Indian Head demo/talk

[Tosh]

Hi there

Next week I am doing a demo/talk for a WRI group.

Has anyone done anything like this, and if so, how did you structure it?

I am planning to actually combine chair massage with IHM (partly because I broke my wrist a few months back, and although it is very good, I can' do any heavy pressure, so will combine No Hands Chair with head and face massage).

My current plan is as follows:

Talk a bit about me, my training and the benefits of chair/IHM.
Ask for people that are interested in receiving the treatment, and do a short session on all that are (it isn't a big group). I was thinking of asking them what aspect of the massage they want to receive - eg back, shoulder/neck, head or face, and hopefully! there will be a good range wanted.
During the treatments I will need to talk a bit as well (which I will find quite difficult as I focus on what I am doing, and don't talk a lot during treatments) - say what I am doing, what the benefit of the moves are etc. Maybe say a little about the kind of comments I get from clients.

Then open up the floor for questions.

I have to take a raffle prize, so was planning to take a gift certificate for a free treatment.

Does that sound ok? Any other talking points you can think of? Anything that could be done differently/better?

Thanks in advance!

 

[Carla Contreras]

Hi sounds like you've got it all covered. I would just make sure that you take lots of leaflets and business cards and I always give everybody a discount voucher for a treatment in the future - I don't know £5 off or something. I find that people do use these especially if you make it to be used within three months or so. You said about talking when you're doing the treatment - the best thing that I find is just to talk about what you are doing at that time, you know which muscles you are working on, what the massage move is that you're doing - that kind of thing.

I had a look at your website which looks really good. Did you do that yourself? And where did you study for the No hands massage as I am thinking of doing that in 2008. I'd like to find out more about it first. Thanks.

Good luck - I'm sure it'll be great.

 

[liya79]

I'm doing a Indian head massage course in April and what you plan to do for the WRI group sounds good to me.

The raffle prize is a brillant one, saves you paying out and think several of the group will love to have a massage after your talk.

Believe your'e got it all planned out well, go and enjoy yourself never know you could make a career out of it

Cis

 

[American Guitarist]

I meant make a career out of doing demo/talks

Suddenly thought you may take my last comment the wrong way

Cis

 

[white rabbit]

Thanks guys!

Bexx, the gift voucher idea is great, I'll do that. Thanks for the comments on the website - I did it at ww.moonfruit.com, its really simple to use, and then registered my own domain name. I haven't paid for it yet (I have it free with ads), but it doesn't cost much, and you get a 14 day free trial to see if you can work with it.

I trained for NHM in London (with Gussie, a real regular here). It was the most amazing set of courses I have done, and in fact IMO is what will make me a professional massage therapist, rather than a 'hobbyist'. Its fantastic to give and to get, I really can't praise it enough. The course are not for everyone though - my advice would be to do the Transforming Touch course - three days for about £150 I think - and see if its for you.

My clients love it, including an MT I massaged last week, who went on to quiz me about the training, where could she do it, how much was it etc - which IMO is high praise indeed!

Cis - thanks for the feedback! I am sure you will love your IHM course - its a wonderful treatment that is so easy to adapt to anyone, the elderly , the infirm, the shy and nervous - and is also very effective.

 

[jdphenix]

LOL! I'm still trying to make a career out of massage - I need a few more clients yet Although I did teach a massage night class last year, which I thoroughly enjoyed doing.