The amazing crew at SubmitInfographics made a chart about benefits of massage for massage therapy patients. Feel free to share with clients!

It’s the time of year when I can enjoy the lively recollections of table-talk from my massage clients. My favorite Thanksgiving comment this year: “l love my parents but thank g– they live in New York.” What pops out of people’s mouths in a session can be very touching, funny, sad and true. Nothing brings … Continue reading Clients Say the Darndest Things →

I have had a couple of massage students ask me how to find a job when they graduate from massage school. Oh heck, that’s a big one. How do you look when you are not sure what type of massage practice you want? If you have an idea of where you want to start, that … Continue reading Finding the Right Position →

I have been putting this trip to Inglewood off for five years. Sunday, it was finally time to go, to get it done. We drove up the world’s busiest-seeming freeway to Inglewood, a city across the I-405 from the infamous Los Angeles International Airport. I vaguely remembered the wide city streets, the jumble of 50-something … Continue reading A Trip to Inglewood →

We are pleased to introduce Seattle’s newest massage therapy school. Northwest Academy for the Healing Arts is one of Seattle’s only independent and privately owned massage schools. Located in the heart of West Seattle, this school is dedicated to a high standard of education for its students. Students benefit from structured programs, small class sizes, student-focused … Continue reading Northwest Academy for the Healing Arts →

One of the things I do every few months is look at my practice goals. Am I working enough? Too much? Am I happy with the clientele? How do I feel about my own massage health and abilities? Enough clients? Doing the work I want to do? Does my practice meet the clients’ needs? Am … Continue reading Goals in Practice →

This client was as regular as clockwork. Once a week, during the day, she would come in for a massage to help with an achy hip and stiff neck. Over the course of several sessions, we identified some contributing factors, such as a high truck step-in that aggravated her hip. We also changed sleeping pillows … Continue reading Stress and the Disappearing Client →

Most massage therapists take continuing education classes, our beloved CEU’s. They usually start with a bit of lecture, some demonstration, a bit of practice. Then break for lunch. Back for a bit of talk, a bit more practice, and it is a wrap. I am thinking I learned a lot in those classes, I usually … Continue reading How Well Do We Remember Our CEU’s? →

So, going on my 16th year in massage therapy, I have to ask: Has anyone out there in practice-land ever seen a real case of carpal tunnel syndrome? Please, I wish to be enlightened. I’ve been beating the flexors for years, and this condition seems as elusive as Sasquatch. Every time I think I see … Continue reading Where is all the Carpal? →

Everyone has her Achilles heel: mine is actually an Achilles vein. Or veins. Even as a small child, you could track these fine blue veins under this nearly translucent skin. By my early teens, I was getting spider veins around my knees, and the children I babysat made up games involving my legs: “Here’s a … Continue reading Support Hose: Stodginess Never Felt So Good →