Evidence based massage therapy – what is it really and do we want to make sure that massage therapy that is done with clients/patients is evidence based? I have thought so for awhile, but a few weeks ago when an associate attended a presentation Healthier WA by the WA State Health Care Authority and heard […]
Dating Massage Clients
What if you really really really fall head over heels for a massage client and go on to date them? What is happening is called counter-transference and it happens in every relationship really and is called projection in other relationships. Because you are meeting someone under the premise that you will provide massage therapy for […]
Charging what you are worth is BS
Where in the world has this idea of charging what you are worth or knowing what you are worth has come from? I see many massage therapists talking about it and high-fiving each other for every little thing that they do explaining that they now know their worth. It is BS. Somehow the idea that […]
The Future of the Massage Profession
In order to start planning for the future of the massage profession, it is important to learn where we have come and where we are currently at. Right now we need more younger massage therapists to step up and become leaders in the profession to direct our future. Most of what happens in the massage […]
Follow the Money
This information has been obtained from the 990 forms that non-profit organizations are required to submit each year to the IRS. I accessed these reports on Guidestar.com on 3/23/2018. I am not an accountant or financial expert of any kind. The main numbers that I find most interesting are the income from recertification, and approved […]
Behind Closed Doors: The Sexual Assault Scandal in the Massage Profession
I have been watching the recent scandal with Massage Envy evolve and thought about a title all week. I can’t tell you how many times I revised this post going from anger to what can we do. If you haven’t been paying attention because you are busy massaging….. here’s the scoop. But before I write […]