We covered a huge amount of material in a short time and the stress management component was really interesting and useful for applying to your own life and clients. I agree with previous reviewer that the theory exam was not difficult to pass. Much of it was general knowledge for a holistic therapist and didn't do justice to how much we learnt on the course however you would need to do the course to get a credit or distinction. The case study component of the course had to be started long before we finished the routine and I found this quite frustrating as the first (3 treatment) case study was finished before we completed the routine. There was a lot of emphasis on posture and position which I found helpful and I got a lot of personal feedback on my technique.Overall I learnt a lot and would definitely recommend the course.

my main gripe is that there was not a dvd of the routine to refer to. having snippets of the routine released in weekly instalments on moodle was decidedly 2nd rate. the city lit computer dept should help out as a matter of course. neither the moodle or any of the various handouts were the definitive version of the routine, with bits missing out of each of them. also the theory exam was a nothing which the class could have passed without doing the course! it could have been a shorter course if centred on the massage element rather than stress management, which took up a large chunk of time. tutor good but stressed by covering all the disperate topics instead of imparting technical instruction on massage. overall it was alright

This course was very good to learn Shiatsu type moves and pressure points and to learn a lot about stress and it's affects.

The teacher was excellent and very patient. She taught well and we learned a lot of helpful tips for the future as a massage therapist. It makes you see the affects of stress on our lives and consider ways to alleviate or work with that stress.

DVD/Video of the full massage at the start of the course would be good to help all those who learn pictorially study affectively.