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
Massage is a natural, low-technology treatment for modern ills, would you not agree? The nurturing hands of the massage therapist also bring people in contact with oils, and quite naturally, I’ve always been concerned about the effects of oils and topicals being used in massage. Experience has taught me that the words organic and natural … Continue reading Public Safety in Oils and Other Topicals for Massage
Sunday, May 1, 2011, was a day that marked a karmic shift in the energy of the world. My honey and I were standing in a crowd on Main Street in Disneyland at 7 a.m., waiting to walk through the parks to raise money for the 25th annual AIDS Walk in Orange County. This marked … Continue reading A Karmic Day
In the course of about 200 or so hours of continuing education courses, I have been harboring some questions. The big one is “How much technique can you learn in a CE class?” With new online technology, massage therapists can take most if not all CE courses online, rather than attend traditional classes. Given Bill … Continue reading Is Technique Everything?
Getting a massage while on vacation is a bit of a write-off, so I do it as often as I can. It goes under market research, as long as I ask a few questions, save the menu and brochures, and do some furtive ferreting. All this sounds fabulous, of course, until you realize that at … Continue reading Practice, Practice, Practice…
When I first came to work with my friend Sarah, she asked me if I had any thoughts on further decorating her already established office. I looked around and said, “I think we need some life energy in here. Something green or living or growing.” And so, we went off to the nursery for plants … Continue reading Life Energy: Frog and Toad Are Friends