Technician or Practitioner in massage:

To be recognized as a Technician or Practitioner in massage (1,100 hours):

• 150 hours of study in basic anatomy and physiology: the cell and its components, the tissues, the skin, the muscles, the bones and the articulations, the nervous system and its organization, the senses, the blood, the cardio-vascular system and the lymphatic and immunizing system;
• 50 hours of study on the benefits and the contraindications of each technique of massage chosen as subject of study;
• 250 hours of training in class on a technique of massage (Swedish, Chinese, Shiatsu, Trager, etc.);
• 75 hours of study on the movements pertaining to ligaments, muscles and bones;
• 100 hours of technical training in lymphatic drainage or reflexology or Reiki or polarity;
• 30 hours of study on the benefits and the contraindications of the chosen technique among the ones stipulated above;
• 75 hours of study pertaining to the minor and contagious illnesses, the pathology of various diseases of the skin and the clinical hygiene;
• 100 hours of study pertaining to listening and the professional ethic in the environment of intervention;
• 50 hours on the nutritional metabolism and a healthy nutrition;
• 150 hours of followed practice, with explanatory file of the beneficiary and the application of a specific massage;
• 70 hours on the good running of an office.

Massage therapist:

To be recognized as a Massage therapist (2,200 hours), the applicant must have completed the course of Technician or Practioner in massage (1,100 hours) plus :

• 150 hours in anatomy and physiology: the respiratory apparatus, the digestive system, the metabolism and the nutrition, the urinary system, the body fluids, the electrolyte, the basic acids and the male and female reproductive systems;
• 250 hours of study and training in an additional technique of massage or a training in naturopathy, osteopathy, physical therapy, etc.;
• 250 hours (equivalent) presenting 50 files of various beneficiaries in treatment or already treated;
• 150 hours in pathology of various systems and apparatus;
• 100 hours in postural analysis;
• 100 hours in diagnosis concerning the points of intervention on the energetic courses in the oriental medicine;
• 100 supervised clinical hours.