Online Course & Online Test$89.00
Massage Therapy CEs | Massage Concepts and Techniques
Spa Therapy Techniques
Massage CEs earned: 10
Course classification: Kinesthetic (course materials teach specific techniques to use on clients during a hands-on session.)
Approved by: Institute of Somatic Therapy (Judith Koch) is approved by the NCBTMB (Provider #280672-00) as a continuing education Approved Provider. Institute of Somatic Therapy is approved by Florida (#MCE-326), and New York (#0019). New York therapists, please note that spa therapy is not valid for New York. New York massage therapists may not use wraps, scrubs, masks, or any form of exfoliation products. Our courses are also valid for AMTA, ABMP, and most individual states. Some states limit how many hours can be done online or by home study. Please refer to our State Guidelines section for specific information about your state. Laws can and do change, and your state will hold you responsible for knowing the laws that apply to you.
Attention Florida Massage Therapists: This course is approved by Florida as an approved distance learning course for required hours of "relevant to massage therapy" category hours through 8/31/2025. You are still allowed to complete the 12 required "relevant to massage therapy" hours via approved online courses through at least 2025. The approval number for this course is 20-798186.
CE Broker Reporting: Institute of Somatic Therapy will automatically report your hours to CE Broker in applicable states ONLY IF you have provided your license number in your online account with us. You can verify your license information by logging on to our website, and reviewing your account information. If your license is not shown there, please select “edit” to include it. We generally report to CE Broker 1-2 times per week. Once the course shows in your online account with them, you will have an opportunity to rate it. If you were happy with the course, would you be so kind as to take a few minutes to share that with others? If you were not happy, please share specific ways in which you feel that we can try to improve. Thank you.
Tuition: $89 for online course and test. To enroll: You do not need to have an existing account before you add a course to your shopping cart. Simply click the green "buy now" button. You will see the course in your shopping cart, with the option to continue shopping (if you want to enroll in more than one course) or checkout. Once you click checkout, it will take you through the process of creating a new account if you do not have one, or logging into an existing account if we find an account already associated with your email address.
When you take this course, you will study the theory and practice of spa therapies, including benefits & contraindications of a variety of techniques, and properties of various salts and clay. You will learn a variety of spa therapy techniques, including four types of exfoliations (dry brush, loofa, oil based salt glow and water based body polish), body wraps (aloe, several types of mud, and seaweed), face and scalp treatments, and how to help stimulate cellulite removal. Our training teaches technique for dry room facilities. Of course, if you have a shower, your client may use it instead.
We often get questions about the face treatment portion of this course. The main purpose of the face treat is to continue to pamper the client, and fill time, while the body wrap is working, not to substitute for a facial. Massage therapists cannot legally perform facials. You must go to esthetician training to do facials. What we do on the face is a simple face treatment that includes cleansing, mask, and moisturizer. No extractions, no chemicals, etc. If you believe that even this violates the massage regulations in your state, feel free to substitute a face massage. It is always recommended that before starting any new specialty, you verify the laws in your state.
If you are interested in this massage therapy CEU course, other courses that might be of interest to you are: Aromatherapy For Massage, Hot Stone Massage, Foot and Hand Reflexology
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
Will your online courses work on my phone, tablet, or other device? Yes. Since technology continues its rapid pace forward, it is impossible for us to provide a current and complete list of all devices on which our courses will work. We invite you to take our free sample course so that you can personally test if the online content works on your device.
Can I print the online test to work on it at my convenience? Yes. We provide a study guide with this course that has the test questions and answer choices. You can print it off and work on it as you study. When you are ready to take the test, you will log into the system and supply your answers to the test questions.
What happens if I fail the test? Do I have to pay again? No. If you happen to fail our test, you can continue to retest until you do pass at no additional charge.
Do you report our course completions to the NCBTMB, ABMP, AMTA, or any other agencies? None of these agencies have a method for us to report to them on your behalf. They prefer that you provide the evidence of CEs that their renewal process details.
To contact the Institute of Somatic Therapy about this or any other massage therapy CEU course, please go to the "contact" link above. Thank you.