WORKING EASIER, WORKING STRONGER - SAVE YOUR MASSAGE CAREER!

This is the brand new course to accompany Darien Pritchard’s latest book ’Dynamic Bodyuse for Effective Strain-Free Massage’ - the widely acclaimed career maintenance reference book.

A copy of the book is included in the course price (let us know if you already have a copy and the course fee will be reduced by £18.00)

Too many massage practitioners are forced into early retirement due to the accumulated strains of their work, particularly if they regularly apply firm pressure. The most common problems are thumb and wrist strains, chronically tight shoulders and back strain/aches. This workshop addresses these problems by focusing on how you use your hands and your body in massage sessions. It looks at ways of conserving your hands, particularly your vulnerable thumbs, fingers and wrists. It will alert you to the common causes of straining the hands in massage, and offers effective alternatives to reduce these strains. It also focuses on using your body in a dynamic, effective way to support the work of your hands - by using natural body strength in a way that is neither hard nor rigid, so that you can work with ease while still applying firm pressure. It covers generating power from your lower body, transferring this force through your trunk to your arms, and moving around the table to align your body behind your hands.

The workshop offers clear information and practical instruction. It includes guidelines for working to suit your build and for developing self-monitoring so that you can adjust your bodyuse as you work. This dynamic approach is designed to help you to sustain your career by reducing the strains on your body, while helping you to be more effective. It also benefits the recipient – the massage is experienced as less ‘attacking’, and thus easier to respond to. (Note: This workshop complements the ‘Hands Free’ Massage’ workshop, which covers using your forearm and elbow to save your hands.)