I just started school about a month ago. It is the BEST thing I have ever done. The school is teaching us methods so we aren't using just our hands, but our entire body to do the massage. They are also teaching us some Tai Chi moves so our movements are fluid and balanced. The longest massage I have done so far is 20 minutes and I can tell when I do it wrong my hands start to get sore. When I do it correctly I am not sore at all. Besides the techniques we are taught, your hands are like any other muscle. They will build up in time.
OH and I also wanted to let you know that a full time Massage Therapist job is no 40 hours of massaging. You do a lot of consulting with the clients and if you work at a spa, you take turns doing the phones and making appointments, getting your room ready for the next client, washing your sheets, etc.This one is for massage therapists ?
my mom is a massage therapist and i know that she has a rough time doing more than like 4 hours of massage per day.... she can do it, but its pretty rough on her hands, and the rest of her body.
she has been working for about 15 years and has just recently started to develop carple tunnle and arhtritis...
she LOVES her job, but i know for an absolute fact that she makes practically no money. (she basically breaks even with her supplies and the rent for her office.) with the economy the way it is, her clientel just dont have the money to pamper themselves any more.... so its something you have to love doing for real.
she has actually given brad pitt a massage, and has had opportunities for other celebrities as well... such as anthony hopkins and nikki from the pussy cat dolls.
she has good promotion, with the yellow pages, white pages, and having her business cards in hotels ALL over our area.
You don't do massage 8 hours a day. You physically cant' and if you try you will most likely burn out within a few years.
Your hands will build up as you learn and exercise.
It isn't any more difficult than anything else.
i would hate touching strangers backs all day...........hairy...........bacne
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