Diploma - day two

sunday morning was cold & frosty, but there was no sign of the snow that was forecast to hit us over the weekend.  I got to Livingston in record time as there are so few folk on the roads early on a sunday morning - it was bliss!

I have been a bit delayed in writing about my second day on the course, work has been hectic this week & a reminder of the stress that I am hoping to reduce if not escape when I've made it through to the end of our 10 months of massage training...

day 2 was a full day, 10 till 6 on sundays, but the hours didn't drag...  we started the day with anatomy, physiology & pathology, which does seem rather daunting when you look at a title like that!  but we started off with the basics of terminology, bones & muscles.  2 of the girls then volunteered to be poked & prodded while we tried to identify some different muscle groups in the back & felt what happened to them when the are relaxed or flexed.

in the afternoon we went over some of the other aspects of a consultation with a client - what information we should cover in an initial consultation so you can have an accurate picture of the client, their health & lifestyle.  who not to treat - knowing when to refer someone to their gp before commencing in a course of treatment.  we shared some of our hopes & fears - what we all want from the course & what we might be scared of...  I was reassured to find that we all shared some of the same hopes & fears.

the practical element of sunday afternoon involved going over the basics of massaging legs & arms with a quick run through of what we had already covered with back, neck & shoulders.  I was the willing demonstration model for this & loved taking my turn on the table :)  Ros also did a quick run through of massage to the abdomen, which I thought would be really weird but found surprisingly comforting...

we have a bit of homework to get through before we head back for our next weekend at the end of february so I best get on with it!