How to Make Your Own Massage Lotions and Oils
by Harvest McCampbell

Have fun creating lotions and oils your clients will love! Sample these nine recipes, then experiment with base oils, herbs and essential oils to create your own favorites. Personalizing a massage session with a specially blended oil or lotion makes your clients feel special, and gives them one more reason to return.   Find Out How

Postpartum Massage: Touch Improves Physical, Emotional Health, Part Three of Three
by Elaine Stillerman, L.M.T.

Postpartum women go through rapid physical and emotional changes, and may experience backaches, stress, fatigue, headaches and depression. Massage helps alleviate these discomforts, and supports the new mother as she adjust to the postpartum time.   Read an Abstract

Sensitive Treatment for Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse
by Claudia Carver

A recent Canadian study highlights ways to improve the relationship between touch therapists and their clients who have been sexually abused as children.   Read an Abstract

Body Language: D
by Thomas Myers

This column explores the alphabet in somatic terms. In this issue, the letter D: its origin, Erik Dalton's Myoskeletal Alignment Technique, and depth.   Read an Abstract