Hydrotherm Training
Hydrotherm courses will change your massage business. As part of our family, you will be able to take one of two routes on your Hydrotherm journey. Whether you opt for the anatomy-based Clinical route, or the restorative Spa & Holistic route, either one will provide you with the essential knowledge in Hydrotherm equipment setup and massage techniques, whilst allowing you to develop the skills that suit your business model.
Hydrotherm courses are taught online, either via our online training portal, or face to face via videocall. Please contact us to find out how your course is taught.
Course Accreditation
Hydrotherm courses are fully accredited and vetted by ThinkTree in order to ensure that we provide you with the most appropriate, relevant, and helpful training sessions whatever your learning style and requirements are.
For more information about ThinkTree, please click here. You can also watch Kush Kumar, the ThinkTree founder discussing our courses on our About page.
Want to train your own therapists?
We offer training and qualifications for individual therapists or, if you are a larger spa or salon, the opportunity for you to train your own therapists as-and-when you need. Please click here for more information about our in-house trainer module.
Cancer Care
Hydrotherm works to the highest standards for the provision of massage for those with cancer in the UK.
International Training
We also provide training and equipment internationally and are happy to travel to your business if necessary. Please call or email Niki from our customer relations team, on 07815 693735 or Niki@hydrotherm.co.uk to find out more.
Spa & Holistic
The Hydrotherm spa route will provide you with the very best training in the essential, tactile, and experience-led Hydrotherm massages. As a beauty or holistic therapist, you want every second of your client’s experience to exude tranquillity.
Your spa or treatment room is their safe haven from the busy world outside, a place of rest and recuperation. Our one-day spa courses are specially designed to provide you with the core information and skills you need to use Hydrotherm and to deliver the most relaxing massage your client will ever experience.
Clinical
The Hydrotherm clinical route will introduce you to the precision of understanding required to deliver remedial treatments to solve your clients’ physical problems.
You’ll begin to grasp the key principles of treating those who come to you with injuries.
The course will inform you of how to think laterally and creatively about injury management, as well as the names of key muscles, how to locate and treat them, and how to continue your learning.
Hydrotherm Level One – S1
Your first step on the journey to a better massage for your clients and a flourishing, more unique business model. Massage is a kinaesthetic process, and we firmly believe that it is only by doing that we can truly develop. For most of this day-course, you will be at the helm, palpating key muscles, practicing the flowing Hydrotherm techniques, or setting up the system for yourself.
By the end of the course you’ll understand the essentials and feel confident and excited about your future, delivering a better, more restorative massage for your clients.
Therapists can expect:
- To learn how to evolve their massage skills by learning and beginning to perfect the unique Hydrotherm techniques.
- To be introduced to the Hydrotherm teaching methodologies.
- To be taught some key muscles throughout the body, their origins, insertions and why they are important in massage treatments (C1).
- To be taught how to emphasise flowing movements and techniques, designed to maximise effectiveness and deepen relaxation (S1).
- To understand Hydrotherm equipment & setup.
- To be assessed on the day.
To find out more, speak to Niki from our friendly customer relations team, on 07815 693735 or Niki@hydrotherm.co.uk.
Click here to download the full course outline.
Hydrotherm Tranquil Sea, Massage for those with Cancer
Hands really can help heal. So many do not understand how physically arduous facing cancer can be, nor how draining the associated feelings of fear and loneliness can make it. Receiving a massage has been clinically proven to reduce anxiety and promote relaxation, leading to greater feelings of wellbeing, contentedness and acceptance.
The Hydrotherm Tranquil sea course has been specially developed to put you at ease emotionally and medically when dealing with those who have cancer. Crucially, you will learn that massage for those with cancer is perfectly safe, so long as a number of simple procedures and precautions are observed.
You will be shown how to provide a caring, informed massage which aims to alleviate symptoms of physical discomfort and emotional stress caused by conventional cancer treatments. There is simply no greater sign of compassion and care than that of offering emotional reassurance through touch.
Therapists can expect:
- To learn the facts and myths concerning massage and cancer.
- To discuss the benefits of Hydrotherm massage for those with cancer.
- To learn how to plan for cancer treatments effectively, so that they feel reassured and can continue to build on their experiences.
- To learn how to create an environment of positivity towards touch, emotion and reassurance.
- To understand the contraindications of working with cancer patients.
- To understand the important medical terminologies relating to cancer patients.
- To discuss business practicalities, such as where to get insurance for treating those with cancer.
- To be assessed on the day.
To find out more, speak to Niki from our friendly customer relations team, on 07815 693735 or Niki@hydrotherm.co.uk.
Click here to download the full course outline.
Hydrotherm Massage During Pregnancy
Offer something innovative at your spa or clinic. The Hydrotherm system is uniquely suited to treating those who are pregnant. Unfortunately, the industry convention of using side-lying techniques can be uncomfortable for expectant mothers, but also really awkward for you as the therapist. This all changes with Hydrotherm.
For the first time during a massage, an expectant mother can lie on her back in perfect safety and lavish comfort for an entire treatment, not having to move or turn over once. This course will teach you everything you need to know about how to set up the system and how to care for your client.
Therapists can expect:
- To learn the facts and myths concerning pregnancy and massage.
- To learn how to plan effectively for a pregnancy massage.
- To learn how to use Hydrotherm to provide a comfortable, safe Hydrotherm treatment.
- To learn which areas of the body are most prone to physical strain during pregnancy and how to massage them effectively.
- To learn some of the basic facts regarding the the changing anatomy and physiology of an expectant mother (S3).
- To learn in detail the science of the changing anatomy and physiology of an expectant mother through trimesters 1 – 3.
To find out more, speak to Niki from our friendly customer relations team, on 07815 693735 or Niki@hydrotherm.co.uk.
Click here to download the full course outline.
Hydrotherm In-House Trainer
Gain complete control over the training of new therapists in your business, seamlessly maintain your high treatment standards, whilst also saving yourself time and money. You’ll learn how to run your own S1 course, designed to introduce new therapists to the Hydrotherm setup, massage techniques and philosophy within the comfort of your own spa or clinic.
This course is perfect for those who operate a medium or large business with a turnover of staff.
Therapists can expect:
- To learn how to set up the Hydrotherm equipment and how to teach it.
- To learn the key Hydrotherm teaching methodologies, and how to convey them effectively to trainees.
- To review the relevant anatomical terms, providing them with greater credibility and confidence as they teach.
- To learn the course structure in order to teach it perfectly every time.
- To be assessed on the day.
To find out more, speak to Niki from our friendly customer relations team, on 07815 693735 or Niki@hydrotherm.co.uk.
Click here to download the full course outline.