A few weeks ago, I was reading posts on a social media forum for massage therapists, and I observed how a recent massage therapy graduate stated they were frustrated and thinking about giving up working for themselves. The reason being, they could not seem to find clients and could not figure out how to get people to schedule appointments with them.
Massage therapy is a powerful solution to support massage clients returning to themselves—and returning to the human experience of love, compassion, care, respect and being heard.
Tapping, also known as the emotional freedom technique, is a powerful stress-relief technique. It combines both cognitive and somatic approaches to healing, and stems from principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), acupressure, acupuncture, and modern psychology.
Dealing with creepers is such a normal occurrence that most massage therapists expect it to happen at some point in their career. Industry Facebook groups are filled with therapists sharing their experiences—but with all this talk, the lack of proper education on this critical topic is deafening.
True confession time: my name is Mindy, and I am super-organized. I mean, like over-the-top, get-excited-to-file-things away, never-misplace-my-keys organized. And I want to help you get organized, too, so you can find that time that you need to work on your practice, and not just in it. I want you to be laser-focused about building your massage or bodywork business because this will allow you to work less and live more.
Does this sound familiar? Toward the beginning of your career, a client came in with more work than you had time scheduled for. As the time progressed inside the session, you knew you needed a few more minutes to effectively help this person.
If you find yourself daydreaming about a different schedule, then it’s time to make that dream a reality! In this article, I am going to walk you through creating your own personalized massage schedule that meets needs for both sides of your personal and business life.
As students in massage school, we had the luxury of the instructor's eyes on us, making corrections to our body mechanics. In practice, it’s natural to get lazy, develop bad habits, or simply not know we are doing anything wrong. Often, pain is the indicator of wrongdoing.