Self-Care Tips

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.

Self-Care Tips Articles

The Fit MT: Body Mechanics for a Pain-Free Massage Career

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.

March 30, 2022

A Gratitude Journal Could Be Your Key to Daily Happiness

One of the most important things you can do to enhance your joy and understanding of being well is to keep a gratitude journal that you engage with every day. I say "engage with" because it is not a task to be done. It is a path to explore.

March 17, 2022

10 Steps to Get from Burnout to Badass

Burnout is an important topic in the massage industry—and in this career field where we take care of everyone else, it’s crucial that we do the same for ourselves. It’s time to stop burning the proverbial candle at both ends.

March 10, 2022

Enjoy the Benefits of Regular Resistance Training

Many people associate cardiorespiratory exercise with weight loss and physical fitness and think that resistance training is not as vital for overall health and wellness; however, regular resistance training yields countless benefits.

March 3, 2022

The Fit MT: Self-Care Contributes to Massage Career Success

Self-care is good. Self-care is necessary. We hear about self-care here, there and everywhere—but what is self-care, really? Self-care is any activity we do deliberately in order to take care of our mental, emotional and physical health.

February 24, 2022

When it Comes to “Good” Posture, Sometimes You Have to Break the Rules

Body mechanics rules can save your body, but there’s an important caveat here: Since massage therapists come in different body types, have different conditions or injuries, and massage in different ways, no one rule will work for everybody all the time.

February 17, 2022

Can the Right Ergonomics Really Extend Your Massage Career?

With high levels of consumer demand for massage therapy and an industry-wide shortage of trained, qualified massage practitioners, the profession needs to help current practitioners stay as healthy as possible in order to safely maintain caseloads.

February 16, 2022

Less is the New More: Embodiment in the Age of Information Overload

In order to rebuild our instincts and trust that our body knows best, we need to receive these messages that come to mind without judgement. That is not to say you are going to meet your body’s every demand or whim, but you are going to listen to your body like never before.

January 27, 2022

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