Historical approaches to massage

Week starting May 5

Hi everyone, just to let you know I will be taking over fundamentals from David for the rest of this term.

This week we will be looking at the history of massage, how and why it has developed as it has, and various cultural and philosophical approaches.

Your groups with research topics for this weeks activity are:

Alan, Jaime, Moira, James

Ancient Massage (up to 0 BC)

Differences between Eastern & Western massage

Simon, Anthony, Janelle, Natasha

Western Massage development up to the 15th C.
Influence of the renaissance and enlightenment periods on massage

Sally, Tessa S, Hannah, Tessa G

Massage Scandals
Massage associations in New Zealand

Kathryn, Shannon, Deborah

Ling & Metzger
Massage in the 20th Century, including notes on the following influential people:
· Emil Vodder
· Janet Travell
· Cyriax

Karen, Sandra, Victoria

Miri Miri & Lomi lomi
Contemporary massage practice, including the following:
· Craniosacral
· Neuro-muscular
· Myofascial release
· Rolfing
· Bowen technique

Activities for this week

• In your groups research your assigned topics and post your findings under the appropriate heading to the google document - History of massage


• The document created will be a useful resource for task 5 so the entire class will be dependant on your quality of your research.

Resources:

History of massage in NZ

The impact of the Renaissance and Enlightenment periods on massage practice