How can I become a masseuse? ?!
Question: How can I become a masseuse.? .?
I'm already an art major and in college but I'd like to possibly become a masseuse so I can have some income flowing in(I'm pretty broke and finding jobs is hard). I would like to know what is the cheapest/easiest way I can get a massage therapy license in NYC. I don't know if there is an easy way but it's worth asking. Health Question & Answer
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There are many schools you can go to but NY requires the most training out of any state. You need 1000 hours of classes which would probably cost you about $20,000 or more.
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?The prerequisites I tell all prospective massage students is the following:
First, "You gotta have the want to". Meaning that you have to have the inner drive to want to help people. If you are going into it just to make money, look into other types of training, because you will burnout right away, because being an MT isn't your average 9-5 job.
Secondly, prepare to be a "professional student", because you will need to know almost as much as doctor does about the human body. When a client of yours asks to work on a certain muscle or
asks you why a certain muscle hurts, if you don't know what you are talking about, you will at the least sound uninformed and at the worst, you will lose that client and will probably never get any others, because "people talk". Think about it, when you want to get recommendations, who do you talk to.?
So, you can't fake it when you are working on or with the human body. Besides, there is too much mediocrity out there all ready.
Besides Anatomy & Physiology, you will also have to master massage theory, techniques, history, contraindications, physical assessment, as well as Business Law, Record Keeping, Ethics and Traditional Oriental Medicine concepts.
Then be tested upon all of the above not only by the school you are attending, but also by a State and in some states a National massage board.
If you are ready, willing and able to complete all of the above, then have at it !! Health Question & Answer
First, "You gotta have the want to". Meaning that you have to have the inner drive to want to help people. If you are going into it just to make money, look into other types of training, because you will burnout right away, because being an MT isn't your average 9-5 job.
Secondly, prepare to be a "professional student", because you will need to know almost as much as doctor does about the human body. When a client of yours asks to work on a certain muscle or
asks you why a certain muscle hurts, if you don't know what you are talking about, you will at the least sound uninformed and at the worst, you will lose that client and will probably never get any others, because "people talk". Think about it, when you want to get recommendations, who do you talk to.?
So, you can't fake it when you are working on or with the human body. Besides, there is too much mediocrity out there all ready.
Besides Anatomy & Physiology, you will also have to master massage theory, techniques, history, contraindications, physical assessment, as well as Business Law, Record Keeping, Ethics and Traditional Oriental Medicine concepts.
Then be tested upon all of the above not only by the school you are attending, but also by a State and in some states a National massage board.
If you are ready, willing and able to complete all of the above, then have at it !! Health Question & Answer
New York does have the most rigorous massage therapy training requirements in the United States. Will you have the time to attend two schools full time.?
Oh, and by the way - masseuse is a negative slang term for a sex worker that uses the guise of massage here in the U.S. If you're looking to become a prostitute you'll need to move to Clark County, Nevada 'cause that's the only place it is legal in this country.Health Question & Answer
Oh, and by the way - masseuse is a negative slang term for a sex worker that uses the guise of massage here in the U.S. If you're looking to become a prostitute you'll need to move to Clark County, Nevada 'cause that's the only place it is legal in this country.Health Question & Answer
In NYC itself, there is only one way to become a licensed massage therapist. You have to go to the Swedish Institute. I think the program is 2 years long. The most rigorous part of it involves learning a lot of anatomy and physiology. It is also quite expensive, over $5000.
For direct info, go to the following link: http://www.swedishinstitute.org/Health Question & Answer
For direct info, go to the following link: http://www.swedishinstitute.org/Health Question & Answer
I don't know about NYC but in New Zealand the masseuse girls normally have to give more then just a backrub.
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