I failed my massage on instructor

[mary j]

Man, I knew what I did wrong as soon as I did it. I frictioned a bicep before I pettrisaged it. Also forgot a closing "good bye" on my ab/chest. Out of the whole class I think 2 or 3 passed. Anyways I am kinda bumming but will just take it over next week. Its hard when you are nervous. We had 30 min to address a problem area of their choice, arm, ab/chest, or head/neck and had to had it the other body parts with minimum of eff, pet & a friction. They told us a lot of classes have people who have to do over. I'm ok about it all I guess. Just not used to failing at anything. Quite humbling.

 

[sol]

bet you won't forget it next time huh? the only way to get better is to know what you've done wrong and correct it next time. no biggie! let me let you in on a little secret....when you get out of school, you won't remember the stuff they nit-pick about. you do things the way you want to and the way your clients enjoy them. everything that seemed so important in school just fades off and other things will become important to you and your work.

good luck next time!

 

[Pompal 09.]

Also....and this is a big plus...

Once you graduate from school and are studying for the National and realize you've forgotten just about everything, you get the fun of relearning EVERYTHING! And the second time around is a lot better!

 

[verms55]

Sounds like they were pretty harsh if they totally failed you for doing just that wrong. But.....as has already been said, you will NOT forget that stuff again! The real world is so much different. So long as you are not forgetting anything crucial, nobody is going to say anything to you. You can also choose not to do certain techniques. Heavens to betsy, if I used every technique I learned in my massages, I'd never be done in 60 minutes, or if I did, the massage would be so fast, it would be invigorating instead of relaxing. Of course, there are certain things, that if you do them wrong are going to be detrimental. If you are using poor body mechanics, you are not going to last long in the profession without lots of aches and pains. If you forget to work superficial to deep and you are always working too deeply too fast, your clients are going to be uncomfortable and most likely not come back. If you are working directly on bone, the client is going to be very uncomfortable too. You get the idea.

But, if you don't ask about the pressure as often as the instructor thinks you should or you don't do a "good-bye" stroke on the arms, you are not going to cause any harm or ruin a session and nobody is going to notice.

Sounds like you have a very good attitude about it and are learning from the experience. Way to go!

 

[Thistle]

Sorry to hear that, but being an eternal optimist i'd look for the positive side. It was a great learning experience, both for assesment and treatment flow. I'm sure you'll take this on board and be a much better therapist for it - your dedicated to massage and that is the most important thing.

Mat xxx

 

[~JuliaGulia~]

I passed!! Yipee, so glad to have that out of the way. I did learn from my mistakes and know I gave a much better massage today. My instructor was full of praise. Anyways, now I can watch the Seahawks tomorrow and have fun!

 

[Pompal 09.]

I passed!! Yipee, so glad to have that out of the way. I did learn from my mistakes and know I gave a much better massage today. My instructor was full of praise. Anyways, now I can watch the Seahawks tomorrow and have fun!

Congratulations!!

 

[systemofadownfan]

They told us a lot of classes have people who have to do over. I'm ok about it all I guess. Just not used to failing at anything. Quite humbling.

Heck, I've failed lots of things over my life. After a while you learn "there are more ways than one to skin a cat!" No big deal... as long as you see where you went wrong and have the chance to fix it.



I see you passed! Whoohoo! Congrats!