Colours, Licenses & Sharing

[jesper s]

Hi,

I have only posted once before, to introduce myself, but I often read the boards- what a mine of information.....
I am studying ITEC holistic massage, then hoping to do indian head, aromatherapy and nutrition- I love it!
I was reading a post a few weeks ago about licenses and someone reckoned you only needed one in London. However, I had a visit from Enviromental health (I have a catering business) and I was asking them about the regulations for massage. I rang up and I do need a license as I live in Nottingham city boundary. The cost is £438 per year. This seems excessive and it also seems I will be paying to have vice squad, health and safety and enviromental health check me out to prove I am not running a brothel! I was wondering if there was a way round it, as apparently you don't need a license to practice aromatherapy, reflexolgy etc. Any thoughts much appreciated.
Also, I have been thinking about colour schemes- are greens and blues the best colours for walls and floors in a massage room? The furniture etc is mostly old pine/ wicker and towels etc. cream. We probably cover this stuff later on in the course, but I'm so excited I can't help planning. I am converting one of our garages into a therapy room and there is a lot to think about- not least applying for planning permission and making it quiet and warm and cosy enough.
As I said, I already have a catering business and I would like to eventually split my week so that I do a few days catering and a few days massage etc. This means I won't be using the room all the time and I was thinking of finding another therapist to share it with me that offered different treatments. I have no idea whether I should be charging them rent or asking for a cut of their fee, is there a formula for working this out? I don't want to make pots of money out of someone else- just cover my overheads while the room is unused.
Thanks for reading and any advice would be much appreciated!

Phae

 

[eoejbudpiqpilleqt]

Can only speak for London but you dont need a licence if you are a member of a regulated body and insured and work on your own from home, so dont rent your room to anyone else and you should be alright.(you should cover all this later in your course).Good luck for the future steve.

 

[cindysmiththesen5]

Thanks Steve!

I'll look forward to learning all about it at college then.

Phae

 

[o0samotech0o]

Hi Phae

What about calling yourself something else like a physical therapist, by what you have put as long as you are not stating massage then you should not need a licence