Drape and position clients properly for spa treatments.

Use effective methods for applying and removing spa products like mud, seaweed, and others without expensive wet room equipment.

Learn 20 core spa treatments like salt glows, body wraps, spa foot treatments, mud and seaweed applications.

Discover stone massage, ayurvedic bodywork, Indonesian bodywork, and reflexology.

Explore spa hydrotherapy, aromatherapy, and enhancing treatments that improve any massage experience.

Plan a balanced spa menu for your massage business using 28 complete sessions with step-by-step directions for combining core treatments, enhancing treatments, specific products, and smellscapes into satisfying client sessions. Promotional menu descriptions for each sample session make creating a spa menu a breeze. 

Create experiences for clients who are curious about spa but don’t want to give up their massages.

Learn to work with wet-room equipment like Swiss showers, Vichy showers, hydrotherapy tubs, and more should you wish to open a spa or work at a resort.

Video demonstrations of spa techniques and treatments guide massage therapists in learning these fun and artistic methods for the first time.

So long as you use Chrome as your browser, therapists with English as a second language can instantly translate the text into your native language, so you never miss a concept.

Concepts come alive with striking imagery and appealing graphic design. Printed textbooks are limited by page number and keep visuals to a minimum. In the digital world, more is more when it comes to visual aids. This digital edition boasts 1,154 photos (compared to printed textbooks with around 350 images for the same amount of content). 

Cleaver web navigation puts an entire textbook a click away and provides an ongoing outline to help you mentally frame the content you are learning. You get a dose of satisfaction when you mark topics and lessons complete and see the progress bar advance.

You can access your textbook on a phone, laptop, desktop, or tablet, making it easy to reference in your session room. 

Resources for Spa Bodywork include spa health forms and treatment records, a treatment planning form, product suppliers contacts, and others. 

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After Purchase: Once you purchase this textbook, you’ll log into massagemastery.online with your email and password. The textbook will be waiting for you on your dashboard. Click the access button and follow the directions.

Introduction to the 3^rd Edition

Lesson 01: Spa from Past to Present

• A Brief History of Spa
• Basic Spa Categories
• The Spa Client
• Spa Into the Future

Lesson 02: Spa Equipment and Products

• Dry Room Equipment
• Wet Room Equipment
• Spa Products
• Your Spa Environment

Lesson 03: Spa Hygiene

• Diseases and Disease Transmission
• Standard Precautions
• Therapist Hygiene
• Cleaning Products
• Handling Linens Properly
• Cleaning Your Session Room
• Cleaning Your Wet Room and Special Equipment
• Cleaning Common Areas

Lesson 04: Spa Safety

• Cautions and Contraindication
• Working Safely with the Integumentary System
• Common Conditions that Require Caution
• Spa Documentation and Critical Thinking
• Creating a Safe Environment

Lesson 05: Foundational Spa Skills

• Spa Draping
• Positioning Methods
• Basic Application Techniques
• Dry Room Removal Techniques
• Wet Room Removal Techniques
• Your Spa Massage
• A Spa Face Massage Routine

Lesson 06: Water Therapies

• The Therapeutic Characteristics of Water
• Hydrotherapy and Homeostasis
• Hydrotherapy Benefits and Effects
• Effects from Specific Temperatures
• Effects from Dissolved Substances
• Hydrotherapy Specific Cautions and Contraindication
• Hydrotherapy Safety Guidelines
• Local Applications
• Therapeutic Baths
• Therapeutic Showers

Lesson 07: An Introduction to Aromatherapy for Spa

• Aromatherapy Overview
• Aromatic Plant Products
• Essential Oil Pathways Through the Body
• An Overview of Physiological Effects from Aromatherapy
• An Overview of Psychological Effects from Aromatherapy
• Safe Aromatherapy
• Basic Blending Techniques
• Aromatherapy Massage 
• Reference: Physiological & Psychological Effects of Essential Oils

Lesson 08: Exfoliation Treatments

• Exfoliation Overview
• Skin Brushing
• Sample Session: The Roman Tonic 
• The Salt or Sugar Glow
• Sample Session: The Dead Sea Salt Glow
• Sample Session: The Citrus Sugar Glow
• Sample Session: Wine and Roses
• The Body Polish and Body Scrub
• Sample Session: Sedona Twilight
• Sample Session: Botanical Body Bliss

Lesson 09: Body Wraps

• Introduction to Body Wraps
• The Sheet Wrap Overview
• Practice a Sheet Wrap
• Sample Session: The Herbal Detox Wrap
• Sample Session: Super Green Smoothy
• Sample Session: Café Americano
• The Cocoon Overview
• Practice a Cocoon
• Sample Session: European Honey Glaze
• Sample Session: Chocolate Decadence
• Sample Session: Athlete’s Muscle Recovery
• The Tension Wrap

Lesson 10: Spa Foot Treatments

• Foot Treatment Overview 
• Soaking, Cleansing, and Exfoliation
• Foot Massage Routine
• Reflexology Overview
• Reflexology Wellness Routine
• Foot Treatment Products
• Practice a Spa Foot Treatment
• Sample Session: The Beach Feet Tingle
• Sample Session: Take a Hike!
• Sample Session: The Barefoot Rebel

Lesson 11: Fangotherapy

• Fangotherapy Overview
• Get to Know Fango
• Sample Session: Baltic Mud Wrap
• Sample Session: Less Back Pain is Moor!
• Sample Session: Parafango Body Boost

Lesson 12: Thalassotherapy

• Thalassotherapy Overview
• Get to Know Seaweed
• Sample Session: Seaweed Slimdown
• Sample Session: Mermaid Shimmer
• Sample Session: Seaweed Massage

Lesson 13: Stone Massage

• Stone Massage Overview
• Stone Massage Equipment
• Working with Placement Stones
• Stone Massage Table Skills
• Stone Massage Techniques
• Full-Body Stone Massage Procedure
• Sample Session: Aromatic Body Stone Therapy
• Sample Session: Zen Stone Glow
• Sample Session: Sea Stones Detox

Lesson 14: Ayurveda-Inspired Spa Treatments

• Ayurveda Overview
• Introduction to the Subtle Body
• The Vata Profile
• The Pitta Profile
• The Kapha Profile
• The Dosha Questionnaire
• Ayurveda Body Treatments Overview
• Indian Head Massage
• Abhyanga Overview
• Synchronized Abhyanga Routine
• Pinda
• Udvartana
• Shirodhara
• An Ayurveda-Inspired Bodywork Menu

Lesson 15: Indonesian-Inspired Spa Treatments

• Indonesian Spa Ingredients
• Indonesian Spa Treatments Overview
• Balinese Massage Techniques
• Sample Session: Balinese Massage
• Sample Session: Sumatra Spice Polish
• Sample Session: Balinese Boreh
• Sample Session: Javanese Lulur Ritual

Lesson 16: Your Spa Program

• Is Spa a Good Fit for Your Practice?
• Finding Inspiration and Exploring Possibilities
• Choosing Spa Treatments for Your Program
• Designing Individual Sessions
• Your Spa Menu

Resources