• To provide a professional training in wellness massage which will enable graduates to enter the workforce as competent professional wellness massage practitioners.
• To teach appropriate theory of massage, together with the anatomy, physiology and pathology of the human body.
• To teach a range of other modalities to provide the graduate with a range of skills for use in a professional massage practice.

On completion of this qualification graduates will be able to operate as an independent wellness massage practitioner, or to find employment as a massage practitioner in a variety of settings, including rest homes, gymnasiums, spas, sports clubs, industries and corporations.

Graduates will also be able to use the qualification to gain recognition of prior learning (RPL) in a variety of other occupational trainings, such as nursing, midwifry, physiotherapy and sports and recreational science. Certificate graduates also gain recognition of prior learning on entry to the Lotus Holistic Centre Diploma in Therapeutic Massage.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Students must :

• be aged 16 or over.
• have 8 credits NCAE English and biology/science level 1 or equivalent.
• satisfy the directors that they are likely to succeed.

DATES 2012

Anatomy and Physiology 1 commences on Monday 20 February 2012, following school terms. The weekend programme runs during the Certificate in Massage Modalities (one weekend per month, up to 9 weekends per year), plus 3 additional weekends during the year to complete Massage 4, 5 and 6.

FEES AND EXPENSES

Current tuition fees are provided in our prospectus, or enquire at our office.

Textbooks : $300 (approx)

A massage table is a course requirement and some are available for purchase from the college.

Certificate in Massage Modalities graduates receive a fee reduction of $1000.

WEEKEND OPTION

MASSAGE 1 - 3

• practical hands-on learning of swedish massage and clinical practice

MASSAGE 4 – 6

• theory and principles of massage
• muscular anatomy

MODALITIES - choose TWO of :

1. Polarity
2. Movement Integration
3. Reflexology
4. Aromatherapy
5. Sports Massage

Students who hold a certificate in Massage Modalities, Reflexology, or Movement Integration have fulfilled this requirement.

WEEKEND 9                                    Combining Modalities           

ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY

This can be studied in several ways

EITHER        50 hours – Anatomy & Physiology A

OR                  100 hours Anatomy & Physiology A & B

There are also daytime or evening class options:-

EITHER        Mondays 9.00 a.m. – 12.00

OR               Monday evenings, 6.30 – 9.30 p.m.

As well as the two weekends you select to complete the Certificate in Wellness Massage, many students also choose additional modalites with an additional charge of $160 per weekend.

TEACHING STAFF

There are seven staff members teaching in the certificate programme.

Glenda Palmer

• Dip Tch(NZ), Dip MT (Calif, USA), Feldenkrais® Pract (NZFG), RMT(NZ), Dip Rec Lead (NZ)

Alison Grace

• B.A. Educ (VUW), Dip Tch, Dip MT (LHC), RMT(NZ)

Trina Bergloff-Howes

• BSc, Dip TM, Lic.H

Cathy Allan

• MSc, Dip TM (LHC)

Alan Blacktopp

• Feldenkrais® Pract (NZFG)

Cathy Caldwell

• Dip. Comp. Health, Dip nat (LHC), MRNZ, ACAT, MMT, Instr. TFH

Tina Cummins

• Dip TM (LHC)

DELIVERY SITE

All teaching takes place at the campus of the Lotus Holistic Centre, 1024-1028 St Aubyn Street West, Hastings, Hawke's Bay.

LEARNING METHODS

All classes are taught face-to-face.

Part of the learning takes place as self-directed study out of the classroom. The modes of delivery are specified for each module.

The main possible source of risk for the massage therapist is the development of repetitive strain injury.  The course addresses this issue for students by teaching practitioner self-care from the start of the course.  Students are instructed and coached on the appropriate use of various body parts to minimise the risk of injury.  The college uses adjustable massage tables so that all students can work at the optimum height.

AWARD OF THE QUALIFICATION

The Certificate in Wellness Massage will be awarded to any student who has successfully completed all written and practical requirements of the individual modules listed below, and who has a current First Aid certificate.  There are no awards for merit or distinction in this certificate.  The requirements of individual modules will be supplied to students in course handbooks at the commencement of the course.