As I approach two decades in my career there is one thing that I am proud to have valued since my entry level training in massage school: it is the client’s body and they have the ultimate say on how they get treated. How do we communicate our expertise in a language that makes sense to [...]
In my 17 years of doing massage there has always been this strange and wonderful thing that happens: more than occasionally I get a grouping of clients who present a similar complaint. Reflecting on the clients I had the privilege to work with these past few weeks, the shoulder had center stage. When I reviewed my [...]
The Massage Therapy Foundation is one of our industry’s best assets. Full disclosure: I have been volunteering for the Foundation since 2010 and have the honor of serving as a Trustee since March 2017. Through my service to the Foundation, I realized that there are many people who don’t know its potential just as I didn’t when [...]
I know, not a super positive vibe for my first blog entry here, right? But guys, I LOATHE the term deep tissue. Deep is a relative term. There are so many muscles in your body that are just below skin level. I wouldn’t necessarily classify that in the ‘deep’ category. It has been my [...]
My tagline is “your partner in healing.” I chose this tagline because it empowers my clients. Too often I have heard people wait for others to tell them what’s wrong with them. It makes one feel like they are not the owner of their own body. Your body belongs to you and no one else. [...]
