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Treesong Essential Bodywork

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Therapeutic Education

1/20/2022

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In 2007, The entry level education requirements to becoming a massage therapist were 425 hours. Tamia attended Ashmead collage, a nationally accredited massage program with an advanced curriculum providing 979.75 hours of relevant education. She graduated with Honors, and went on to tutor and eventually teach numerous massage subjects.

Some of Tamia's initial education included the following:

​Anatomy & Physiology, 
Kinesiology, (the study of Muscles and movement)
Swedish massage techniques,
Physiological effects of massage,
Accessing deeper tissue without pain,
Emotional release training,
Sports massage,
Injury treatment and pathology,
Hydrotherapy,
Spa treatments and services,
Pregnancy massage,
Professional charting,
AIDS/HIV training,
Professional boundaries and Ethics,
Intro to Chinese Medicine,
Massage laws and administrative rules,
The effects of massage on medications,
and more.


  • 75 hours working in the student run clinic
  • 50 hours Aromatherapy Foundation Level Certifications
  • 75 hour Internship at Tacoma General Hospital​

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      Tamia has been an actively licensed massage therapist since 2007. She has worked in Oregon and Washington states, as both a therapist and an experienced educator in a variety of massage sciences, modalities, and fundamentals.

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