The Effects of Massage Strokes

This week we will be taking a deeper look at the physiological effects of massage strokes.


Task 1: Read the relevant sections pertaining to the effects of massage strokes in Mosby's chapter 9. There is a brief overview on page 293 followed by more specific effects of each stroke from pages 312-328.

Task 2: A recording of Wednesdays elluminate session can be viewed here.

Sustainable Massage Practice 2

The question for this week is

“What could be done to make massage practice more sustainable?”

Task 1: Dedicate one hour to considering this question.

• Consider the inputs and outputs of massage practice
  (products, waste, time, money, psycho-emotional effects)
  
  
• Your notes on the massage process might help to trigger your thinking
  
  

Task 2: Discuss this topic with your classmates and lecturer

An elluminate session was held on Wednesday the 18th of June. Here is the recording.

Sustainable Massage Practice

Over the next two weeks, you will explore sustainability as it relates to massage practice.

Here are your tasks for this week....

Task 1 - Exploring sustainability
Complete this learning module

Task 2 - Sustainability Strands.
After reading through the Exploring sustainability learning module, you should visit the Google document - Sustainability Strands - and add one action, one product and one service that would enhance each type of sustainability.

Task 3 - Assessment
Task 6 will be emailed out to you shortly.

Task 4 - Introducing Massage New Zealand
David, as the acting MNZ representative for the Lower South Island will talk about MNZ, and why you should become a member of our professional organisation. This will be via an Elluminate session

Wednesday 4 June @ 8pm.
The session has been recorded. Click here to view it.