I know people have posted on this forum regarding accredited Aromatherapy courses and I am wondering why on earth is it so difficult to darn well get one. When I 'think' I have found one, I find criteria laid down that you have to have a 'massage qualification' or such like or you would not be able to get insurance. Why? Possibly just another way of getting you to do a course you don't really need. I want to learn thoroughly about Aromatherapy for its own sake and possibly just use it a little during reflexology, surely I don't need a full blown massage qualification for this.
Frustrating to say the least. It would be good if the FFT or such like could come on here and comment.
I know people have posted on this forum regarding accredited Aromatherapy courses and I am wondering why on earth is it so difficult to darn well get one. When I 'think' I have found one, I find criteria laid down that you have to have a 'massage qualification' or such like or you would not be able to get insurance. Why? Possibly just another way of getting you to do a course you don't really need. I want to learn thoroughly about Aromatherapy for its own sake and possibly just use it a little during reflexology, surely I don't need a full blown massage qualification for this.
Frustrating to say the least. It would be good if the FFT or such like could come on here and comment.
Aromatherapy includes massage IIRC so I guess that is their way of saying they don't teach you massage. I do have a friend who is an aromatologist - knows about the oils but doesn't do massage.
Hi C
There are ITEC and some other exam boards that now will teach you aromatherapy without a massage diploma as the massage routine is included as part of the course. Also some state-funded colleges are geared up to the teach a combined diploma in a&p, massage, aromatherapy and reflexology but the computer and admin systems won't allow them to be separated.
Is it massage itself that you are not in to? Aromatherapy in the UK is a massage-based modality even though aromatherapy can be practised in many other non-massage ways.
As T says, there is aromatology but they are not that common.
If you are interested in the holistic approach to healthcare, having a body massage qualification is useful, partly because it opens doors and is a prerequisite to other courses, but also gives you more insight into human health and disease. From my own personal experience, doing massage and bodywork has given me a greater insight to the usefulness of working the foot reflexes beyond some of the silly ideas behind foot charts (ie a deeper insight into the myofascia and Chinese meridians).
If you can't find a decent aromatherapy that doesn't include massage in this country, you may have to look further a field like France.
RP