Besides taking the general education course classes that may bore you, the kinesiology department at Fresno State offers a class that may be pleasing to the mind, body and soul.

The class is for students who wouldn’t mind learning fundamental massage techniques, as well as giving and receiving massages. The massage class, known as KAC 15, is an intermediate massage class that teaches different massage techniques.

Professor Rese Eberl teaches the class and has extensive experience working part time as a massage therapist since 1994, and she also worked in a chiropractic office as well.

“The materials that the students need for the class are a sheet, pillow, hand sanitizer, a towel and lotion,” Eberl said. “I sell professional hand cream that the students can buy because the hand cream is scentless and won’t trigger any allergies from the scent.”

When you walk into the classroom, a sense of calmness overwhelms you. The lights are dim, and relaxing spa music is playing in the background.

Management major Satwant Kaur is taking KAC 15 because she found the class to be interesting after reading the course description.

“I enrolled in the class because so much stress is going on because of my classes, and I just wanted to take a relaxing class,” Kaur said.

Health Administration major Ricky Delgado shared what a typical day in KAC 15 consists of, coming in and lying down for the first five minutes of class before Eberl starts teaching.

“The instructor would demonstrate with a student and then everyone will partner up,” Delgado said. “One person will be the giver, the other will be the receiver.”

Psychology major Charles Anderson said he has learned many different techniques within the almost two months school has been in session.

“We’ve learned the effleurage, Swedish and myofascial techniques so far,” Anderson said.

Anderson likes the class and said it would be a good experience for other students to take the class because many people love to give and receive massages, and leaving with these techniques is very helpful.

“I like the fact that the students will have these techniques with them forever and can be done to friends, family and loved ones,” Eberl said.

There isn’t any guarantee yet if the class will be offered next semester because of budget cuts, but current KAC 15 students are leaving the class with a lot of techniques to continue massaging after the semester is over.