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To charge or not to charge...cancellation fees!
There are pros and cons for every company policy ever instated, most of them having been established due to somebody behaving badly, which protects the company, or company's bottom line. Some are...
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Ravenwood Spa Products- aromatherapy heaven!
It just doesn't get any better than home grown products- especially when Traverse City cherries are involved! The Grand Traverse region is highly regarded for it's tart cherries, and the locals are...
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Thoughts on Groupon- for the MT
Groupon knows how to advertise. They suck you in with great marketing, promises of mega-clientel, high volume income, and chances for multitudes of repeat clientele. From every recounting I have ever...
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Ab massage is not for sissies!
I love having my belly rubbed. More in a "who's a good girl" way than a "your colon should be here, and I will put it back for you" kind of way. During...
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It takes a village
I've had some very eye opening experiences in the past few months. In May, I had rotator cuff surgery. Prior to that, I was an exceptionally busy massage therapist, doing upwards of 25+ hours of...
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Do you tell your client when you are doing energy work?
As I am just getting back into the swing of things, massage -wise, after the surgery, I've enlisted the help of friends and family. Using their bodies to get mine back to full massage shape, I've...
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When life gets complicated....
My Step-father reminded me of John Wayne when we were younger. Always in charge, keeping control even in times where panic could have easily set in, he was a rock. No wonder my mother loved him, loves...
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My favorite myofascial release techniques (Video)
Fascia is one of those things MT's learn about in massage school, yet the importance of fascia seems to get under valued. We live in a fascial body bag, it connects, binds, and defines all of our...
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Icky clients- stories from the massage front
Nothing in massage school really prepares you for the icky client. You know the one, stinky, sweaty, perverse, bad tempered, not liking anything you do no matter how hard you try. Be in this business...
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Beware the claw! Or, dealing with Texting Hand Syndrome (Video)
A truism from mothers everywhere is: if you keep making that face, it's gonna stay that way! The same is true for any position you hold your body in for any length of time- especially your...
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A tribute to Dr. John Upledge
The Massage and Bodywork world is saddened by the news of Dr. John Uledger's passing on October 26, 2012, at the age of 80. A brilliant osteopathic doctor and writer, his knowledge of Craniosacral...
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I'm not here for that...
One of the major reasons I stop going to a Massage Therapist/Healing Arts Practitioner is that once they find out what I do, they want to talk through the entire session. I'm not here for that! I...
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Let go or be dragged- Zen proverb
Change and procrastination. Hand in hand they go, keeping us in stasis, sucking the life blood out drop by drop. Fear of change leads to procrastination, and putting things off creates more fear of...
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Secession in massage world
There is a movement in the massage world, generated by a small group of individuals, who would like to secede and/or change massage as it is currently accepted. Usually, I'm the one calling for...
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Clients little white lies
Humans are a product of evolution, thousands of years worth, and most of our behavior is still a mystery even to ourselves. The fear and loathing of spiders, recoiling at certain scents, protecting...
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The yin and yang of Hot Rocks
The Chinese philosophy of yin and yang states the all things, manifest or not, have dual natures. These opposite yet complimentary forces create the connectedness and interdependence which holds the...
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What is keeping you from believing you are worth so much more?
This article started out as an observation around how massage therapists really feel about places like Massage Envy, Massage Green and LaVita. I posted a thread on my schools alumni Facebook board,...
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The mindset of success
The reality of working for and with someone else, say for instance with a group of highly diverse people, is that your standards are not that of your coworkers. Ever. How could they be? They are...
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The tattle tale body
Bodies talk to me. They tell me secrets. They tell on you, what you've done, haven't done, your hopes and dreams. I am a Body Whisperer, a Fascial Detective, an intuitive feeler. Attuned to notice...
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100 bottles of oil in the holster, 100 bottles of oil...
You take one down, pass it around (or use it all up), 99 bottles of oil in the holster!I've had my hands on over 2000 people since 2004, and as fun as this has been, my mind...
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