every additional step

"All great masters are chiefly distinguished by the power of adding a second, a third, and perhaps a fourth step in a continuous line. Many a man had taken the first step. With every additional step you enhance immensely the value of your first."

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Massage Practitioner I


This 100-hour program, Level I Massage Practitioner training, is designed to provide quality instruction which will prepare an individual for licensing in professional body work in San Diego county, and many other local areas. 

Training includes 80 hours of classroom instruction and 20 hours of clinical internship.

Classroom Instruction for Massage Practitioner I includes:

  • The benefits of massage, contraindications of massage, and basic Swedish strokes.
  • The origin and basic history of Massage
  • How to set up a massage room professionally (clean sheets, clean bathroom, clean hands, etc.)
  • Be introduced to body/mind connection, and how thoughts and emotions affect the body.
  • Be taught proper steps in order to obtain a license and how to use ethics in client/employer relationships.
  • Basic license laws for surrounding areas, the ethics of honoring established boundaries, discussion groups on sexual boundaries, and honoring the client/therapist relationship.
  • How to put together a professional resume, how to interview for work, and where to locate massage work.
  • Basic Swedish strokes and introduction to Reflexology treatment, Reiki treatment, Chair massage,  shiatsu, and basic Yoga and breathing techniques.
  • Skeleton system, superficial muscles and to locate organs and glands


Credit: 100 hrs.
Clinical: 20 hrs.

Fee: $550.00

Current Offerings:

2012 May 28 - Jun 08, 09:00AM - 05:30AM (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri) [OPEN]

2012 Jun 05 - Jul 19, 06:00PM - 10:00PM (Tue, Thu) [OPEN]

2012 Jun 18 - Jun 29, 09:00AM - 05:30PM (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri) [OPEN]

2012 Jul 16 - Jul 27, 09:00AM - 05:45AM (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri) [OPEN]

2012 Aug 06 - Aug 17, 09:00AM - 05:30PM (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri) [OPEN]

2012 Aug 13 - Sep 28, 06:00AM - 10:00PM (Mon, Wed, Fri) [OPEN]

2012 Sep 10 - Sep 21, 09:00AM - 05:30PM (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri) [OPEN]

2012 Oct 06 - Dec 15, 09:00AM - 05:30PM (Sat) [OPEN]

2012 Oct 08 - Oct 19, 09:00AM - 05:30PM (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri) [OPEN]

Want to learn more?

Contact us at (760) 931-0704 or sign_up@vitalitycollege.com