by Doreen | Apr 30, 2019 | Anatomy, Massage
Most of our students start with the Holistic Massage Diploma course, which includes anatomy, physiology and pathology, emergency first aid, advanced massage techniques (e.g. deep tissue massage, soft tissue release, postural assessment), and a starting out in business...
by Quantum Metta Admin | May 25, 2018 | Musings
Time, something to think about as one second changes to the next, one minute to the next, one hour to the next, one day to the next, one month to the next and one year to the next. Where does all this time go to. Does it fly by? Remember when we were children at...
by Quantum Metta Admin | May 25, 2018 | Aromatherapy, Massage
Are you doing a massage training course? If you’re studying massage or another modality, like aromatherapy for example, you’ll be thinking of getting a massage table. But there are so many to choose from that it can be challenging to work out what features...
by Quantum Metta Admin | May 25, 2018 | Anatomy, Massage
Did you know? A baby has 300 bones at birth. By the time he or she matures as an adult, some have become fused together and only 206 remain. Hmm something to think about! Love anatomy and physiology. Happy thinking Doreen and...
by Quantum Metta Admin | May 25, 2018 | Aromatherapy, Massage, sports massage
Probably the most popular oils used for massage are sweet almond, sunflower or grapeseed. There’s a pretty big range of oils available for massage therapy so how about changing from the usual suspects and experimenting with different types of vegetable oils? Pure...
by Quantum Metta Admin | May 25, 2018 | Aromatherapy, Massage
Students on our aromatherapy courses often ask what are our favourite essential oils. So we’ve put together our Top 10 List. When there are so many essential oils to choose from, you might ask why these? Well we looked at which essential oils were – to us – the most...
by Quantum Metta Admin | May 25, 2018 | Massage, Thai massage
Several years ago, Dympna asked one of her clients if she could write a few words about her experience of Thai Yoga Massage treatments. This was for an article Dympna was writing. She kindly agreed and we thought we’d share her thoughts with you. ‘When the...
by Quantum Metta Admin | May 25, 2018 | Aromatherapy
The sun has got his hat on at last and many people will soon be off on their summer travels. I imagine quite a number pack an emergency 1st aid kit of some kind. Do you know what’s part of mine? Essential oils! Over the years they’ve more than earned their weight and...
by Quantum Metta Admin | May 25, 2018 | Aromatherapy, Massage, sports massage
Did you know that massage techniques are categorised into various groups? Here they are…effleurage, petrissage, friction, tapotement and vibration. For now, let’s focus on effleurage. Effleurage comes from the French word ‘effleurer’ which means ‘to touch lightly’ or...
