The first issue, a very funky edition, came out in November of 1985. Creating and developing the magazine has taken many very challenging years. We now enjoy the fruits of that labor while being challenged to continue to produce the best publication in the field of touch therapies.

MASSAGE Magazine has led the way in journalism, exclusive interviews, technique columns, news and research reporting as well as its design format since its inception in 1985. We've been copied and followed because at MASSAGE Magazine, being the best is our everyday goal.

1985 Vision to create the magazine came to Robert Noah Calvert after watching a television commercial for sports cream in Kona, Hawaii, where the magazine began.

1990 Moved all magazine operations to Davis, California, starting over with all new staff except the founding owners, Robert and Judi Calvert.

1996 Moved the magazine to Spokane, Washington. Maintained editorial office in Santa Cruz, California, with same editorial staff. All other staff hired new in Spokane.

1998 Winner of the Ozzie Awards Best Cover for a magazine over 35,000 circulation. Electric Boy cover throws its sparks around.

2000 Moved the magazine to our current location across the Spokane river into a more modern and larger facility.

2002 Published our 100^th Issue.

2004 Launched two new publications: Skinship Journal, a quarterly publication all about touch, not technique. The second, The Sourcebook for Touch Therapies, a resource book that serves as a private tour of the industry.

2005 In May 2005, MASSAGE magazine joined The Doyle Group, publishers of Chiropractic Economics, a business magazine published 18 times a year for practicing chiropractors. The business operations of the magazine moved to Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., home of The Doyle Group, while the editorial offices remain the Santa Cruz.