MIM ON THE CUTTING EDGE

As you begin your education with MIM you will soon realize that Jim Foster was well ahead of his time in the teaching of the "New Techniques". Now you can master his powerful techniques of massage therapy with our Distance Education Program. The course is designed to take twelve months from beginning to end, although many complete it in 6 or 9 months. The students create their own weekly schedule to study, complete lessons, open book quizzes (Self-Checks), and exams. Students turn in quizzes and exams to the office.

Select one of the following Hands-on Training:

• Attending our On-Campus Seminars
  (Two-week or Two-day)
  Two-week on-campus seminars are held every March, June, and September.
  Two-day seminars are held on weekend each month.
  
• Enrolling in the Local Training Program
  (Local Trainers undergo an approval process with MIM before training is allowed.)

SELF-STUDY LESSONS (51 Lessons 420 hours)

MIM has assembled a step by step program for your convenience. Each main subject coordinates with selected textbooks, supplemental MIM manual pages, audio and/or video tapes with lessons, self-checks, and exams. Audio and video tapes are packaged in albums for easy access and storage. Each student ends up with a great reference library they can go back to again and again to refresh any number of techniques and principles.

Basic 420 hour theory program contains

• Beginning Massage Therapy - basics of massage
• Anatomy and Physiology - college level instruction
• Stress/Strain Syndromes - discussion of syndromes
• Psychology for Massage Therapists - interpersonal and professional relationships
• AcuTherapy - gentle touch therapy instead of deep tissue work
• Hydrotherapy - discussion of hot/cold applications using water. Some Cryotherapy
• Psycho/Soma Experience - Mind/Body connections
• Functional Anatomy - practical application of Kinesiology
• Polarity Therapy - balancing the body
• Practice Building - business skills and principles

• Beginning Massage Therapy
  50 hours - Your first shipment begins with this excellent foundation. Jim Foster lectures with the emphasis on Swedish Massage. Goal Setting, Understanding Your Intuition, History of Massage and some Tai Chi are included.
  Materials: 1 Album (8 audio cassettes and 2 video tapes) 1 textbook
  
• Anatomy and Physiology
  150 hours - Joe Ashton lectures on anatomy and physiology. Ashton breaks down each area of study in an enjoyable but complete and comprehensive way. Each student must comprehend all aspects of anatomy and physiology to pass the NCE and to gain the basics to continue massage studies.
  Materials: 2 albums (20 audio cassettes) 3 textbooks
  
• Stress/Strain Syndromes
  35 hours - Jim Foster lectures on the Stress/Strain syndrome section. He does a series of 6 lectures and concludes with a section on body mechanics.
  Materials: 1 album (6 audio cassettes and 1 video tape)
  
• Psychology
  40 hours - Each therapist wants to develop good working relationships with clients and with their peers. Psychology covers personality types, assertive skills and other related subjects to help the new therapist understand themselves and others better.
  Materials: 1 album (16 audio cassettes) 1 textbook
  
• AcuTherapy
  30 hours - AcuTherapy promotes a painless touch therapy designed to relieve tension and muscle spasms without rubbing or massaging tissue. Jim Foster shares his knowledge of anatomy, as well as the body's reflex system and energy flows. Many graduates from MIM find this valuable technique to be highly effective especially for serious injury cases or working on the elderly, infants and young children.
  
  FYI: Jim Foster developed AcuTherapy. He discovered a gentle touch on corresponding areas of the body would help the pain go away, almost as if by magic. Many nurses who have learned this technique, now use it in hospitals. They report many of their patients have intense pain but can't have any more pain medication. When they administer this simple touch technique, their patients often drift off into a comfortable, relaxed sleep.
  Materials: 2 albums (6 video cassettes)
  
• Hydrotherapy
  10 hours - Hydrotherapy uses water in the form of baths, moist heat and cold packs for therapy. You might soak all or part of the body to achieve the desired results or benefits. Cryotherapy, the specific use of ice, is included for study.
  Materials: 1 album (1 video tape)
  
• Psycho/Soma Experience
  20 hours - Psycho refers to the thought process and Soma refers to the body. Jim Foster spent years studying the fascinating influences the mind and body have on each other and how they interrelate to each other.
  Materials: 1 album (4 audio tapes and 1 video tape)
  
• Functional Anatomy
  35 hours - You can't get enough anatomy. Jim Foster extends your knowledge of anatomy with in-depth videos showing kineseology in action.
  Materials: 1 album (3 video tapes)
  
• Polarity
  20 hours - Dr. Randolph Stone developed Polarity, a very comprehensive approach to healthcare. Jim Foster lectures this simplified approach, making it easy for you to understand and practice this amazing therapy on your clients, family and friends.
  Materials: 2 albums (4 audio cassettes and 3 video tapes) 1 textbook
  
• Practice Building
  30 hours - Various instructors take you through the practical side of determining the best way you start your practice. Author Cherie M. Sohnen-Moe helps the student decide if they want to be self-employed or join a group. Topics cover a wide range of necessary subjects i.e., Life Planning, Success Strategies, Business Start-Up, Business Management, Financial Management, Marketing, etc.
  Materials: 1 album (10 audio cassettes) 1 textbook