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Why Study in Darwin
If you live in Darwin then the easy answer is – convenience! If you don’t live here then why not combine your training with a trip to the Northern Territories multi-cultural capital. The Top End of the Northern Territory is known for its tropical weather, rich indigenous culture, national parks, laid-back lifestyle and brilliant sunsets. Homestead bed and breakfast accommodation, hotels, hostels and cabins are all available. Alternatively you could stay cheaply with a local by registering with rent-a-sofa www.rentasofa.com or even free by sofa surfing through any of the reputable free stay websites. For tourist information visit: http://www.tourismtopend.com.au
Brandon Raynor’s School of Natural Therapies offers 5 day Raynor Massage Certificate Course and 10 day Raynor Massage Diploma Courses in Darwin on a regular basis.
Brandon Raynor started teaching Remedial massage courses in Sydney in 1998, after he was working in Herbal Solutions Massage and Natural Therapy Centre in Bondi Beach, and had many people ask him where they could learn to massage in the same way that he did. He was very well known for his strong and deep form of massage that used acupressure and breathing techniques to achieve a very deep and strong state of deep relaxation, emotional release and tension release in his clients.
Brandon had actually started to learn to massage in 1991, while living in Sydney, completing his Diploma of Remedial Massage with Health Schools Australia. He went on to do a Zen Shiatsu course at the Shiatsu Ryoho college in 1992 and found this fascinating approach to massage using acupressure points and gentle leaning in and working with a clients breath to be very powerful.
After moving to Byron Bay in Northern NSW in 1993 Brandon worked at Samadhi's Natural Health Centre and was fortunate to be able to do many massage swaps with many of the massage therapists and other natural health practitioners in Byron Bay and the Gold Coast. He was influenced by practitioners such as Carole Starr who was using breathe work to facilitate emotional releases, as well as being influenced by massage therapists who were combining deep tissue massage with acupuncture and acupressure points to achieve a high level of deep muscle tension relief in their clients.
By the time Brandon finished his Naturopathy Diploma in 1994 ( by correspondence with Health Schools Australia) he was well on his way to developing his own style of massage therapy.
Brandon continued his studies, specializing in Oriental and Ayurvedic Medicine (from India), completing his Diplomas in Chinese Herbal medicine in 1995 and his Diploma of Ayurvedic Medicine a couple of years later. His knowledge of oriental medicine helped him to see the body in a different light and understand much more about the subtleties of the life energy or what has been called "chi" in Chinese Medicine or "prana" in Ayurvedic Medicine.
Soon he was using this knowledge of the subtle body in combination with the breathe work that Carol had shown him and the deep massage techniques he had learnt in Byron Bay, to be able to do a very powerful massage treatment. Some people compared it to Rolfing, a style of very deep massage popular in America, but it was very unique in its emphasis on acupressure points, breathing and the importance of abdominal massage. By 1995 Brandon was teaching shiatsu massage courses in Byron Bay.
Brandon also learnt through his many years of study that doing a good massage is actually quite simple. While recognising that some theoretical knowledge can be useful, giving a good massage didn't involve rote learning Latin or Greek muscle names, and spending endless hours learning all sorts of theory.
Brandon discovered that what really made a good massage therapist was the ability to release tension. This involved getting a good feel for massage and also understanding how muscle tension is interconnected in the human body. His knowledge of Eastern Medicine helped him to understand this better.
For example a person could have tight feet and this would then make their legs tight, which would make their hips tight, which would make their back tight, which would make their neck tight and hence would cause them headaches.
There were many different relationships within the human body that Brandon, and other therapists had figured out and he believed that these were the most important things to teach people who wanted to learn massage.
Therefore when Brandon had his clients ask him where they could learn massage like that at a massage course in Sydney he said he could teach them to be excellent therapists in just 4 days, because he would cut through all the unnecessary knowledge that you would never use that was being taught at many massage schools in Sydney and across the world and only teach his students the distilled essence of his many years of experience.
This was the start of Brandon Raynor's School of Natural Therapies. His massage courses in Sydney soon proved so popular that he was teaching in many locations throughout Australia and by 2002 had expanded to start holding massage courses in the UK and massage courses in the USA.
He now has trained several of his students to teach his massage courses in Sydney and in the rest of Australia and the massage courses are held worldwide, in 25 cities in 12 different countries.
He changed his massage courses to make them slightly longer by changing it to a 5 day Massage Certificate Course and an extended course that includes reflexology, aromatherapy and more time to practice as his 10 day Massage Diploma Course.
Brandon now lives in Makaha, Hawaii with his wife and sons where the family are setting up a worldwide massage retreat training centre, while his teachers continue teaching his massage courses in Darwin and other locations across the world. Brandon also travels regularly around the world lecturing and giving classes. He will be holding an Advanced Massage Diploma Course in Melbourne in January 2009 and one in Perth and Brisbane in June 2009
John Ryan is one of the main teachers for our massage courses in Darwin
He originally studied with Brandon' s massage school in Brisbane in 2002 and has completed advanced massage training with Brandon Raynor in Hawaii. The venue for the massage courses in Darwin is Parap Village Apartments 39-45 Parap Rd Parap, NT 0820. For more information also please see www.brandonraynor.com.au and www.brandonraynor.com.
For our worldwide massage courses please click on the following links Melbourne, Sydney, Darwin, Gold Coast, Tasmania, Adelaide, Perth, Brisbane, London, Dublin, Edinburgh, Auckland, Christchurch, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban, Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Ottawa, Montana, Singapore, Dubai and India
Here are some comments from graduates who have completed our Brisbane massage courses. Feel free to contact them where email addresses are available:
"I now feel a skillfull massage therapist and I witnessed first hand the emotional outpouring and physical healing from a massage session but I dont want to reccomend this course because there will be too many well trained massage therapists practicing!"– Graham Arthur, completed massage course in Brisbane
"The teacher (Brett Pascoe) maintained a professional demeanour throughout, maintaining discipline and balance, whilst in a relaxing and enjoyable environment. He excelled in his teaching ability and his knowledge was unquestionable and all questions were answered to full satisfaction."–Amanda Becher, completed Brisbane massage course, 2006
"Had I know of Brandon Raynor's school earlier, I dont think that I would have gone to the Australian Institute of Applied Science to do other massage courses. I am deeply grateful that Spirit brought this to me - Namaste Thank You"- Dawn Magree, completed Brisbane massage course
"This course was intense, to the point and easy to understand, as well as very spiritually and physically uplifting. I got more than what I expected . I feel confident to go out and practice."–Susan Klimsel, completed massage course in Brisbane
"Brett is a phenomenal teacher, confident and friendly- very trustworthy and comfortable to talk to. His knowledge was expansive, which made it easy for him to talk to the qualified nurses in the class."– Susan Robertson Halil, completed Brisbane massage course
"This was massage made easy!.I really loved the class, I also liked everyone in it. Thank You for the knowledge."–Maureen Russell, completed Brisbane massage course
"Words cant describe this course. Its an experience that incorporates and harmonises the mind, the body and the spirit! I'll never be the same. Thank You!"–Tara Nelson, completed Brisbane massage course
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