relaxation massage (RM) certificate course

(Classroom Course)

 
 

earn your relaxation massage (rm) certificate in 3 months

Classes meet one weekend a month for three months

Registration Fee: $100

Tuition: $1800 (Weekly and Monthly Payment Plans available)

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Manuals: Estimated $60

Required Personal Sessions: Estimated $150

Massage Table: Estimated $200

Clock Hours: 75 (43.5 in the Classroom, 31.5 Home Study)

Overview: This course provides foundational training in relaxation massage techniques and protocols designed to promote relaxation and help reduce everyday stress and tension

The curriculum includes foundational anatomy and physiology, with an emphasis on the muscular and skeletal systems and their relationship to movement and safe bodywork practice

Instruction includes step-by-step demonstrations and guidance from an experienced Licensed Massage Therapist, hands-on classroom practice, and required documented practice outside the classroom

COURSE SCHEDULE:

Weekend One:

  • Foundational Information

  • Anatomy & Physiology

  • Proper Draping & Positioning Techniques

  • Basic Massage Strokes

  • Setting Your Fulcrums

  • Supine Position Bodywork Protocol

  • Prone Position Bodywork Protocol

  • 60 Minute Massage Protocol

  • Body Mechanics

  • Client Assessment

Weekend Two:

  • Review 60 Minute Massage

  • Review Client Assessment

  • Contraindications & Precautions

  • Self-Care

  • Creams and Lotions

  • Clinicals (Saturday)

  • Defining Professionalism

  • Attention to Detail

  • Effective Listening

  • Emotions and Massage

  • Ethics

  • Scope of Practice

  • Chair Massage

Weekend Three:

  • Review

  • Starting Your Practice

  • Clinicals (Saturday)

  • Draping Exam

  • Written Exam

  • Elevator Speech

  • Additional Techniques

  • Massage Exam on Faculty

  • Certificate Presentations!

Students are required to complete FOUR Clinical Sessions for this Course

  • Clinicals are held on the 3rd and 5th days of class

  • Students will see two clients each of these days

  • Students are required to find clients for these sessions

  • These “clients” can be family members, friends, or acquaintances

  • There is a charge of $20 for each session to be paid by the Client to the School

  • GAFEE understands that some students live out of town and travel to class, which may make it difficult to secure clients for clinical sessions

  • GAFEE does have a list of people we can contact to try and fill in these gaps

  • Students are asked to make every reasonable effort to secure their own clinical clients, as this experience can also help them begin developing confidence in communicating with prospective clients and building a future practice

  • Specific details for Clinicals will be given on the first day of RM class

Requirements:

* Students must attend all three weekends to fulfill requirements

* Attendance is required for all scheduled classroom hours. Any missed instructional time must be completed according to GAFEE's make-up attendance policy. Additional instructor fees may apply for individually scheduled make-up instruction

* Practice Sessions: Students will be required to perform 20 documented home practice sessions which must be completed to obtain course certificate (25 hours)

* Personal Sessions: Students are required to receive two (2) one-hour sessions from two different Massage Therapists (either Relaxation or Therapeutic Massage). Payment for these sessions will go directly to the Massage Practitioner or Therapist

* Home study assignments/reading: 6.5 hours

* Evaluations: Anatomy Quizzes at the end of each class and a final examination. Draping exam. Written exam. Faculty bodywork exam.

* Students must successfully complete all course requirements and have their tuition and fees paid in full before the course certificate will be issued

Required Books:

  • Human Anatomy Coloring Book (ISBN-10: 0-486-24138-6)

  • An Introduction to Relaxation Massage (RM) (Provided by GAFEE)

Additional Information:

Massage Tables: Students are required to purchase their own massage table and bring it each month to class

LOCAL LICENSING & REGISTRATION:
Licensing and registration requirements for relaxation massage practitioners vary by jurisdiction. Some Ohio cities and local governments may offer a masseur/masseuse, massage practitioner, or similar local registration or license for individuals practicing within the permitted scope, while other jurisdictions may have different requirements or may limit massage practice to Ohio Licensed Massage Therapists. Graduates are responsible for determining and complying with all applicable state and local laws, licensing requirements, registration requirements, scope-of-practice limitations, business regulations, and background-check requirements where they intend to practice. GAFEE provides graduates with resources to assist them in researching applicable local requirements.

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