Massage Therapy for Couples is a comprehensive easy-to-follow video course that helps people (mostly couples) to give each other quality massage treatments at home. The educational part of the course includes basic anatomy and physiology, and scientific principles that will allow partners to give each other massage treatments that are as close to a professional experience as possible. These treatments may promote deep relaxation, increased circulation, tension/pain reduction, and overall sense of wellbeing.

This online course contains 7 main parts (4 educational and 3 practical) with more additional courses to be offered in future.

Part 1 ~ Introductory to Massage Therapy and Swedish massage full body relaxation treatment

~Principals of massage

~Contraindications for massage

~Understanding the Pain Scale

~Draping and pillowing

~Body landmarks

~Swedish techniques

~Full body 60 min treatment

Part 2 ~ Deep Tissue Massage - understanding the muscles and trigger points while developing sensitivity to release the tension without discomfort

~Main muscle groups, their attachments and functions

~Applying deep tissue techniques to specific muscles

~Finding and releasing the “knots”

~Full body Deep tissue massage 60 min

Part 3 ~ Assisted Stretching

~The importance of stretch on physiological level

~Overview of the main muscle groups that are common to be tight

~Principals and timing of stretching

~Full body 60 min treatment (Swedish plus Stretches)

Part 4 ~ Fascial Release

~Understanding fascia and the importance of treating it

~Fascial massage techniques

~Fascial Pin&Stretch techniques

~Full body fascia treatment 60 min

Part 5 ~ Create Your Personalized Signature Treatment - combining Swedish, Deep Tissue, Stretch and Fascia Work

~Discussing Hydrotherapy

~Start with Hydrotherapy and Fascia Work

~Combine Swedish and Deep Tissue

~Combine Trigger Points Release and Stretch

~Full body mixed treatment 60 min