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Types of Massage

There are over 250 different types of massage and new types of massage being created all the time. As people learn and study different types of massage, they start integrating what they have learned together with their unique experiences to create new methods.

The main type of massage that most massage schools will start training you in is Swedish Massage. Swedish massage is basic relaxation massage but it also can be very therapeutic and used to treat various conditions.

Some other popular types of massage include:

Choosing which type to study is usually a matter of getting a variety of massages from different therapists in the same type of massage therapy and see what feels good to you.

The type of massage that you choose to practice will really have little to do with your success or lack of success. There is no one type of massage therapy that is better than any other. What will make the difference in your success is your beliefs about your self and your confidence in yourself. It is also important that you love what you are doing.

You can learn more about the various types of massage from www.thebodyworker.com

A

Active Release
Technique(ART)

Acrossage

Acupressure

Alexander Technique

Anma

AMMA Therapy

Animal Massage

Applied Kinesiology

Aromatherapy

Ashiatsu

Asian Bodywork/Massage

Aston-Patterning

Ayurvedic Massage
B

Barbara Brennan Healing Science

Barefoot shiatsu

Benjamin System of Muscular Therapy
 
Berrywork

Bindgewebs Massage

Bioenergetics

Bodylogic

Body Oriented Psychotherapy

Body Talk

Body Rolling

Bodywork

Bonnie Pruden Myotherapy

Bowen Therapy

Budzik Medical Massage

Breast Massage

Breath therapy

Breathworks

Breema

 

C

Cancer Massage

Canadian Deep Muscle Massage

Cayce Massage

Chair Massage

Chi Nei Tsang

Chinese Massage

Connective Tissue Massage

Continuum

Core Bodywork

Core Energetics

Core Structural Integration

Cranio-Sacral 

Cupping

Cyriax Massage





 

D/E/F

Deep Tissue 

Do In

Embodiment Training

Equine Therapy

Esalen Massage

Feldenkrais

Five Element Shiatsu

Foot Zone Therapy

Four Hand Massage

 

G/H/I
 

G-Jo Acupressure

Geriatric Massage

Hakomi

Hanna Somatics

Hawaiian Massage

Healing Touch

Hellerwork 

Hemme Approach

Hoffa Massage Technique

Holotrophic Breathwork®

Huna

Hoshino Therapy®

Hot Stone Massage

Hydrotherapy
 

Indian Head Massage

Infant Massage

Integrative Manual Therapy

Iridiology

J/K/L

Jin Shin do

Jin Shin Jyutsu

Kahuna Healing

Kinesiology

Kripalu Bodywork

Kriya Massage

Kurashova Massage (Russian Massage)

La Stone

Lomi-Lomi

Looyenwork

Lymphatic Drainage

M/N

Macrobiotic Shiatsu

Manual Lymph Drainage

Massage, Massotherapy, Massage Therapy

Maya Abdominal Massage

Medical Massage

MotherMassage

Muscle Energy Technique

Myofascial release

Myotherapy

Naprapathy

Neuromuscular Therapy

No Hands Massage

Nuad Bo Rarn

 

 

O


On Site/Chair massage

Oncology Massage

Onsen Technique

Otho-bionomy

Orthopedic Massage

 

P

Pfrimmer

Pilates

Polarity

Postural Integration

Pregnancy Massage?prenatal massage
 
Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF)

Push Therapy

 

Q/R

Quantum Touch


Radiance Breathwork
 
Radiance Technique
®

Radix®

Raindrop Technique

Reflexology

Reiki

Rolfing
®

Rosen Method

Rubenfield Synergy

Russian Massage

S

SHEN

Shiatsu

Soft Tissue Release

Somatics

Soma

Somato Emotional Release

Sports Massage

St John's Neuromuscular Therapy

Strain Counterstrain

Structural Integration

Swedish Massage

T-Z

Tui NA

Thai Massage

Therapeutic Touch

Touch For Health
®
 
Trager®

Triggerpoint therapy

Triggerpoint Anatomy®

Tui Na

Visceral Manipulation

Watsu

Zentherapy®

Zero Balancing

If you have a type of massage to add to this chart please let me know.

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