Hello, I am also a masseur. I would like to be useful first and answer the last question - about the health risks of the masseur. The risks, in general, are associated with back and waist problems (due to the slightly bent posture, which persists for a long time), as mentioned above - varicose veins (due to prolonged standing). The hands begin to ache from the load. In certain situations, there may be risks of infection (however, there is too close contact with other people's bodies, a percentage of which are not completely clean and have a good health culture). Another big risk that needs to be taken seriously is the burden of the masseur with negative energy (do not rush to call me crazy - now even the textbooks say that masseurs work with energy). With a large load and not clearing the negative energy, this can lead to various negative consequences - aging, acne and more. Mental strain must also be taken into account. There is also a risk to the safety of the masseur, due to the fact that people are not sufficiently aware of the nature of our profession and many of them decide that once you have close contact with them, things should develop in slightly different ways. Fortunately, for almost all these risks one can take measures, I was personally warned while I was studying. I will try to share them soon. Good at night, before going to bed, do an exercise to release tension from the back and waist - lie on your back, bend your legs at the knees and rotate your torso nicely to one side, then to the other, without lifting the pelvis. Repeat several times. Another thing - while working, try to apply force not only with your hands, but with your whole body - for example - in pulling movements - move your whole body together with your hands. After you are done with a client, wash your hands nicely with soap and water (or detergent, you can disinfect yourself) to the elbows. Then do the so-called "dry wash" - run one hand over the other, starting from the inside of the palm to the elbow and continuing - on the outside of the hand - from the elbow to the wrist. The movement is continuous and is done quickly and sharply - three times with one hand and three times with the other hand. Then shake both hands nicely from the elbows and maybe from the shoulders. The last two exercises are to clear the energy. Be careful - do not touch suspicious areas, do not touch nails with fungus, for safety - ask customers to stay in their underwear (I mean - for intimate areas). You can put alcohol (for example lavender) in your massage oil - for disinfection to some extent. Be careful, however, because it has a warming effect - do not use it in cases where heating is contraindicated (for example - in varicose veins). In order not to have special problems with your safety and not to have to get angry with misunderstood clients, put things clearly and precisely, without detours (for example, in your ad you firmly state that you do NOT engage in erotic massage), choose your clients and do not compromise. I hope I was helpful. On the subject of how only those who do erotic massages make money - and I think the woman is unfamiliar - massages are generally expensive, so you can make good money,
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You have to take a professional course, I have never heard of a specialized school in Bulgaria. The profession is not bad, it depends on how good you are, you earn well, approximately BGN 700 per month for the bigger cities, and already in the SPA hotels a lot more. But like any profession, you have to come from within, want it and most importantly love to do it, because it brings satisfaction. And making money with your hobby is something really unique, it's incomparable to do what you love every day, even if you get paid for it, think hard and if you decide to practice this profession, you better look for a better center where to sign up. The courses are different everywhere, I'm not very familiar with those of the masseurs, but they seem to be about 3 - 6 months + practice of course.