| Before I tell you more, let's talk about | | | | |
| you!People have told you that you're good | | | | of massage upon your graduation.Remember, |
| with your hands! | | | | ask the school how many modalities you will |
| | | | be |
| You love making people feel good and you | | | | |
| would love making | | | | qualified to practice when you graduate!#2. |
| | | | How does the school teach body mechanics, |
| money while you do!So now you say to | | | | that is how |
| yourself, "I need to find the right | | | | |
| | | | will they teach you the techniques of |
| school for me."You start calling schools and | | | | massaging clients so |
| every single school tells | | | | |
| | | | you won't burn-out?Did you know that over |
| you they are the best school and each school | | | | 100,000 new massage therapists |
| claims that | | | | |
| | | | have left the field in the last 4 years? |
| when you graduate you'll have all the skills | | | | Why? Simple |
| you need to | | | | |
| | | | answer. Because of burnout. They were not |
| start your exciting new career. Wow! An | | | | taught the |
| exciting new | | | | |
| | | | proper way of using their bodies to massage |
| career awaits you!But whoa! Stop! Hold your | | | | their clients. |
| horses! Which school do you | | | | |
| | | | Make sure the school you select can clearly |
| pick? They all say they're the best! Can | | | | explain to you |
| they all be? Can | | | | |
| | | | how they'll teach you good body |
| they all be the best for you?How do you | | | | mechanics.#3. Does the school offer a |
| choose the school that will give you the | | | | holistic approach to your |
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| highest level of training so you'll be one | | | | training and have them explain it to you. |
| of the most | | | | |
| | | | (This is the MOST important question |
| sought after massage therapists in the | | | | because most |
| field?How will you know the difference | | | | |
| between a school that | | | | schools teach a one dimensional technical |
| | | | approach.)You need to decide if you want a |
| offers you an exceptional education and a | | | | technical training, |
| school that | | | | |
| | | | which teaches you how to do a technical |
| offers you a slick marketing campaign but | | | | massage which is |
| gives you a | | | | |
| | | | very one dimensional or a holistic training |
| mediocre education?Well, I've got a secret. | | | | which teaches |
| I've worked on the inside as an | | | | |
| | | | multiple modalities and has a |
| "Admissions Director" in a number of schools | | | | multi-dimensional approach.Graduates of |
| from big | | | | technical based massage therapy schools |
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| corporate schools to small schools and I | | | | receive a competent knowledge of the body |
| know what they | | | | and learn a |
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| do to try | | | | thorough technical approach to giving |
| | | | massages to their |
| to "convince you" to go to their school | | | | |
| regardless of the | | | | clients, but they tend to give their clients |
| | | | impersonal, |
| quality of education you'll receive and | | | | |
| regardless of what | | | | technical massages. They simply learn how to |
| | | | move muscles |
| would be best for you!They don't want you to | | | | |
| know the inside secrets which I'm | | | | around.Graduates of a holistic training not |
| | | | only learn the |
| about to share with you.Now, don't get me | | | | |
| wrong, there a number of exceptional | | | | science of massage, you will actually |
| | | | transform as a |
| massage therapy schools throughout the | | | | |
| country and the 3 | | | | person which will make you a better |
| | | | therapist. From that |
| powerful questions you'll receive | | | | |
| momentarily will help | | | | foundation you can then transform your |
| | | | client during their |
| you find those diamonds amongst the | | | | |
| glass!Here's more of the secret! All | | | | massage session.How will you transform as a |
| massage therapy schools | | | | person you may ask? A |
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| are a business. Well, nothings wrong with | | | | holistic massage therapy school teaches you |
| that, but the | | | | from a |
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| problem comes when a school cares more about | | | | Mind/Body/Spirit approach that is |
| the bottom | | | | heart-centered and takes |
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| line than the success of their students.So | | | | into account the entire person not simply |
| what do some schools do? Sometimes they | | | | their muscles. |
| invest more | | | | |
| | | | It's not just what techniques you use in a |
| money in their marketing than they do in the | | | | massage that |
| quality of | | | | |
| | | | matter, but how you apply those techniques. |
| your education. Why would any school do | | | | The "how" |
| that? It's a whole | | | | |
| | | | involves the kind of environment you create |
| lot easier to create slick marketing ads | | | | during your |
| than it is to | | | | |
| | | | session so your client feels safe and open |
| create an exceptional curriculum and | | | | to receive your |
| education!A number of schools pay big bucks | | | | |
| to giant marketing | | | | massage. |
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| companies to spin their school so you will | | | | That massage would then be called a |
| enroll! What | | | | "Mindful Massage". |
| | | | |
| are most people impressed by? Pretty, shiny | | | | Being mindful means you learn how to become |
| brochures, | | | | calm, |
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| with pretty shiny people in it and polished | | | | centered, open-hearted and fully focused on |
| sales | | | | your client |
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| presentations.Now there's nothing wrong with | | | | throughout the massage. Mindfulness also |
| all that, but will any of | | | | involves being |
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| those marketing devices really let you know | | | | "embodied." Embodiment means you are not |
| the true | | | | just in your |
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| quality of education you'll actually | | | | "head" but alive and aware in your body and |
| receive?No, but people usually base their | | | | connected |
| decision to enroll in a | | | | |
| | | | with the entire Wisdom of your Being. All of |
| school based on the sales pitch they are | | | | this allows |
| given and if they | | | | |
| | | | you to trust your intuition to create a |
| "like" the "admissions advisor". Now some | | | | unique massage |
| of you may know | | | | |
| | | | every time for your client instead of the |
| this already, but the titles; "admissions | | | | same "routine."Your clients will receive a |
| rep" or | | | | much deeper experience from |
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| admissions advisor are simply fancy names | | | | someone who is trained in the holistic |
| for trained | | | | approach. If you |
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| sales people that have big quotas to meet | | | | have a client that has only known the |
| and in some | | | | technical massage, |
| | | | |
| schools you are simply a number to help | | | | they will be absolutely blown away by the |
| them meet that | | | | multi- |
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| quota! I should know, I used to train | | | | dimensional, heart centered holistic massage |
| them!Now even though your "admissions rep" | | | | that you give |
| may be a really | | | | |
| | | | them!In a technical massage the massage |
| wonderful person, how can you possibly know | | | | therapist works "on" |
| the quality of | | | | |
| | | | you. In a heart-centered holistic massage, |
| the education you'll receive from a person | | | | the therapist |
| telling you | | | | |
| | | | works "with" you.I have a test you can try |
| what they want you to hear.This brings us to | | | | on your self right now that |
| the 3 powerful, secret questions you | | | | |
| | | | illustrates the difference perfectly!Test # |
| *must* ask to find the truly exceptional | | | | 1. Take your left thumb and find a spot on |
| school:#1. How many modalities will you be | | | | your |
| able to *practice* | | | | |
| | | | right forearm that's sore. Press down hard |
| upon graduation? | | | | on it with |
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| (A modality is a style of massage)Why is it | | | | your thumb. How does that feel?Test # 2. |
| so important to learn multiple modalities? If | | | | Now, take your right thumb and find a spot on |
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| you only learn one style of massage, you | | | | your left forearm that is sore. Lightly |
| will be working | | | | place your thumb |
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| in the same way every day. If you do | | | | over that spot. Lightly. Take a deep breath |
| anything | | | | in and as you |
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| repetitively, you risk injury or burnout and | | | | exhale, increase your pressure only as fast |
| with only one | | | | as the muscle |
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| style of massage, believe me, you will get | | | | releases under your thumb. This is called |
| burned out! If | | | | sinking in. You |
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| you learn multiple styles you will enjoy | | | | sink into the muscle instead of pushing on |
| massaging your | | | | it.Which experience did you prefer? If you |
| | | | picked # 1, then |
| clients for years!Imagine if you were a hair | | | | |
| stylist but were only taught | | | | by all means go to a technical massage |
| | | | school. However, |
| how to cut one style of hair. Let's say a | | | | |
| bowl-cut. Two | | | | if you picked # 2, a holistic massage school |
| | | | would be |
| things would happen. One, you would get very | | | | |
| bored and | | | | perfect for you. I think your clients |
| | | | would probably |
| two, not all of your clients would want that | | | | |
| particular | | | | pick # 2 as well.You now have the 3 |
| | | | *powerful* questions that will help |
| style. One style does not fit all.The same | | | | |
| goes for your massage therapy clients. Each | | | | you choose the perfect massage school for |
| of | | | | you. Make sure |
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| them will need different styles depending on | | | | that you ask these 3 questions to any school |
| who they are | | | | that you are |
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| and what they need from their massage | | | | considering and you will find the school of |
| therapy session. | | | | your dreams!Lex X Filipowski is a Sales and |
| | | | Marketing expert as well as |
| Some will need the energizing effects of | | | | |
| Shiatsu. Some | | | | a motivational and transformational speaker. |
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| will need the deeper work of Neuro-muscular | | | | His vision and work is to help people to "Be |
| therapy. Some | | | | Who They Are" |
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| clients may need the clearing work of | | | | and "To Live Their Dreams" |
| polarity. Make sure | | | | |
| | | | Lex X is also the President of *Luminous |
| the school you select offers multiple | | | | Genies* - A |
| modalities!Now here's another secret! A slick | | | | |
| marketing trick that a | | | | Visionary Company that teaches everyone how |
| | | | to be their own |
| number of schools use. Most schools offer | | | | |
| only one type of | | | | "Luminous Genies" and Create all the Joy and |
| | | | Abundance |
| massage training and little teaser intros on | | | | |
| some other | | | | they Want! "Your Wish Is Your Command!"word |
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| types during your education. They usually | | | | |
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| teasers in their brochures and | | | | resource |
| presentations. You will | | | | box:----------------------------------------- |
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| probably think you learn all of those styles | | | | |
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| training but in reality, they do *not* teach | | | | -----THE 3 SECRETS QUESTIONS REVEALED THAT |
| you the other | | | | YOU MUST ASK TO AVOID |
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| styles. You will only be qualified to | | | | CHOOSING THE WRONG MASSAGE THERAPY SCHOOL! |
| practice *one* type | | | | |