It doesn’t matter what class or course you are taking. Learning how to study effectively is important for helping you with any schooling you intend to take in order for you to get the most out of it, to feel less anxiety during the process of training, and to be more successful in completing your schoolwork.
Massage therapy training is no different in this regard. You still need to know how to study effectively in order to do well in massage school.
Getting help learning how to study in massage school
You, like many others, might not really know how to study effectively before you start taking classes or courses in massage therapy.
There are many courses out there that are all about just learning how to study effectively. However, don’t fret or worry about this. If you search online and read about how to study effectively, you’ll find many helpful tips, but you might not still be confident that you are doing the best job at studying.
You might worry that there is something you are missing that could make your life easier.
The best advice I can give you here that is not just a repeat of what so many other Google searches will tell you is that when you start going to school to become a massage therapist, talk to your massage therapy instructor.
Don’t be shy – Talk to your massage instructor!
Ask your teacher how they recommend you can best study to learn the best and the fastest possible way that you can learn to make your massage education a more fluid experience of growth.
Your instructor is familiar with the curriculum they are going to be teaching you. They have seen people who have an easier time and they have seen people who have a more difficult time. Your massage instructor is going to know a number of reasons for why it was harder for some people than others.
Let them know you really care about excelling in their class and in your entire massage therapy program. Do not be shy or embarrassed to not know the answers to your own questions. Everyone has different levels of knowledge and if you already knew all of this, you wouldn’t just be starting out!
Lean on the experience of those who are fully trained and have been providing massage education for years. Listen carefully to what they tell you and pay close attention to what they show you. Listen with an open mind. And speak up! Let them know if there is anything they are saying that you do not understand how to do or apply.
Building Listening Skills
This is so important for your success and will help you also to build your listening skills. Building listening skills are also a very important part of becoming an excellent massage therapist with an increasing number of repeat clients over time.
Listening skills are the foundation and are remarkably difficult at times to learn because the majority of people have simply not been trained thoroughly in how to truly listen. We all need to remind ourselves throughout the years and continue to build our skills and sometimes re-build our skills when other distractions have taken precedent.