Massage therapists need to take care of personal health and well-being, in order to stay in their chosen career. MASSAGE Magazine presents articles on body mechanics, ergonomics, nutrition, meditation, exercise, relaxation, self-massage and more.
As massage therapists, we like to put our clients first, but we need to remember it becomes much more challenging to take care of our clients if our body begins to break down.
As a male massage therapist, I empathize with my male colleagues—because with the massage field being about 85% female, male therapists sometimes suffer discrimination.
Active, engaged listening requires holding space for a person to feel seen and understood. How we talk, when we talk, and what we talk about is the other side of the communication coin, and it is just as important as listening.
You can find a wealth of information about how a massage therapist can take care of themselves physically and even emotionally—but the pickings start getting slim when you’re looking for solid advice about how to take care of yourself financially.
If I told you there was a yoga that could give you more restful sleep, relax your busy mind, relieve stress and tension in your body, and offer you a door toward enlightenment, all without having to do a single pose, would you sign up?
We read the federal government’s new “Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2020-2025” and spoke with nutrition professionals around the nation to find out what foods and supplements best fuel a body.
Massage therapists tend to bend over clients, using a lot of forward movements of the arms. Active Isolated Stretching resets the body, reminding us of what it feels like to be upright with good erect posture.
Massage trades are so important to health and longevity in this industry. Hopefully, like me, you have a fellow massage therapist you can do massage trades with to contribute to each other’s self-care.