Classes are over for the quarter ( Read more... )

Well, the final evaluation is over. I did some breathing exercises as I waited out in the hall to be called in, which helped a lot. I was hardly nervous. The test itself took about 10 minutes. I was given five techniques to perform, each worth 10 points. They were: digital kneading of the carpels, stroking of the lower extremity, chucking of ( Read more... )

One of the techniques we learned in massage class this week was "digital kneading of the knee", which is pretty much what it sounds like: making little circular motions with your fingers in a circle around the kneecap.

I had forgotten that my knees are extremely ticklish. In college, guys would flirtatiously tease me by tickling my knees. Good

I had my third class in massage techniques last night. And after a grand total of three classes I feel I can say ( Read more... )

Tonight I go to my first ever real massage techniques class. I've been in the massage therapy program for a year and a half, taking all the background courses. Now I'm going to start learning how to actually give people massages. Whether I enjoy these classes will determine whether I want to make my living giving people massages, and whether I ( Read more... )

According to MSN, massage therapist (what I'm studying to be) is on the list of top 10 healthiest jobs to have. It is also on the list of top 9 1/2 sexiest jobs. Curiously, geologist (what I currently am) made neither list.