Thank you for the greetings and warm welcome. This is great to have like interests with so many. Enjoy your day!

Thank you.

Hi there :)

Hi Mike
Thanks for inviting me to be your friend.

Thanks for the welcome! Talk to you soon.

Hi Mike

hi :-)

Hi Mike,
Thank you for all your work with Massage Festival. I have not had the pleasure of attending, but have been following for a few years now and will hopefully make it there soon!

Hi Mike! Glad to be onboard. Haven't had much time to look around but it looks like a wealth of info here

Hi Mike, seems odd that you sent this message before I even became a member.

Hi Mike....thank you!

Well, when I signed up I used my Sunday-Go-To-Meeting name--"James"--but after looking around, it felt like I was wearing a Tuxedo and everyone else was relaxed, wearing jeans on the site, so I quickly edited my profile to "Jim". Now I too feel relaxed (like after a good massage!).

I'm in Fairbanks, Alaska and I think I'm one of about 2 male massage therapists here (maybe in the state!). I am glad to join this group and glad to see other males in the profession. I was going to start adding a surcharge to clients who refer to me as a "masseuse!" Was going to use the surcharge to travel to Trinidad, Colorado for a gender change operation!

Anyway, thanks again for the welcome....

Jim

I am pretty new to the LMT community! I finished school in May (09), and immediatly got a job at a spa in July! My school had closed due to our wonderful economy which pushed me to go out and get a job right away! I Love aromatherapy, which I am still learning through work and self teaching. I would love to find somewhere I can fully learn it! I also do exfoliation, hot stone, Deep tissue, sports, ect...There is so much out there I would love to learn! Cupping and Ashiatsu Bar massage are on the top of my list!

Hi Mike...Thanks for the welcome...I'm glad that this is here so I can get to know other therapists.

Hi Mike:

Sure, I'd love to write an article for you. Give me the particulars of writer's guidelines....

A bit of background on me might be in order here:

*Retired military (8 years Navy; 12 Years Coast Guard)
*Retired tax accountant
*I've written professionally wrote for:
Capital City Weekly (newspaper in Juneau, AK)
Alaska Business Monthly Magazine
Writer's Digest Magazine
*Certified Hypnotherapist....(use relaxation techniques in massage)
*Certified Massage Therapist (at Fairbanks Memorial Hospital)

If it reads like I've been around a few days, and I still don't know what I want to be when I grow up....that's an accurate conclusion to draw....

Actually, I am interested in maybe becoming an instructor at some point for the Festival....I am fascinated with Trigger Point Therapy, and in fact, am going to give a presentation at the middle of this month at Fairbanks Memorial Hospital's Health Fair Week called Those Pesky Trigger Points. See, Those Pesky Trigger Points often disguise themselves as some other pain in some other part of the body than where they're actually hiding! Many complaints people have with such things as Carpel Tunnel Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, even symptoms of a heart attack can be traced to these pesky little critters.

Many medical-types misdiagnose this condition and often reach prematurely for the scalpel! In fact, I think many massage practitioners are under-informed of the impact they have on a client.

Oops...sorry, Mike, I got carried away there for a moment by my passion for the topic!

I watched the You Tube segment with you being interviewed by Eric Brown from Relax to the Max. At first (based on our appearances/ages) I thought I'd regrown my beard and had an alzheimers moment, then I realized that it was you under that ballcap talking with Eric and not me! Good stuff that!

Anyway, let me know about the article...

Regards,

Jim

That's my grandson!

Hi, From high in the Rockies of Colorado!

Hi Mike! Thanks for being a friend! :-)

Howdy!

Hi Mike thanx for the warm welcome!!

Hi Mike! come to the cape and have this mermaid massage u!

Mike, the video is adorable, and very loving

Hi Mike ! Thanks for writing ! I love the herbs and knowing i can help in rainforest preservation. We all love the treasure tea as a base. The five tree barks are used in the amazon as their health drink. This stuff is awesome and i feel great . If you have any questions please feel free to call me. Thank you Peter 610 802 2865

how does what make me feel?

That's a real tear jerker after the punch line.

Hello Mike,

How long have you been in the massage business? I look forward to sharing ideas and thoughts.

hello mike

hey there.. Thank you!

Hi Mike!

Thanks for the comment. You're my first one! I just got started in massage and am interested in getting all the info I can. Have a great day.
Michelle

Hi Mike~ Thanx for the tips! Now I"m connected! I saw "massage festival" on your profile... I'll definitely check that out, but the first thing that came to mind was a huge traveling band of hands-on therapists, who travel gypsy-style from place to place and stop like big music fests to serve various communities! That, or across the states, people come out to receive the benefits of all the various massage/bodywork modalities of their regions! Do u like it?

Thanks for the offer...I'll keep that in mind

To get our vision(s) aligned, which conventions are you referring to? I was seeing it as a bunch of individual practitioners coming into one space for the sole purpose of spreading healing touch. What do you see as the possibility? Share...

Looking forward to meeting and speaking with other professionals.

Hey Mike

Thanks. I plan on it. I love what I do. It is so nice to be able to chat with people who "get it".

yes, Mike, there is love, i love that video!

Hi Mike, I am in Pittsburgh. Where are you? How long have you been doing bodywork? This is my 35th year. That's a whole lot of bodies. What are your interests? I love to garden,dance, and sing (although I do not have that as a gift. I love to read. and I love all C.S.I.'s. I just do it on live bodies. Well, this is new for me. I do not know know what else to say, so I will close for now. Bobbie Rae

thanks so much! I appreciate the help! and I will holler if I need you! thanks Mike!

Hello Mike, thanks for the greetings.

Thank You.

Hi Mike! Thanks for the quick hello. I haven't had much time to poke around the site yet but I'm excited to have found this comunity :)

Thanks Mike for your Response!

Thanks Mike! I will seek out your site!

Thanks Mike. I've already joined Raindrop and my massage school's group. Look forward to learning and sharing.

Hey Mike,

Thank you very much for letting me know about Jackie Wilson :)
Thank you also about your sweet comment on Bamboo-Fusion :) :)

Thanks Mike!

Hi ..what I want to be an Instructor of, is the bamboo fusion massage! It's a passion of mine..noone in my area teaches it..everyone that knows me calls me the "bamboo girl" lol..I even have huge bamboo poles hanging on my wall in my massage room..

...even just to teach workshops in my city would make me happy!

Oh, that she is! But tons of fun too~! Thank you! :)

Thank you Mike, I appreciate the connection. I have contacted Felicia in the past and am aware of her. If you have any other connections for me please keep me in mind and forward them to me. :-)