Eastern & Energy Massage Techniques
(Course Number: MOD 103)
1. Course Description: This massage course includes an experimental introduction to the
following modalities: Asian massage modalities, Polarity Therapy, Reflexology, Aromatherapy
and Lymph/Cardio Circulation. Each student will have opportunities to practice and receive
each of these modalities.
2. Course Objectives: Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:
A.
Describe basic energetic theory from an Eastern framework including Meridians and
Acupoints.
B.
Describe basic energetic theory from a Western framework including Poles and Zones.
C. Demonstrate the ability to use essential oils safely within a massage practice.
D. Demonstrate appropriate application of Circulation massage, including knowledge of
indications and contraindications.
Teaching Strategies for achieving Course Objectives:

Power point presentations

Demonstrate massage skills

Demonstrate appropriate boundaries, intake and assessment skills

Supervising in-class massages
3. Prerequisites: None
4. Course Hours: Defined as no less than fifty (50) minutes of any one clock hour during which the
student participates in a learning activity in the physical presence and under the tutelage of an
instructor. This course will meet once per week, from May 17, 2011 – June 21, 2011. All 6 class
sessions will meet for 6 hours.
Course Hours: 36
Theory: 18
Practice: 18
Semester Credits: 2.25
Class Days: 6
NM State Board of Massage Therapy Required Hours:
Massage Therapy : 36 hours (18 hours theory, 18 hours practice)
5. Instructors:
Dawn Saunders LMT#3440; RMTI #S-0244
6. Instructional Materials:
Fritz, S. (2009). Mosby's fundamentals of therapeutic massage, (4th edition). St. Louis, MO: Mosby
Elsevier
MOD 103, Page 1
Submitted: June, 2010
7. Provisions for Make-up Work:

On-line materials will be available for students who miss a class. Completion of on-line
materials will not substitute for classroom time, but will be available for students to review
material presented in class.

Any classes that are missed due to teacher illness, school closure due to inclement
weather, holidays, etc, will be rescheduled to a time convenient for the majority of
students in the course.
8. Requirements for successful completion:

Students are required to achieve a 90% attendance rate.

Students are required to participate in quizzes and exams and achieve a 70% overall
grade.
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Each student is required to maintain a practicum notebook documenting the results of 5
massage sessions that are completed outside of scheduled class hours. These notebooks
will be reviewed weekly and provide a forum for discussing your experiences with clients
prior to completion of the program.
Grading:
A.
Attendance: 20%
B.
Participation: 20%
C. Homework: 30%
D. Written/verbal Knowledge: 30%
93 – 100%: A
82 – 92%: B
70 – 81%: C
Less than 70% = Fail
9. COURSE SCHEDULE
Class# &
Topic
Required Reading
1
May 17, 2011
Asian Bodywork Methods:
Fundamentals, Chap 11, pages 478 –
Shiatsu
482
2
May 24, 2011
Asian Bodywork Methods:
Fundamentals, Chap 11, pages 482 –
Acupressure
491
Ayurveda
Fundamentals, Chap 11, pages 491
3
May 31, 2011
Polarity Therapy
Fundamentals, Chapter 11, pages 491
4
Jun 7, 2011
Reflexology
Date
– 496
MOD 103, Page 2
Fundamentals, Chapter 11, pages 461
– 465
Submitted: June, 2010
5
Jun 14, 2011
Aromatherapy
Fundamentals, Chapter 11, pages 496
6
Jun 21, 2011
Lymph, Blood and Circulation
Fundamentals, Chap 11, pages 452 –
Enhancement
461
– 503
Recommended reading:
Fritz, S. (2009). Mosby's fundamentals of therapeutic massage,(4th edition). St. Louis, MO: Mosby
Elsevier
Library resources:
Salvo, S. (2005). Massage therapy principles and practice, (2nd edition). St. Louis, MO: Mosby
Elsevier.
Braun & Simonson (2008). Introduction to massage therapy, (2nd edition). Baltimore, MD:
Lippincott, Williams & Wilson.
Beck, M. (2006). Milady’s theory and practice of therapeutic massage (4th edition). Florence, KY:
Cengage Learning, Inc
MOD 103, Page 3
Submitted: June, 2010