost a lot less - £200 -£500.
They all have websites lists schools and you can

If you want to do ITEC Aromatherapy you need to do their Anatomy , Physiology and Massage course first - which gives you swedish massage techniques - from this you could tell whether you like massage on it's own in which case do their sports massage certifictae or want to do the gentler massages that is done in Aromatherapy.

I know too that Fragrant Earth offer courses on organic/ natural beauty via "fragrant studies" http://www.fragrantstudies.com/

hope this helps