Dear Fellow Therapist, Find Touch envisions a world where the vast majority of massage therapists are thriving, successful, healthy and empowered. This is possible when good information and good resources are freely available. And Find Touch is committed to bringing increasingly more relevant information to massage therapists, from massage jobs to CE opportunities to a … Continue reading Looking for Community Outreach Representatives
Vacation appeals to full-time massage therapists. First, one gets a whole week without having to do any massages. Vacation gives me a chance to relax and people-watch without using that part of the brain usually hunting looking for knots and structural anomalies. I can spend time watching seabirds or the back of my eyelids without … Continue reading The Hobble
In the process of making an important point, we are all apt to put some “English” on our words, a sort of little extra push that adds emphasis, emotion and belief to what we say. My Dad always used a little “English” on his words when we did something particularly heinous playing rock ‘n roll … Continue reading Meaningful Words and Scalene Havoc
An Open Letter to All Mothers Who Find It Necessary to Bring Their Small Children Into Massage Rooms: Dear Mommy Dearest, First, let me say that I know I grew up in a simpler time when most mothers were “homemakers” and “had time” for their own full-time childcare. I was lucky enough to have one … Continue reading Dear Mommy Dearest
Seems like every client I see in my massage practice has some trouble getting comfortable to fall asleep and stay asleep all night. Granted, people coming on for massages tend to be those with a computer-based job, a history of neck or back injuries and trigger points, all elements that mess with sleep. What is … Continue reading Resting on a Good Night’s Sleep
When sending a massage client off to the doctor for a symptom check, this massage therapist always hopes for the best. It isn’t easy to say to someone: “This seems like something that the doctor needs to know about. I want you to get this checked out.” But it is part of the profession. It’s … Continue reading One Hopes for the Best
I love a good list, and I was thinking about which clients most enjoy and need a darn good massage. My Scientific Method (MSM) consists of noting the number of “aahs” uttered in a session and spontaneous reports of the ability to see colors again after massage. Number 10: People who work on computer chips. … Continue reading The Top Ten Types of People Who Appreciate Good Massage
Well, it’s happened again. I have been outwitted by technology for the 1001st time, and it smarts. This time I moved up to a smart phone, about three years after everyone else did, largely because I felt it had been long enough for all the obvious bugs to be worked out or at least paved … Continue reading OW! My New Phone Smarts!
Ok, I’m going to respond to a blog by Lynna Dunn who admits to working at Massage Envy and being proud of it. Dear Lynna: Good for You! There is nothing wrong with working for a living! Believe me, I’ve heard some major whining from massage therapists who “would never work for a big chain.” … Continue reading Does Where You Massage Matter?
A few months ago, I wrote a blog defending the merits of working for a chain like Massage Envy. I got quite a few positive comments–more than I thought I would, actually–and one remarkably negative one. This last comment opined that nothing “therapeutic” could possibly happen in a 50 minute massage, and that to say … Continue reading Thoughts on Therapeutic Massage