Body Logic School of Massage Therapy

Massage Therapy Course Catalog

700 Hour Course

  • Kinesiology and Lab

    Required Hours: 40 Hours of Course Study and 10 Hours of Lab

    This course covers numerous anatomical structures, to help students develop knowledge and build palpation skills that will lay the groundwork for becoming manual therapists who are fluent in verbal, visual, and palpatory anatomy language. This course incorporates current adult learning theories, instructional design, and best-practice assessment and evaluation methods.

  • Pathology

    Required Hours: 40 Credit Hours

    Pathologies are discussed in the context of massage therapy, with emphasis on critical thinking and practical application of concepts.

  • Anatomy & Physiology with Lab

    Required Hours: 60 Hours of Course Study and 15 Hours of Lab

    This course covers numerous anatomical structures, to help students develop knowledge and build palpation skills that will lay the groundwork for becoming manual therapists who are fluent in verbal, visual, and palpatory anatomy language. This course incorporates current adult learning theories, instructional design, and best-practice assessment and evaluation methods.

  • Business & Ethics

    Required Hours: 30 Hours of Course Study

    This course addresses the basic business and ethical skills necessary to operate a massage business including writing resumes, business plans, marketing plans, bookkeeping, taxes, ethics, and record keeping.

  • Hydrotherapy

    Required Hours: 9 Hours of Course Study and 3 Hours of Lab

    This course covers numerous applications on proper use of hydrotherapy styles including soaks, heat applications, and cold applications.

  • Massage Theory with Lab

    Required Hours: 150 Hours of Course Study and 50 Hours of Lab

    This course covers the history, theory, equipment, application of Swedish and Chair Massage, and additional massage modalities. It is designed to allow the student to preform safe and efficient Swedish and Chair massages.

  • Supervised Massage Clinicals

    Required Hours: 100 Hours of Clinical Lab

    This course provides a clinical massage setting for experience in all aspects of delivering therapeutic massage.

  • Essential Oils For Massage Therapy

    Required Hours: 12 Hours of Course Study and 4 Hours of Lab

    This course covers an introduction to the safe use of Essential Oils in the massage therapy environment. It covers the history, families, chemotypes, extraction, safety guidelines and proper application and blending of essential oil.

  • Deep Tissue/Neuromuscular

    Required Hours: 48 Hours of Course Study and 24 Hours of Lab

    This course covers application and indication for deep tissue massage techniques as well as Myofascial Release and Neuromuscular Therapy.

  • MBLEX Review

    Required Hours: 17 Hours of Course Study

    This course covers an overall review of the material learned in the massage program to assist in preparing for the MBLEX exam. It includes practice tests to engage the student to be prepared to test for state licensing.

Massage Therapy Course Certifications

  • Hot & Cold Stone Certification

    Required Hours: 18 Hours of Course Study and 6 Hours of Lab

    Course Description:

    This course is designed to teach the student safe use of hot and cold stone applications. It addresses history of stone massage, safety precautions associated with stone massage, and the application of stone massage.

  • Prenatal Certification

    Required Hours: 18 Hours of Course Study and 6 Hours of Lab

    Course Description:

    This course covers massage techniques for the period of pregnancy, labor, and post-partum time of life cycle. It covers safety and comfort procedures for the new mother. It teaches proper techniques and ensure safe protocols are followed to protect the baby.

  • Cupping Certification

    Required Hours: 12 Hours of Course Study and 4 Hours of Lab

    Course Description:

    This course covers basic Chinese Medicine Cupping. It is an introduction to Static and Myofascial Cupping methods used for massage therapy. It covers the proper equipment used and safety elements when using cupping methods.

  • Stretching & Sports Massage Certification

    Required Hours: 10 Hours of Course Study and 6 Hours of Lab

    Course Description:

    This course is designed to give the student the knowledge and skills to perform massage therapy and stretching prior, during, and after sports events. It will address the benefits from proper exercise as well as the changes the body goes under during exercise. It will also address the physical changes that happens to the body during exercise and how body work affects in assisting with proper exercise.

Meet Your Instructors

Bobby Bruce, LMT/MMP

Bobby attended massage therapy school in 2013 at Gadsden State Community College.  He has been a full-time therapist since that time working in medical and spa related fields.  He holds a cosmetology license in addition to his massage therapy licenses with a background in esthetics and spa services.  Bobby decided to obtain his instructor’s license from the Alabama Board of Massage Therapy in 2021 and has helped design a massage therapy program as well as teaching since that time.  He is certified in the following areas accumulating hundreds of hours of continuing education:

  • Medical Massage Practitioner - focused studies in Migraine, Frozen Shoulder, Arthritis, TMJ, Fibromyalgia, and Osteoporosis

  • Manual Lymphatic Drainage - Vodder Method

  • Pre-natal, Labor, Post-Partum, and Infant Massage

  • Fertility Massage

  • Hot & Cold Stones Therapy

  • Oncology Massage

  • Cupping

  • Thai Massage

  • Sports and Stretching Massage

  • Aromatherapy 

Bobby's Mission is to enhance the wellness of the body, mind, and spirit through enhanced wellness come homeostasis which allows for peace, well-being, and relaxation.  Bobby prides himself in being professional and providing the utmost care for his clients and students.  Bobby is currently finishing his Bachelor of Applied Science in Massage Therapy and plans to continue his education to better serve the education of his students.


Marcus Dunning, LMT/MMP

Marcus partners with chiropractors and physical therapists and orthopedists to provide massage therapy to aid clients in their healing process. Marcus uses the latest technology such as Beamer Vascular Therapy to help blood flow to reduce inflammation, plus other massage therapy tools such as Cupping, Micro Current Point Stimulation, Vibration Therapy and more.

Marcus' Mission is to help his clients and students learn the techniques in order to return to wellness and maintain a greater sense of well-being.