Food represents and provides many things: energy, nutrition, culture, celebration, enjoyment and even medicine. Technically, food breaks into five fundamental categories that we need in proper proportions to fuel our body for optimal health and wellness: macro-nutrients including carbohydrates, fats and proteins, and micro-nutrients including vitamins and minerals.
I have observed massage therapists who, even with a fully booked schedule, have simply shut down their businesses and walked away. Why?
I am often asked by young massage therapists, “How have you remained in the profession for 46 years and continue to help clients?” My answer is always the same: “I am still curious, and I developed habits to take care of myself.”
I want you to write this down: The people I can serve are just waiting for me to get over my fears around marketing myself. The people you can serve are waiting for you. They need the work that you do. They need the help that you can give them to reach their health and wellness goals.
Building a successful massage practice hinges on the ability to find clients who want the results you offer and are willing to pay you for them—but this isn’t always as easy as many therapists believe, especially for those massage therapists who are fresh out of massage school and eager to begin their careers.
A deep-pressure glide stroke feels great to the person on the table; however, for the massage therapist, gliding with palms can hurt wrists and gliding with forearms can stress shoulders. Fortunately, there’s a way to glide with minimal impact to both wrists and shoulders.
We all desire to be successful, yet the road to achieving it often appears elusive and difficult. One explanation for its mercurial nature is there exists no single definition of success. It has many measurements and qualities. One starting place to view success is when your actions fulfill your desires and abilities.
Effectively using our bodies while in massage practice is crucial for career sustainability. Too many massage therapists have their careers end due to injury that could have been avoided with proper body mechanics. For example, practicing proper body mechanics will allow the practitioner to apply deeper pressure application more effectively.