There Is More Than One Kind of Massage
So, you’ve never gotten a massage and this year for your birthday a close friend or relative has given you a gift certificate to a local spa. The certificate says it is specifically for a one-hour massage and all you can envision is what you’ve seen on television sitcoms or in the movies – and it isn’t a pretty sight. The massage therapist is either some sweet, young thing, barely dressed in a scene full of sexual innuendo, or the massage therapist is a hefty Scandinavian woman who looks to be straight out of a Wagnerian opera. The only other option you know of is the retired prize fighter who gives back rubs to athletes.
Remember, these are just stereotypes. The reality is a lot less intimidating, though first times can be kind of scary. You don’t want to get undressed in front of a stranger. You don’t want them touching you – well, anywhere you don’t want to be touched.
The most common type of massage is the Swedish massage. It is the one most people think of when thinking of getting bodywork – or simply a back rub. It consists mostly of long, fluid, rhythmic strokes that relax the body.
On TV, a bit of a false impression is given. Even though a Swedish massage is relaxing and usually given in a room with low lights and lovely ambient music, it is clinical in nature and not sensual. DC Royalty has had many hundreds of hours of training – some states require a minimum of 1,000 hours of education which include not only massage techniques such as the traditional Swedish, but also anatomy, physiology, neurology, pathology, and more.
In Tennessee, Massage therapists are required to take continuing education courses to maintain a license to practice. In addition, DC Royalty is Nationally Certified in Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork which has a separate set of continuing educational requirements.
Take advantage of that wonderful gift you received and get your massage today! You won’t be disappointed.
Written by Linda Fehrs, LMT and DC Royalty, LMT
Remember, these are just stereotypes. The reality is a lot less intimidating, though first times can be kind of scary. You don’t want to get undressed in front of a stranger. You don’t want them touching you – well, anywhere you don’t want to be touched.
The most common type of massage is the Swedish massage. It is the one most people think of when thinking of getting bodywork – or simply a back rub. It consists mostly of long, fluid, rhythmic strokes that relax the body.
On TV, a bit of a false impression is given. Even though a Swedish massage is relaxing and usually given in a room with low lights and lovely ambient music, it is clinical in nature and not sensual. DC Royalty has had many hundreds of hours of training – some states require a minimum of 1,000 hours of education which include not only massage techniques such as the traditional Swedish, but also anatomy, physiology, neurology, pathology, and more.
In Tennessee, Massage therapists are required to take continuing education courses to maintain a license to practice. In addition, DC Royalty is Nationally Certified in Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork which has a separate set of continuing educational requirements.
Take advantage of that wonderful gift you received and get your massage today! You won’t be disappointed.
Written by Linda Fehrs, LMT and DC Royalty, LMT
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