first clinic tomorrow

[Leanne]

tomorrow is my first day of clinics. I have my guest book, water, mints and business cards. Our teacher is picking one of us for body work!! Can't wait to see who it is. Any tips or advice?

[Vivian]

Relax and have fun. Try to focus on what you do right, and not get hung up on your mistakes (the hardest part for me). Remember it's a learning experience, you are not suppose to be a pro..... yet.

One of my most memorable and positive massage experiences happened towards the end of my clinic training.

Good luck

[GreenDragonfly]

tomorrow is my first day of clinics. I have my guest book, water, mints and business cards. Our teacher is picking one of us for body work!! Can't wait to see who it is. Any tips or advice?

I found taking a few minutes before hand to do some deep breathing. Remember while in session to take full breaths. I was a breath-holder in case you aren't guessing LOL! I would find myself out of breath, literally and then it was embarrasing because I was huffing haha!

Also remember your body mechanics! The more comfortable you are giving a massage, the better it translates to the person *Receiving* the massage.

Don't move too fast, read the thread that JasonE wrote about SLOOOWING DOWN.

Good luck!!

[Leanne]

thank you both for the tips. I loved the Slooowing down thread. I'm ready to have some fun and get some more practice.

[Leanne]

It's done, it was great!! Only had one person that I could not seem to get enough pressure on. I had all my weight on him but my sharper tools were pretty tired When we were done he told me he was a student. I should get some good feedback on this one. Last one of the day fell asleep and left a tip in the sheets. Can't take the tips turned it in to the office and let them know who left it.

[Vivian]

Congratulations!

I really dreaded clinic when I was in school, it was very hard for me to put myself and my skills out there.
But it ultimately was a very rewarding experience that gave me lots of confidence.
I'm glad I was "forced" to do it!