Colorado MT’s Story Shows that Becoming a Massage Therapist Isn’t Always a Straightforward Path
When Jill Berkana lived in Boulder, Colorado, she was looking for a new career. She had just had a baby and lived down the street from the Boulder S…
To Develop Professional Boundaries Means Understanding Shadow Projection
We all give and receive projection while parts of us live in shadow, every day of our lives. Shadow refers to the parts of ourselves that are in the…
8 Things You Must Do to Succeed in Massage
I have survived as a massage therapist and bodywork practitioner in New York, New York, for 37 years. When I studied at the Swedish Institute in 1981,…
6 Ways to Roll Away Pain & Tightness
Pain in the body is always a result of some kind of imbalance. This imbalance can be due to disease, injury, structural limitation, or muscular and f…
How to Ace Your Massage Interview
Employment as a massage therapist is a viable career option, whether full-time or part-time. If you decide to apply for a job, you might be selected to come in for an interview. A successful interview is a key component of landing your desired job. There are many jobs available to you today, in venues including clinics, chiropractors’ offices, other massage therapists’ practices, franchises and spas.
Tai Chi Builds Strength, Stability and Flexibility
The practice of tai chi, like massage, involves the use of the body to transmit force in a smooth, even, powerful and enduring way. In massage, th…
7 Steps that will Keep You On Your Massage Therapist Career Path
It might seem crazy to ask if you are looking forward to the end of your career, particularly if you have just begun—but the question is intended in the most literal sense. Are you looking forward, meaning do you have a clear vision of the trajectory of your massage therapist career path and how it will end? As a wise businessperson in a hands-on field, you must map out a path to ensure that you end your career rather than your career ending you.
Natural Antibiotics: Some Plants Possess Healing Properties
Human beings have inhabited the earth for tens of thousands of years, but antibiotics—in the form we know them today—were discovered and perfected a m…