Anyone done a massage course?
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Topic: Anyone done a massage course?
Posted By: BabyOnBoard
Subject: Anyone done a massage course?
Date Posted: 29 January 2008 at 11:16pm
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I am looking at doing a massage course. HAs anyone done one? Can you reccommmend a good one? I don't know where to look. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 30 January 2008 at 7:39am
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Yes - I would go with the NZ College of Massage. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">   [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: Konagirl
Date Posted: 30 January 2008 at 8:00am
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I did one down here in CHCH which was great, but from the looks of things you're up north. Not sure what is avaliable up where u are. ------------- Angel babies Mar '04, Oct '08 and Sep '09. |
Posted By: yummymummy
Date Posted: 30 January 2008 at 8:13am
I know my DH would LOOOVE it if I did one! 
Are you looking to then practice profesionally or do you just want to do one 'for fun'? ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Red
Date Posted: 30 January 2008 at 8:34am
| I did a diploma in massage at Wellpark College, but I see you are in Waikato, I think that the Waitako Polytech has one as well, depends if you are just wanting to do for interest or as a change in career. |
Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 30 January 2008 at 8:40am
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Fleury, where is that based? I have been looking at the UCOL diploma. ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: tishy
Date Posted: 30 January 2008 at 9:02am
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babyonboard, I'm currently slowly doing a Dip in Relaxation massage with the NZ College of massage.
Are you looking to do one by correspondence or full time? I do mine by correspondence and the Anatomy and Physiology section is done by submitting assignments. The Massage stages are done over weekends in either Auckland or Wellington. |
Posted By: BabyOnBoard
Date Posted: 30 January 2008 at 9:31am
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Firstly I wanted to do it for fun but it is becoming more and more appealing so thats why I would like to do a proper course rather then a weekend one.
I don't mind moving to do it  If it's somewhere I like but correspondence does sound quite beneficial with bubba and all. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: tishy
Date Posted: 30 January 2008 at 12:33pm
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I was halfway through a Dip in Reflexology before we moved to NZ. I'm gutted timing meant I couldn't finish it.
I'm doing the Dip in Massage for interest reasons mainly, with the possibility of doing work in that area later. Aimeejoy, NZ College of Massage have a building in Wellington. |
Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 30 January 2008 at 1:05pm
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Hmmm, looked at the website and it looks interesting. May email them. I have been thinking about doing one for a little while as it will complement my current profession well (physio), or be a new profession from home for me. But was looking for something more correspondence based with weekend courses, rather than just travelling to do part time through a polytech (which ends up being 4 short days a week anyway), which I dont see workingn with having two littlies.
Anyway, sorry for threadjack BOB ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: tishy
Date Posted: 30 January 2008 at 3:37pm
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I'll be doing the massage weekends from June onwards too! Can't remember the dates exactly.
If you so happen to start a course 
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Posted By: BabyOnBoard
Date Posted: 30 January 2008 at 4:53pm
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Have eamiled them. . Waiting to hear back!! ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 30 January 2008 at 7:03pm
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aimeejoy don't do the UCOL one I studied with them and NZ College of Massage and NZ College of Massage is a lot better and more professional.
They are in wellington and auckland and you can complete the Cert if Relaxation Massage over the course of a year 1 weekend every few months. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> [/url] Angel June 2012 |