If you are a massage therapist, burnout is likely to happen at some time or another during your career. It can show up in many ways. It can be physical or mental/emotional or all three. It can be mild, moderate or extreme. Burnout is not simply a result of working long hours or juggling too […]
Specialty Certifications in Massage Therapy
The NCBTMB has been recently adding a few specialty certifications. The thing is no one really knows why they are doing this or what they are trying to do. My complaint when I first saw the specialty certifications was why is it only one school program that is allowed to have the title : Specialty […]
What is Ethics?
What is ethics and why do we need to study ethics in the massage profession? Ethics is the standards of behavior and not just about right and wrong or what is legal and what is not legal. Ethics pertain to the beliefs we hold about what is right or wrong which means each person has […]
Not to high, not too low…geting your fees just right!
One of the many challenges of setting your fees for your massage business is getting them to be just right. They need to be low enough to get people in the door but also need to be high enough so that you can stay in business and have your business be profitable! People buy things […]
Massage Compact Update
The Massage Compact is a project started by the Department of Defense and the Federation of Massage State Boards to bring license portability to the massage profession. My previous post outlines the process and details. Currently there have been 5 states that have proposed bills to implement the compact. It will take 7 states passing […]
Massage Licensing: Moving to other states could get easier and more expensive.
A new interstate compact is being developed by the The Council of State Governments (CSG) who is partnering with the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards (FSMTB) to help people in the military move more easily and practice massage therapy in different states. License Portability has been something that […]