If you can afford it, consider going to several different massage therapists who offer different types of massage. Ask if you can set up an information interview with various kinds of massage therapists, including myotherapists. Explain that you are interested in pursuing this career and come to the interview prepared to ask questions. What is your educational background? Why were you drawn to the job? What is the best part of this work?
A less costly approach is to find books on massage instruction on the Internet, or at a local public library or bookstore. Massage techniques can then be practiced at home. Books on self-massage are available, and many books discuss in detail the theoretical basis for the techniques. Online videos that demonstrate massage techniques are available as well.
Consider volunteering at a hospice, nursing home, or shelter. This work will give you experience in caring for others and help you develop good listening skills. As a myotherapist, it is important for you to listen well and respond appropriately to your clients' needs. The therapist must make clients feel comfortable, and volunteer work can help you learn the skills necessary to achieve this.
- Aromatherapists
- Ayurvedic Doctors and Practitioners
- Biofeedback Therapists
- Chiropractors
- Creative Arts Therapists
- Herbalists
- Holistic Physicians
- Homeopaths
- Horticultural Therapists
- Hypnotherapists
- Kinesiologists
- Massage Therapists
- Music Therapists
- Naturopaths
- Nurse-Midwives
- Oriental Medicine Practitioners
- Recreational Therapists
- Reflexologists