With millions of people in need of relaxation as well as therapeutic massage all over the globe, massage education has become a formal field of education. As I scan through the net, I find schools all over the world offering massage education. Some courses take 6 months to 1 year because this career is very much in demand now. It is also considered one of the most rapidly growing areas of occupation. A course in therapeutic massage will give you the physical and technical skills required by health care and personal service employers.