I've been practicing for 12 years. When I was in the busy spa,  I was doing 5 massages a day. I figured out that I need to have a hour between massage #3 and 4 to maintain my strength. I worked at places where they tried to sneak in a 6th massage, but I told them they needed to rebook the client or give it to another therapist. Also, I learned I can't work more than 5 days a week with that load. It's too much. As I'm trying to build my practice again, I think I might be good with doing only 4 massages a day when I get rocking.

If you have your Crockpot set on medium or low, you'll be good. You'll still bake your hands but not too much. At the spa we would load up the Crockpot in the AM with enough water to saturate the towel and put it on low for the whole day. Seemed to work really well that way. Sometimes I would put my neck warmer on top of the Crockpot lid in case I felt the client need the heat (rather than leave the session to microwave it).

Lee, I looked into what you said. I live in IL. And I have to work 7 1/2 hrs before I am entitled to an unpaid lunch break. Employer is not required by state or federal law to give rest break.
Therese That forearm dance DVD is currently on my wish list. I have been trying to use my forearms more often. And it has helped. So learning more techniques would be helpful. Especially for deep tissue work.

I was wondering if I use hot water and just keep the crock pot on warm? Will that be enough to keep it hot or should I keep it on low?