Selling products to your massage clients is one way that you can boost your income as a massage therapist. The trouble is that there is so much more to selling products than meets the eye. It seems many massage therapists don’t really understand the therapeutic relationship and the power differential that occurs during a massage […]
2013 – Getting Massage Covered by Health Insurance
2013 will be a big year for the massage profession and massage therapists. One of the major things we will have to be working on as a profession is whether or not massage will be covered on health insurance plans in every state under the Affordable Care Act which goes into effect in 2014. This […]
Touchy Subjects
I have been reading (and re-reading!) one of the most shocking and amazing books about the massage profession. Touchy Subjects: Tales from the Massage Table It was written by Steve Capellini who is well known in the spa world and has written a few books on massage and spas : Massage For Dummies (For Dummies […]
Becoming a Mentor in the Massage Profession
Every single massage therapist, no matter what the stage in their career has the opportunity to become a mentor to others in the profession or those considering careers in massage. If you are in massage school, you can take the lead in your class and help others and also share the process of going to […]
The Affordable Healthcare Act and the Massage Profession
This is the information that I got from attending the WA State AMTA Convention on April 26 from their Government Relations Presentation from Barbara Fly from the Insurance Commissioners office and David Madison who is a consultant for the AMTA WA. The Affordable Healthcare Act was a bill created by President Obama that was signed […]
The art of making appointments
Making appointments with your massage clients is really an art form and it is really an important part of building a successful massage business. The appointment is of course how you will make your living. The more appointments and the more repeat appointments the better! When clients are calling to make an appointment (or emailing […]