Category: Massage Therapy
A Time to be Thankful
November 23, 2015
We are entering Thanksgiving Season, a thankful prelude to the Christmas and Hanukah Season of celebration and gift-giving. I thought it’d be interesting to read some quotes from more notable individuals …
Those Offending Rhomboids!
November 17, 2015
As a massage therapist, it is a rare occasion when a client comes to us without a knot or tightness between the scapula (shoulder blades). Not only do clients suffer …
Elderly Massage
November 2, 2015
The elderly are a special population that I feel is often overlooked as far as massage goes. They need it and the demand will just continue to grow as our …
Beating the Pain of Arthritis
October 14, 2015
It’s a fact – massage therapy can help relieve pain. For massage therapists, this presents a wide field of opportunity to help clients who experience constant pain to have a …
Bamboo Massage – What’s That?
September 30, 2015
If you like hot stone massage, you will probably love bamboo massage. Bamboo massages use compressed bamboo sticks to massage the body. The smooth bamboo sticks can be used for …
8 Apps for Massage Therapists
September 22, 2015
We live in a time where a world of information is at our fingertips every minute of every day. Don’t know where Timbuktu is? Google it. Want to find out about Ebola? …
What to Do When Life Happens
September 10, 2015
Anyone who knows me knows that I love to call myself a hypocrite. I do try to own my faults. Some faults I love to own, it’s just more fun! …
3 Questions to Ask Yourself for Brand Success
September 9, 2015
Something imperative and important to a Massage Therapist’s success is building your brand. Starting as a new therapist, you have to build your brand and your name, and as you …
Why Proper Posture is Important
August 20, 2015
Why is it so important for massage therapists to have good posture? Good posture is important because massage therapy is a physically demanding career. In order to have longevity in …
First Impressions and Setting the Tone
July 16, 2015
Hello and welcome to the let’s-beat-a-dead-horse subject! Okay, okay. I am just kidding, sort of. It just seems to me, that each time I talk about this to a class, …