New Graduates and Practitioners – Read This!

New Graduates and Practitioners – Read This!

If you are a new massage school graduate or practitioner – congratulations! The first part of your mission, your education, is complete. The next challenge is clear. You must make the leap from your first client to a successful massage practice. One recommended...
On Men and Massage Therapy

On Men and Massage Therapy

We had quite a response from our Should the Gender of My Practitioner Matter? blog post back in August. Thank you, all those who commented and sent me messages. I would like to share the following relevant interview from the male perspective, conducted by my former...
Should the Gender of My Practitioner Matter?

Should the Gender of My Practitioner Matter?

Last Friday, I stopped by a local massage school to donate some books for their library. In talking to the Campus Director I learned that they have 8 male therapists in their current class… more than half the class! In my years spent in massage schools, we had many...
Education vs. Employment: Whose Job Is It Anyway?

Education vs. Employment: Whose Job Is It Anyway?

I recently attended a COMTA pre-session at the 2015 Educational Congress for massage therapy educators. It was titled “Is ‘Massage Franchise’ a Dirty Word? – Addressing a Gap.” The gap they were referring to is the growing number of massage therapy employment...