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.
Massage therapy as a profession can be brutal on the joints of your arms and hands, especially your fingers, thumbs and elbows; these joints usually …
Yoga is a proven system of health that is thousands of years old. Yoga has stood the test of time and cultural changes because, simply, it works. It…
Most of the miracles that happen in your massage practice occur after a client leaves. You may never see a husband be kinder to his wife upon arriv…
The most important thing we can provide for a client is a container of safety within which to allow release of suffering, receipt of nourishing, and …
Have you ever felt overwhelmed with emotion? We all have at one time or another. The invisible and out-of-control nature of feelings can cause us to fe…
The concept of creativity may conjure up images of an easel and oil paints, a dancer moving swiftly on stage, clay and kiln, or a poet placing wo…
Multicolored parrots screech from the top of a nearby banyan tree as the sun begins to peek over the Hawaiian horizon. Massage therapist Jan Bridges ha…
It’s 5:30 p.m., and you’re headed out in your car to see your last client.You buckle in, look over your shoulder, and vow to ignore that twinge in your…