Career change on the horizon? Why reflexology could be the answer!
By Claire de Franck, Editor 29 Sep 2020
Considering a career or lifestyle change and have a passion for helping people heal on a soul level? For those with an entrepreneurial spirit, or just looking to earn a second income, reflexology could be the answer!
The Australian School of Reflexology and Relaxation (ASSR) has been operating for over 35 years, and offers a range of courses for people keen to explore this complementary therapy as a career. With a host of teachers with reflexology industry experience and expertise on hand, they are able to help support either a passion or special interest area.
Thanks to their industry insight, Graduates from ASSR in Reflexology are equipped to set up in multi-modality or home-based clinics, aged care or disability services, corporate or spa industries.
Private practice
Set up your own business from home, or hire rooms in multimodality clinics, create your own multi-modality clinic
Spa and wellness retreats
Engage in seasonal work or regular work opportunities
Aged care
Provide on-site private reflexology sessions for residents and staff, or home care services.
Corporate
As part of company’s wellness programs offer reflexology services to large and small corporations, Government Departments and Schools. Work as a service provider or manage and develop your own agency.
Teaching
Once you are qualified and an experience practitioner, there are opportunities to teach reflexology. ASRR offers reflexology teacher traineeship programs.
Specialised areas
Graduates often discover a specialised area of interest and engage in post graduate study with local and international specialists to further develop skills. For example:
- Disabilities sector; children and adults Oncology
- Aged care and Life transition services.
- Pain management
- Oncology Reflexology
- Mental & emotional health
Courses
The ASSR have upcoming introductory workshops including Essence to Foot Reflexology, perfect to discover if Reflexology is the right path as a career or simply to learn a few skills to share with family and friends. In addition, their new professional qualification, the internationally recognised ITEC Diploma in Reflexology for the Complementary Therapist is available now!
“To touch a foot is to touch a soul” – Lyn Fava
READ MORE: Reflexology – the practice of wellbeing for today