{"id":180,"date":"2019-11-30T15:26:19","date_gmt":"2019-11-30T15:26:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/texasmassageacademy.blog\/?p=180"},"modified":"2019-11-30T15:26:19","modified_gmt":"2019-11-30T15:26:19","slug":"the-top-5-reasons-you-should-become-a-massage-therapy-student","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texasmassageacademy.com\/blog\/the-top-5-reasons-you-should-become-a-massage-therapy-student\/","title":{"rendered":"The Top 5 Reasons you should become a Massage Therapy Student!!!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/texasmassageacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/facebook-top5-1200x628-1024x536.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-200\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>So you are kinda interested in becoming a massage therapy student but aren&#8217;t totally sure if this is what you want.&nbsp; I have my own reasons for becoming a massage therapist, but I thought it would be fun to have other Massage Therapy Students and graduates answer.&nbsp; So I asked our current and former students what the top reason someone should go to massage school was and here are the answers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/texasmassageacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/5-1024x438.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-93\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.texasmassageacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/5-1024x438.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.texasmassageacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/5-300x128.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.texasmassageacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/5-768x328.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.texasmassageacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/5.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>1. &#8220;<strong>Potential to be your own boss<\/strong>&#8221; and &#8220;<strong>Independence and taking control of your future<\/strong>&#8220;. &nbsp;Now, these are really great answers. &nbsp;Many students have variations on these two comments. &nbsp;As a Massage Therapist, there are so many options for you once you graduate. You can work in a spa, at a doctor&#8217;s office, on a cruise ship, or even have your own space.&nbsp; If you have your own space, you don&#8217;t have anyone else to answer to, you set your own hours and your own price point.&nbsp; If you need the day off, you can take it, without having to get approval from a boss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/texasmassageacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/3-1024x438.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-91\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.texasmassageacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/3-1024x438.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.texasmassageacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/3-300x128.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.texasmassageacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/3-768x328.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.texasmassageacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/3.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>2. &#8220;<strong>To have a thorough understanding of how the body works.<\/strong>&#8221;&nbsp; With your training in Massage Therapy not only will you learn how to give a massage, you learn all about the body.&nbsp; At Texas Massage Academy, we really focus on your Anatomy &amp; Physiology.&nbsp; You will learn all of the bones and parts of bones, all of the muscles, their names, origins, insertions, and actions.&nbsp; We also focus on assessments with our massages, so you will learn how to figure out the cause of areas of pain that your clients might be experiencing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/texasmassageacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/11-1024x438.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-99\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.texasmassageacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/11-1024x438.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.texasmassageacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/11-300x128.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.texasmassageacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/11-768x328.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.texasmassageacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/11.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>3. &#8220;<strong>To have a future in doing something that helps others!<\/strong>&#8221; &nbsp;Many people think massage is just for pampering or a luxury, but according to a 2007 survey by Caravan Opinion Research Corporation, only 13% of massage recipients went to pamper themselves. &nbsp;Many of our students find that the majority of their clients during clinical come in&nbsp;because of an issue that they want to be addressed. &nbsp;This holds true for once you are in the real world, as well. &nbsp;With the changing face of healthcare, many people are looking for alternatives to traditional medicine for aches and pains and that is where massage comes in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/texasmassageacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/10-1024x438.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.texasmassageacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/10-1024x438.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.texasmassageacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/10-300x128.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.texasmassageacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/10-768x328.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.texasmassageacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/10.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>4. &#8220;<strong>You get to learn fun<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>services!<\/strong>&#8221;&nbsp; As a massage student at Texas Massage Academy, not only will you learn to give an amazing relaxation massage, you will learn deep tissue, trigger point, prenatal, and sports massage.&nbsp; In Hydrotherapy, you will learn salt scrubs, body wraps, mud masques, relaxation facials, and hand and foot treatments.&nbsp; By learning a wide variety of services, this gives you a wide range of services that you can offer once you are licensed.&nbsp; As a licensed massage therapist there are many other services that you can take continuing education classes such as Hot Stone Massage, Thai Massage, Aromatherapy, Ashiatsu Massage, Bamboo Massage, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/texasmassageacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/7-1024x438.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-95\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.texasmassageacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/7-1024x438.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.texasmassageacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/7-300x128.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.texasmassageacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/7-768x328.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.texasmassageacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/7.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>5. &#8220;<strong>Because being a massage therapist rocks!!<\/strong>&#8221;&nbsp; I might be a little biased, but I don&#8217;t think there is any other field as wonderful as massage therapy.&nbsp; What better way to spend your day in a quiet dark room making people feel wonderful.&nbsp; Or to see a client walk in hurting then leave almost pain free.&nbsp; And with being part of the service and hospitality industry, we have some of the best clients, very seldom will you have a client that comes in with an attitude or in a bad mood.&nbsp; If that does happen, they almost always leave happy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/texasmassageacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2-1024x438.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.texasmassageacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2-1024x438.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.texasmassageacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2-300x128.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.texasmassageacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2-768x328.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.texasmassageacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Are you interested in enrolling at Texas Massage Academy?&nbsp; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/texasmassageacademy.com\/ContactUsV4.html\" target=\"_blank\">Fill out the form here and we will contact you to discuss Texas Massage Academy.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you have other questions? <a href=\"https:\/\/texasmassageacademy.com\/blog\/so-im-maybe-sorta-interested-in-enrolling-aka-frequently-asked-questions\/\">Check out our frequently asked questions page by clicking here!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leave us a comment below with other reasons to be a Massage Therapy Student!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Find out the top 5 reasons why our students became massage therapists!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":200,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,25],"tags":[28,63,57],"class_list":["post-180","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-becoming-a-massage-therapist","category-enrollment","tag-massage-therapist","tag-massage-therapy-education","tag-questions-about-massage-school"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\r\n<title>The Top 5 Reasons you should become a Massage Therapy Student!!! - Texas Massage Academy Blog<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Everyone has their own reasons for becoming a massage therapist. 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