Good question. We get this question a lot. It comes to us from massage therapists who are curious about oncology massage therapy (OMT). It comes from established MTs considering a new direction, and from new MTs who might want to specialize. Some MTs ask us this because they are deciding whether to invest in an […]
Handwriting and Reading with Hands
Twenty years ago, a thought came to me during a massage therapy session. It floated into my massage studio and would not leave. I wrote it down. Once published, the thought kept moving. It turned up here and there: in a couple of books, in an occasional massage school graduation speech, on a massage therapist’s […]
My Silver Anniversary: 25 Moments in Massage Therapy
Last month I celebrated 25 years in formal massage therapy practice. I’ve been in the same office the whole time, with the same appointment times and the same furniture. Little has changed here over the years, which is good, because I’m not so wild about change. My profession and I have stuck by each other […]
The Health History of a Human Being
I begin this first-ever blog with a deep breath… …and the reason I am a massage therapist, from a piece I wrote long ago. We’re all a little older now, but my reason hasn’t changed. My clients’ stories continue to get me up in the morning, and I’m grateful. My two-page health history form […]