Student Success Stories:
London Graduates

Post Lockdown Business Is Booming For Helen …

The past few months have certainly been challenging for massage therapists and complementary therapists. However, with lockdown lifted many therapists are seeing a surge in demand for their services. One such sports massage therapist is Helen Hopping. Our Courses Director, Dr Rishi Loatey, caught up with Helen two weeks after therapists could treat again and […]

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Ramune’s change of career means she now loves what she does, earns more money and has more time freedom than she did before …

Ramune Kaminskaite had an ambition to find a career that she would love to do. In November 2016, she started an ITEC Diploma in Holistic Massage at Richdales and since then she hasn’t looked back and in her own words – Everything is different in her life. Ramune shares how her CrossFit training set her […]

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How A Change Of Career Has Changed Stefania’s Life Completely

Recently Dr Loatey, our Courses Director at Richdales, caught up with Stefania de Cara, a past student. Stefania started her first massage course at Richdales in April 2015 and in her own words the course has changed her life completely. Stefania was working full time in the music industry and was responsible at the time […]

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How One Massage Triggered This Teacher To Retrain As A Massage Therapist

Najmun Islam has always had a keen interest in Complementary Medicine and has experienced the benefits of many different forms of treatment. However, it was one specific massage experience that resulted in her deciding to pursue a new career in the field. Having spent 20 years as a fulltime teacher, Najmun, was determined to find […]

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How Making A Positive Career Change Has Benefited Karen

Having worked in Sales for many years, Karen Ford, had become disillusioned with the corporate world. She decided it was time for a change. She took her time to think about what she really wanted to do and decided it was to do something along the holistic lines. Reflexology was something she had always believed […]

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How Volunteering Helped Lucy In So Many Ways

When Lucy Morland realised she had to complete 100 hours of practical practice in order to complete her Reflexology course she decided to send an email offering Reflexology sessions for free to staff at a local Care organisation. Within a week she had 5 people signed up. Lucy was able to gain experience and provide […]

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Katie and Denise Are Loving Their New Life In Sunny Tenerife Whilst Combining Work & Voluntary Service

Their new found passion in the field of Complementary Therapy has enabled Katie and Denise to create an amazing new life for themselves in Tenerife. Leaving behind successful careers in the Police Force and Social Services to set up a complementary therapy business in Tenerife was a big leap of faith but for these two […]

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How Wayne Was Able To Increase The Revenue Of His PT Business

Wayne Osborne started his ITEC Sports Massage (including Massage) course back in 2016. After completing that course he went on to successfully complete the Sports Massage Level 4 course. In a recent interview with our Courses Director, Rishi Loatey, Wayne explains how the courses have helped him increase the revenue of his Personal Training business […]

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Caroline Chose Richdales As It Offered Her The Perfect Course Structure

Having worked in an amazing and dynamic job as a PA to a magazine entrepreneur for 17 years, when her boss died unexpectedly, Caroline knew she didn’t want to find herself in a boring office job. When she decided to pursue a new career as a massage therapist she wanted to find a course that […]

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Expanding her skills has helped Liana grow her business

Liana Girdeniene had been receiving Reflexology treatments for 5 years but she never believed she would be able to learn to be a reflexologist herself. However, a visit to a reflexologist, who was a past student of Richdales, inspired her to come to Richdales and learn. She’s never looked back and has been growing her […]

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