Book or course?

[Kollin N]

I want to learn Indian Head Massage just to be able to give my friends massages when they are stressed. Don't plan to treat people for money etc so can I just learn it from a book or do I still need to go on a course? Am asking this question both from a treatment point of view and a legal point of view

 

[Gab :)]

A course of course!
How can you learn anything practical from a book?
Get the best teacher you can afford, for the sake of your own personal development and your clients.

Sharonx

 

[Jordano]

You can get the theory from books, but you need someone to show how to do it right and then give you guidance in doing it the correct way. Then you will give the best IHM you can and one that is correct for them. Not sure about the legal aspect, but I think it would be better for you to be a trained IHM therapist.

 

[HandsAbove]

thanks guys..although disagree that you can't learn something practical in a book because you can and you can learn it properly if it's a good book
Anyway i think as it's something I'm totally unfamiliar with and using it on other people a course will give me more confidence..xx

 

[Lilliah]

Hi, I would strongly advise you to do the course if you are able. You have the added benefit of asking your tutor loads of questions (and believe me there are lots to ask). He/she can check you are doing the correct massage moves and you have the discipline/motivation if you are in a course - something that may not be there if you do it from a book.

Also, if you pay money to do a course, there is then nothing to stop you from treating members of the public and make yourself a bit of money as well. A course will offer insurance, a book won't.

Hope this helps

Love

 

[Ateliathil]

you can go on a 1 day course now to do IHM and get a qualification. Alternatively, buy a DVD. Try Helen McGuiness at Theholistictrainingcentre.co.uk

 

[KeyTiaoaoa]

Yes a short course would be fine for you are really really sure you do not do Indian Head Massage as a living. A short course would give enough knowledge and the lecturer would be able tell the correct massage methods. A DVD would give some of the knowledge you need, but I think a short course is better than no course; of course you could combine the two, a short course at a college/school and a DVD. (You can get a good chose of DVDs on eBay.) However if you did change your mind you would have to do the complete certificate/diploma course, you may be lucky and have some parts signed off as prior learning, good luck in whatever you chose.

 

[dneuquhmirrifjewk]

The course is really worth doing, then anything you are not quite sure of you can ask.
And the experience of it, is fabulous, not only do you get to do the treatments but have them yourself, which enables you to digest the full advantages of the treatment.
We had meditation sessions during our course, it was ten weeks in college. (did anyone else do meditation in their courses)
One lesson we had, i was being 'worked upon', after the sessions the lecturer would ask us if we had any visions, the girl next to me said she kept seeing trees as if she had been in the park, which was strange as i had my lunch in the park that same day, i thought that was weird, as she had picked that up from myself maybe and not the client she was working on!
Has anyone else experienced that.???

 

[rposzich]

Hi, I didn't do meditation in my course but learnt the Chakra balancing which was such a lovely end to the treatment. Again, you can't really learn that from a book.

Totally off topic for a moment, I wondered why there is an arrow at the top of Silver's posts only? I haven't work that one out yet.

Love