Bhakti Academe School of Intuitive Massage and Healing
Massage Therapy Diploma Program Curriculum
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The classes at Bhakti Academe School of Intuitive Massage and Healing are
experiential in nature. Students learn by doing. Modules are used for state
board material. These modules are reinforced with examinations in a state board
format, ie. multiple choice. Various forms of body centered therapies will be
explored.
Anatomy and Physiology – AP101: 150 hours. Anatomy and physiology is the
most difficult and dreaded class in the massage curriculum. Our first goal in
teaching this course is to make it fun. The class is taught in a hands-on
participatory approach. Only material pertinent to massage therapists will be
presented. Modules reinforce state board material.
Hydro Therapy – HT101: 15 hours. This class is designed to prepare students
for questions they will encounter on the state board. Scientific principles,
indications, and contra-indications for this modality will be presented.
Massage Law – ML101: 10 hours. The focus of this course is on the rules and
laws governing the practice of massage in Florida, specifically and in other states
in general, licensing procedures, examination requirements, the rule of the
Department of Regulations in its relationship to the Board of Massage and the
legal implications of misconduct and abuse are reviewed in depth. The history
of massage will be examined. Modules reinforce state board material.
Massage – MG101: 225 hours. The massage metaphor presented at Bhakti
Academe School of Intuitive Massage and Healing is Bhakti Energy Work®
which consists of a slow, gentle, yet deep-flowing massage which freely
incorporates all other massage metaphors. The goal of the technique is to re-integrate
body-mind-spirit. Special attention is paid to body energy, breath, and
related state of being. For the practitioner, Bhakti Energy Work® is like an
effortless dance in which consciousness is experienced. It often induces increased
states of consciousness. Clinical hours are assigned on an individual basis. These
hours include evaluation massages and massages on individuals from the
community. Clinical hours are allowed solely at the discretion of the primary
instructor.
AIDS/HIV Education – AH101: 3 hours. This course focuses on the methods of
transmission and control, as well as the treatment and prevention of HIV. There is
an emphasis on appropriate behavior and attitude change concerning this disease.
Allied Modalities – AM101: 97 hours. The allied modalities, while comparatively
few in hours, are integrated throughout the program and are viewed as having
much greater significance than the hours would indicate. Traditional Chinese
medicine, Ayruveda, Naturopathic, Reiki, Quantum Touch, essential oils, Bhakti
water techniques are just a few of the modalities touched upon. The spiritual,
emotional, and physiological aspects of healing will be examined. Healing theories
including A Course in Miracles and 12 steps will be examined. The course will also
include a discussion of Communication Metaphors, including Kinestic, Cognitive,
Gestalt, NLP, Rogerian, and the work of Virginia Satir. There is significant focus on
Eckhart Tolle and his writings. Instruction in verbal processing will be presented,
although in-depth verbal processing is outside the scope of the massage therapy
license. Verbal skills designed to help clients integrate their massage experience
and deepen their relaxation response are essential. Group process is taught because
much of Bhakti Energy Work® can be done with groups utilizing the entire group's
energy to assist in working through energy blocks. Also, many students will present
workshops as part of their practice and these skills are invaluable. Ten hours are
Ethics, forty hours are Pathology, and two hours are Medical Errors/education
Course Profile: The course prefix is a two letter designator for a major division of
a training program, subject matter, or sub-category of knowledge. The prefix is
not intended to identify the program of study, but rather the content of the course
determines the assigned prefix used to identify the course. The course prefixes are
based upon the course name.
Bhakti Energy Work®
Julie and Dale have developed the Bhakti metaphor over the past 25 years
and it came to be named at the urging of students and clients. Bhakti Energy
Work® is utilized for increasing consciousness which may result in mental and
physical healing through energy work, body positioning, breath, massage, music
and toning techniques experienced in or out of the water. The Tao Te Ching loosely
translated says – "the way that can be said is not the way." So it is with the Bhakti
metaphor. Bhakti Energy Work® is not a specific technique, rather it is an exercise
of being in the here and now and allowing our consciousness presence/God/
intuitive self to respond to the client's needs. When doing Bhakti Energy Work® ,
we become like an observer, marveling at the work that we seem to be doing. Bhakti
massage utilizes a slow, gentle, but deceptively deep style of massage that flows from
one part of the body to the other. It is never the same twice and feels like a joyful gentle
dance to the practitioner. Bhakti Energy Work® differs from other forms of body energy
work in that it is totally a right-brained experience. Shiatsu, acupressure, and polarity
therapy, and other energy systems spend a great deal of time having students memorize
meridians. In Bhakti, we increase the students awareness of energy so that they can
work intuitively. This energy work can be done with the client fully clothed, in individual
or group sessions. It is always a factor when doing the massage described earlier. Bhakti
incorporates any other "technique" that can be done with conscious attention.
Requirements for Graduation
Upon graduation, students will receive a diploma certifying completion of
500 hours of training as a massage therapist. In order to graduate, the
student must maintain at least a P average in all academic courses, receive a pass
on the practical portion of the curriculum, have paid all tuition and fees in full
and otherwise complied with all of the rules and regulations of our school.
Completion of the program of study will prepare the student to sit for the
Licensure examination given by the Florida State Board of Massage. Details
regarding the examination will be made available to students.
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