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4775 Indian School Rd NE,
Suite 102
Albuquerque, NM 87110
505-872-2030
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Therapeutic Massage 126 Hours
In this massage course students develop (or reinforce) a sense of ‘presence ’ while learning the fundamental strokes and techniques of massage. Training includes draping, joint mobilization, stretching techniques, optimal body mechanics and creating safe space. Contraindications for massage are also discussed.
Anatomy, Physiology, Pathology, and Kinesiology 168 Hours
This massage course covers the systematic study of structure, function, and diseases of the human body emphasizing the muscular and skeletal systems. Students learn by doing: using hands-on palpation, drawing and movement as well as more academic work to learn body systems. Contraindications for massage are also discussed.
Cranio-Sacral Therapy 21 Hours
During this massage course students learn a protocol for working with a client ’s Cranio-sacral rhythm that can be used in combination with other therapeutic modalities. This gentle approach helps to bring our nervous and energy systems into balance.
Polarity Therapy 20 Hours
This massage course teaches Ayurvedic and scientific concepts of energy, five-element theory, and principles of exercise and diet to promote health for students and their eventual clients. This hands-on gentle approach is based on the work of Dr. Randolph Stone and helps to restore a person’s vital energy.
Medical Massage for Injuries 25 Hours
In this massage course students learn techniques to treat injuries commonly seen in private practice.
Neuromuscular Therapy (NMT) 21 Hours
This massage course emphasizes massage techniques that access both the nervous and the muscular systems. Acute and chronic pain patterns are discussed. Methods of treatment for neck, rotator cuff, and lower back dysfunctions are demonstrated and practiced.
Deep Tissue Massage 34 Hours
In this massage course students learn to see and therapeutically address structural imbalances that may exist in the body. Chronic pain patterns, restrictions of breath and balance are specifically addressed.
Professional Ethics 46 Hours
Professional Conduct - Students learn professional guidelines and boundaries for massage therapists. Healing ways to work with survivors of abuse are discussed as well.
Communication/Interviewing Techniques - Discussion and role-playing of ways to interview and communicate with clients before, during, and after treatment.
Emotional Release Skills - Students learn how to remain present during their own and/or their client’s expression of emotion. Emphasis is placed on mindfully witnessing the client’s process. The anatomy and physiology of emotional memory are discussed.
Reflexology 8 Hours
This massage course assists students in understanding how bodywork applied in one area of the body can affect the whole being. Students learn techniques for assessing and therapeutically touching points on the feet that correspond with areas throughout the body.
Forearm Flow 12 Hours
This massage course teaches a nurturing, integrative, fluid, and intuitive bodywork style that works with the physical and emotional bodies.
Chair/Seated Massage 4 Hours
In this massage course students learn a ten to twenty minute session of bodywork using a specially built massage chair that allows the client to remain fully clothed. The techniques taught include tapotement, pressure points, compression and body mechanics.
Pregnancy Massage 8 Hours
This massage course teaches special approaches and techniques for providing massage therapy for pregnant women. Indications and contraindications for bodywork during pregnancy are discussed.
Hydrotherapy 8 Hours
This massage course teaches how, when and why to use cold and heat treatments during bodywork. Students are taught how to use the body ’s response to injury as a guide in determining which therapies to use.
Business Skills 29 Hours
Students learn the fundamentals of creating, marketing, establishing, and operating your own successful massage therapy practice. Information on State Licensure and National Certification is provided. Click here for more information about Crystal Mountain’s Business Education Program.
Aromatherapy 4 Hours
An introduction to the use of Nature’s essential oils in treatment of the physical, emotional, and spiritual body.
Postural Analysis 8 Hours
Students learn to see and to modify postural imbalances that may be present in themselves or their clients.
CPR/First Aid 8 hours
Basic skills in CPR and first aid.
Internship Program 150 Hours
Massage therapy provided for the public in our on-site clinic.
Click here for more information about Crystal Mountain’s internship program and clinic.
Total Evening Licensure Program: 700 Hours
Total Day Licensure Program: 720 Hours
The Day Licensure Program includes additional hours in business, anatomy/physiology/pathology, and therapeutic massage.
NOTE: A clock hour is a minimum of 50 minutes of supervised or directed instruction and no more than 10 minutes break. |
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People who want to practice massage therapy in New Mexico are required (with certain exceptions such as physicians and nurses) to have a massage therapy license. To qualify for this license, the applicant is required to have at least 650 clock hours of massage education, pass the national licensure exam, the New Mexico jurisprudence exam, and have a high school diploma or GED. Our massage therapy program is a great preparation for these requirements and, in fact, exceeds the requirements for licensure.
Crystal Mountain is licensed by the New Mexico State Board of Massage. Since the Board’s inception, New Mexico has used the National Certification Exam as its state licensure exam.
Those who pass the NCE receive two credentials:
Licensed Massage Therapist, State of New Mexico
Nationally Certified Massage &Bodywork Therapist
Crystal Mountain does not accept transfer hours from other schools. However, students with previous massage therapy education may be able to complete class hours at Crystal Mountain for credit towards state licensure.
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We use many different techniques to monitor a student’s progress and areas of strength or potential difficulty. These include: visual observation, verbal and kinesthetic assessment of student competency, written evaluations, quizzes and exams. Students are given progress reports when they have completed 25%, 50%, and 75% of the program.
A student is considered to be making satisfactory progress if s/he is meeting attendance requirements, meeting requirements for student standards of conduct, and maintaining a grade point average of 70% or higher. If a student is not making satisfactory progress, the student meets with the Director to develop a plan for improvement.
Students may be placed on probation or dismissed for unsatisfactory progress.
Evaluation of massage techniques: There are at least five times during the program that a student provides a massage for a faculty member and gets written and verbal feedback on that particular massage. Our evaluation considers qualities such as connectedness as well as skill in executing massage therapy strokes.
Evaluation of academic knowledge: We give regular quizzes in Anatomy and Physiology in order to monitor student progress in this area and to encourage students to keep up with the material. Midterm and final examinations are also given to help students summarize and absorb what they have learned. We also provide a written massage final exam covering the material presented in all of the massage and ethics classes. An average passing grade of 70 or above is required for graduation from the program.
There are two numerical grades that are recorded on each student’s transcript. These grades are determined as follows:
The Anatomy and Physiology final grade is based on -
A. 50% from classroom participation
B. 50% from quizzes and examinations
The Massage/Bodywork final grade is based on-
A. 60% from the practical final exam
B. 40% from the written massage final exam
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In order for students to graduate, receiving diplomas and transcripts, they must meet the following requirements:
1. Complete all classroom and clinic hours or make-ups.
2. Make full payment of all tuition and/or other financial obligations.
3. Achieve an average grade of 70%or better in Anatomy, Physiology, and Pathology, and on all massage and bodywork courses and exams.
4. Satisfy all attendance requirements.
5. Complete all work-study agreements, if applicable. |
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