The Five Body Wisdom Career Tracks

"At Body Wisdom its All About Choice"

Track #1: Spa and Resort

Whether you are interested in working at a local Day Spa or want to take to the high seas and be employed on a Cruise Ship, The Body Wisdom Spa and Resort Track will give you the training you require to get involved in this ever expanding industry. The Spa and Resort setting is based on high level of client service and satisfaction and encompasses an extremely wide array of spa services and treatments. Spa settings include resort spas, destination spas, fitness and beauty spas, luxury spas, weight loss spas, medical wellness spas, mineral and hot springs spas and day spas to name a few.

The Basic Training: The basic level of training for Spa and Resort is our Therapeutic Massage Series Levels 1-3 (150 Hours taken by all students as part of their Core Requirements.

Spa and Resort Career Track Electives: Signature Spa Series European Spa Specialties (25 Hours), Best of Asia Spa (25 Hours), Bamboo and Rattan Massage (25 Hours), Premier Spa "Indonesia" (25 Hours)

Other Spa Electives: Hot and Cold Stone Therapy (50 Hours), Clinical Aroma Therapy (50 Hours), Hydrotherapy (25 Hours)

Recommended additions to the Spa and Resort Track that are commonly offered in Today's best Spas. Deep Tissue Massage 100 (50 Hours), Thai Foot Massage (25 Hours), Reflexology (50 Hours), Lymphatic Massage (50 Hours), Prenatal Massage (50 Hours), Shiatsu 100

Track #2: Orthopedic Sports Massage and Medical Massage

Orthopedic Sports and Medical Massage is the up and coming specialty market in the field of massage and bodywork today. Orthopedic massage whether it is used for athletes or the general public, utilizes a variety of different massage techniques and modalities to address a wide variety of injury conditions. Assessment and evaluation skills are central to this approach in order to determine if massage is appropriate, and specifically which techniques and modalities would best address the soft tissue injury or condition. Body Wisdom is very fortunate to have Brian Glotzbach from Atlanta teaching our Clinical Sports Massage Programs. Brian is working with many of pro football's top athletes and is the leader in the world of Orthopedic Sports Massage today.

Detailed Overview of Clinical Track

Recommended modalities for this track: Clinical Sports Massage Upper Body (50-Hours), Clinical Sports Massage Lower Body (50-Hours), Deep Tissue 50 (50-Hours), Myofascial Release Therapy (50 Hours), Positional Release (50-Hours)

Track #3: Asian Bodywork

Asian Bodywork techniques are based on principles developed over the course of several thousand years of history. Totally different from the principles of western medicine, Asian Bodywork approaches emphasize the balance of the whole body from the perspective of how energy is balanced in the meridians

Asian Bodywork practice is always accompanied by the study of assessment techniques and the fundamental laws that govern the functioning of the human organism including five-element theory, the 12 organ meridians, the 8 extraordinary meridians and Yin and Yang theory. This understanding is then applied to the treatment and prevention of disease, and health maintenance.

An Asian Bodywork specialty is a perfect complement to Therapeutic Massage for two reason 1) practitioners are able to offer a completely different stand-alone treatment to their clients which will help to build their practice and 2) there are many aspects of Shiatsu or Jin Shin Do that they can integrate into their standard massage treatments.

The Body Wisdom Asian Bodywork Career Track is comprised of 300 Hours of intensive training including Shiatsu 100, Traditional Thai Massage 100 and Jin Shin Do Acupressure Levels 1-2 (50-Hours each).

NOTE: Each level of training is a course onto itself, so students wishing to add the Asian Bodywork specialty and take one or more levels without completing the entire course of study.

Thai Massage on the Mat Level 1 (50 Hours), Thai Massage on the Mat Level 2 (50 Hours), Thai Foot Reflexology (25 Hours), Shiatsu 100, Jin Shin Do Level 1 (50 Hours), Jin Shin Do Level 2 (50 Hours)

#4 Specialty Massage Techniques

One of the best ways to stand out in the field of massage is to have one or more specialties in addition to your basic Therapeutic Massage. Many students choose a specialty because they have a particular interest in an area such as Prenatal Massage working with pregnant moms or Geriatric Massage, working with the older population. Students also choose this track because they want to offer a wide range of specialties for variety in their practice and to attract a wider and more diverse client base. Whatever the reason, the Specialty Massage track offers hundreds of hours of quality education in a variety of diverse specialties. Click on the links below for more details.

Working with Special Populations: Prenatal Massage (50 Hours), Infant Massage (25 Hours), Geriatric Massage (40 Hours)

Other Specialties Areas Clinical Aroma Therapy and Massage (50 Hours), Hot and Cold Stone Therapy (50 Hours), Myofascial Release Therapy (50 Hours), Lymphatic Massage (50 Hours)

#5 Reflexology

Reflexology is the bodywork modality in which defined points on the hands and feet are stimulated below the skin to improve the functioning of the whole body or of specific body areas away from the site of the stimulation. The foot is the most common area that is stimulated and has been mapped to show the areas of contact that affect different areas of the body. With proper training and technique, finger tip pressure on reflex points can relieve pain, stress, and muscular tension and encourage healing.

In addition to being a great stand-alone modality with a strong client following, reflexology can be beneficially incorporated into your regular Therapeutic Massage approach.

Reflexology Career Track Electives: Reflexology (50 Hours), Thai Foot Massage (25 Hours), Hot Stone Massage Therapy (25 Hours)

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