People who give massages need to get massages – and lots of therapists, like myself, get a massage once a week or so. It helps a massage therapist “keep in touch.” I got in touch with an old massage therapist friend over the holidays and was dismayed to find out she had taken a backwards … Continue reading Putting Our Feet Down →

I love clean cotton sheets–I really do. At my business, we each did our own laundry when we were still very, very small, and I didn’t mind a bit. Well, I didn’t really like the hauling them to and from the business, to the car, to the house (repeat cycle), but the washing and folding … Continue reading Knee-Deep in Sheets →

Every week for the past 10 years, this client has come in for a wellness massage. This client’s plate is full. A small business, multiple children in expensive colleges, and the biggest reason he has for a weekly massage: his wife has lupus. Weekly massages have helped along the way. Last month, this client told … Continue reading Life Goes On →

Feeling around for trigger points all day, I am most impressed with the Ligamentum Nuchae. It has such abundant thickness, depth and tension. I marvel at the cummerbund design featuring what I feel is an actual forest of referring trigger points. It could be called the secret garden. There, all sorts of things grow in … Continue reading Rotating Migraines and Other Bumps on the Ligamentum Nuchae Highway →

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 →