Regional Blend
Bring Local Customs and Ingredients
to Your Sessions
Learn to create specialized massage sessions with the integration of customs and ingredients native to your particular region. Many spas’ massage sessions feature local elements, such as sage in the Southwest or seashells in Maine, and now massage therapists in private practice can offer a regional blend to create both a richer client experience and increased bookings.

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Your Second Act: Seasoned Massage Therapists Share Wisdom and Hope for Working Far into the Future
There are plenty of opportunities for older massage therapists to find success, whether you’re new to the field or have been in it for years. MASSAGE readers share advice for succeeding in the massage field well into your golden years. 

ONLINE Exclusives

• A Pet Before Dying
• Massage as an Antidote to Workplace Stress
• 5 Online Ergonomic Resources
• Case Study: Anne
• Therapeutic Touch Research

NEWS

• New Campaign Promotes Healthy Touch
• Fascia Research Congress a “Landmark Event”
• Joan Borysenko Gives AMTA Keynote Address

A Return to Consciousness:
Bring Awareness to the Body with the ARC Technique
A technique rooted in the concept that people manifest physical symptoms, such as aches, pains, disease and behaviors, as a reflection of their emotional organization.

by Jo-Ann Svensson

ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Case Study: Anne

Practice Building
Second-Nature Sales: How to Increase Your Income Through Upselling

by Laura Allen

The Rossiter System:
Client-Driven, Practitioner-Coached Bodywork
This dynamic new technique draws on stretching and massage to provide the client a deep release of pain and tightness, while preserving the strength and stamina of the therapist’s body. 

by Sue MacDonald

Exploring the Human Energy Field:
How to Integrate Therapeutic Touch into Your Massage Practice
Therapeutic Touch teaches therapists and clients to perceive disruptions in the energy field, which often indicate a problem in the body, and learn to rebalance the areas of disruption.

by Diane May, R.N.

ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Therapeutic Touch Research

Build a Better Immune System
From coughing clients to sneezing salesclerks, the possibilities for picking up a cold are almost unlimited this time of year. Fortunately, there are several immune-boosting elements that can easily be incorporated in everyday life.

by Brandi Schlossberg

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Marketing Magic: Create a profitable marketing strategy by focusing on what your clients want.

by Cherie Sohnen-Moe

EXPERT ADVICE
I’ve joined a group massage practice, where I have my own room that I can set up as I wish. Can you give me some guidelines for setting up my workspace in a way that will help me prevent injury on the job?

Lauriann Greene responds

ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: 5 Online Ergonomic Resources

RESEARCH REPORTS

• Massage Therapy Shown to Reduce Stress, Enhance Well-being
• Level of Therapist Training Impacts Effectiveness of Massage

Spa Massage News

• Hearts for a Cure Sets Sail
• Spa Parties are Changing the Way We Celebrate
• ISPA and WageWatch Unveil New Spa Compensation Survey
• What qualities do you look for when hiring a massage therapist?

BE WELL

• The Truth About Colon Cancer
• Exercise’s Role in Inflammation
• Good Eats Nutritional Care for the Common Cold

BODY & SPA
Regional Blend: Bring Local Customs and Ingredients to Your Sessions

by Kamala Thiagarajan