How to Choose the Right Massage 

Choosing the right massage course can be a tricky affair. You will obviously want the best deal for yourself and will have an idea of what you want. There is a great deal of choice out there and while this is obviously a good for the standard of quality it will make your decision making process difficult. The significant number of training providers means you will need to use a selection process to help you decide.

Choosing the right massage course for you

When it comes to your selection process there are many different factors to help you choose the right massage course.

We take a look at the most significant deciding factors here;

Price - Price should always influence your decision making process. It is important because you should always aim to get value for your money. Be careful of using price to judge a massage course because cheap doesn't necessarily mean a bad service and a significant cost doesn't guarantee an excellent service, instead you should judge what is offered for the costs.

If the costs are low and yet the provider promises the world you have to wonder where they are making their money (or rather where they are cutting corners) but if they are charging a fortune you have to question where does all that money go?

It is also important that you not only consider the price of the course directly but you consider the added costs associated with the massage course, such as travelling, uniform and course materials.

Location- This is also an important deciding factor. It is also a very personal deciding factor that you have to judge for yourself. Whether you want to train in a nice area, close to home, near work and or wherever, it is a personal decision to you.

Facilities and staff- No selection process for choosing the right massage course would be complete without considering the facilities and the knowledge of the staff. You will surely want to know that you will be training in top class facilities with all the equipment and materials you need to succeed. You will also want to know that your tutors will be enthusiastic, knowledgeable and good at their jobs, if they aren't your success could ultimately be influenced.

Course content and flexibility- This is a factor which is more important for some people than it is for others. If you know what you want you will need to take a look at the curriculum and be sure that the course will cover your needs. If you don't really mind and not sure on what you want to learn then I suggest you ignore this factor.

Experience and results- Finally experience and results always helps when choosing the right massage course. Of course everyone started somewhere and if you are feeling brave then choosing a new provider is up to you but for the majority of us we take comfort in proven results and experience. Make sure you check out the past results of any massage training provider to judge their ability to teach.

Final tips

Even after researching various massage schools you will still be unsure of which massage training course to take. Luckily because of the competition for courses there are plenty of incentives around. Take advantage of these and use any introductory offers and trial sessions available to you.

Dr Rishi S Loatey BSC(HONS) MSC(CHIRO) DC CCEP MRCC(ORTH) FBCA
Courses Director
Richdales Institute
Providing professional Complementary Medicine training in London for 25 years
http://richdales.co.uk

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