| Many debates have occurred on whether
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| | taking the training and receiving
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| theoretical or practical massage therapy
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| | continuing education credits. If you take
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| education is better. My preference is to
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| | a shorter initial training and then start
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| get a good foundation but then go out and
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| | working in the field, you may be able to
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| obtain some practical experience. You
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| | deduct the cost of any future classes as
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| will learn much quicker about what works
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| | continuing education expenses. This can
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| and what doesn't but also have enough
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| | result in significant tax savings. Please
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| theory and training to understand and
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| | note that I am not an accountant or tax
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| properly execute the
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| | advisor, and that tax laws change, so
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| fundamentals.Regulations by States,
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| | please check with an accountant or tax
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| Counties, and Cities vary as to the
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| | advisor before making any decisions based
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| amount of training required before being
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| | upon the tax advantages.There are some
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| licensed. Our area, Sacramento County
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| | states that require 500 hours of training
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| California, happens to require 125 hours
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| | to practice massage professionally. If
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| at the present time and Healing Arts
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| | you live or plan on working in one of
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| Institute offers a qualifying program to
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| | those states you may wish to check with
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| match that. There are other schools that
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| | the state to see which schools would meet
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| offer 500 hour and even 1000 hour
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| | the requirement for that state. Also, not
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| programs. At first glance it may appear
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| | all states recognize training from
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| that a longer program would be better,
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| | schools in other states.If you are in one
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| but there are several reasons why that
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| | of the following states you may wish to
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| may not be so.One advantage to a shorter
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| | check with your state about licensing
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| training is cost. Initial training is
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| | requirements:
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| around $1375 for registration, tuition,
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| | Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut,
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| and books on a 130 hour program. 500 hour
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| | Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida,
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| programs typically start at $8000 or
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| | Hawaii, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland,
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| more. It is a large investment of time
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| | Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New
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| and money for entering a field that you
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| | Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North
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| may not be sure about pursuing. In a 126
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| | Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon,
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| hour training, the basics of massage are
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| | Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee,
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| taught along with how to help people
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| | Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West
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| without causing harm. The real training
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| | Virginia, or Wisconsin. In other states,
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| happens when you begin work on paying
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| | like California, licensing occurs at the
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| clients. This is true whether your
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| | city or county level where the business
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| initial training is 126 hours or 1000
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| | resides. You can check with your city or
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| hours. There are some things that can
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| | county clerk about licensing
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| only be learned in actual practice in the
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| | requirements. A listing of massage laws
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| real world.When you come back for more
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| | in the states that license massage
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| training you have the option of choosing
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| | therapists can be found in the book
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| which advanced classes you want to
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| | "Massage, A Career at Your Fingertips" by
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| pursue. There are many different
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| | Martin Ashley, or on his website at: of
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| directions to go with massage therapy,
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| | the local requirements I believe it is
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| and you will excel best pursuing your own
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| | best to establish a foundation of massage
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| area of interest. When you take advanced
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| | therapy knowledge and then apply your
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| classes after working in the field you
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| | knowledge to practical experience. This
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| know what questions to ask so the
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| | is the best way to learn and get started
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| training is more relevant to your needs.
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| | in my opinion. After some "working world"
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| As you learn new techniques you think of
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| | experience you can return and take
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| clients you can use those techniques on.
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| | classes on techniques that you want to
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| In this way your learning is much more
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| | specialize in. These classes will also
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| complete than for someone who took 500
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| | make sense to your experience and will be
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| hours of classes before doing their first
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| | easily integrated into your practice.Dr.
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| professional massage.There are also tax
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| | James Mally, N.D., runs the Healing Arts
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| advantages to taking a shorter training
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| | Institute, a massage school in Sacramento
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| first. Most people cannot take a
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| | that offers a Massage Certification
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| deduction on their income tax for the
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| | Program and Acupressure Certification
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| cost of their initial training in a new
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| | Program plus continuing education classes
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| field. The exceptions would be for people
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| | in subjects such as Deep Tissue Massage,
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| working in related fields such as: a
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| | and Sports Massage. The website offers
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| manicurist or cosmetologist who is taking
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| | massage continuing education training
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| this training so they can expand the
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| | videos or DVDs for sale in Swedish
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| services they offer to their existing
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| | massage, sport massage techniques, deep
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| clients, a chiropractic assistant who
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| | tissue massage and a musculoskeletal
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| will be doing massage in the same clinic
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| | anatomy audio CD.
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| after graduating, or a nurse who is
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