October 2011 Blog Posts (19)

I am YAW BOATENG,LMT. a new member and i would like to take this opportunity to greet you all.

Fellow Members,i wish to use this opportunity to create awareness that Massage as a Profession is something that have not yet been given attention in Africa,most especially in Ghana.What is practiced there in the hospitality industry in Ghana(west Africa) is not up to standard.The fact is that there are no qualified Massage Therapy lecturers and institutions to train people who wants to…

Over the past few years I have been living a story. It’s one that I tell myself daily. It is a simple story, filled with the excuses of why “I can’t.” In this story I continually place my family and work responsibilities at the top of the priority list while my health, fitness and emotional well-being fall to the bottom. I know this story very well because it is not just my own, I hear it each day from most of my clients as well. It is the story of “I don’t have time.”

I’m a massage…

The Board of Directors of the Academic Consortium for Complementary and Alternative Health Care (ACCAHC) voted unanimously at its recent meeting to approve the Alliance for Massage Therapy Education (Alliance) to serve on their on their core council of colleges and schools as the representative of the massage therapy profession.

ACCAHC consists of accrediting agencies, certification and testing organizations, and councils of colleges and…

Just wanting to let you all know that On December 2-4th I will be holding a leve I Workshop for Compassionate Touch.  Working with Elders in a Long Term Facility.  It will be held at Isabella Count Medical Facility in Mt. Pleasant MI.  Please check out out website for more details on how to sign up.  www.compassionate-touch.org.  Hope to see you there.

If you have ever wanted to learn how to work with those in end of life Compassionate Touch is for you.  I am ready to roll into next year.  I have set up four workshops next year in Portland, Oregon, so one is bound to work for you. 
Rose Villa, 13505 Southeast River Road, Portland, OR 97222March 16-18, 2012September 21-23, 2012
St Anthony's Village, 3560 Southeast 79th Avenue, Portland, OR 97206May 4-6, 2012November 9-11, 2012

If you have ever wanted to learn how to work with those in end of life Compassionate Touch is for you.  I am ready to roll into next year.  I have set up four workshops next year in Portland, Oregon, so one is bound to work for you, see my blog for details. 
Rose Villa, 13505 Southeast River Road, Portland, OR 97222

March 16-18, 2012

September 21-23, 2012

St Anthony's Village, 3560 Southeast 79th Avenue, Portland, OR 97206May 4-6, 2012November 9-11, 2012

Nov 12th is the Walk for Lupus Research at Crescent Bay Park in Santa Monica, CA. If anyone is interested, in doing chair massage as donated volunteer work, let me know. We did 100 massages last year and they expect more walkers this year.

Dear collegues,

We would like to infrom you that Issue # 4, 2011 of JMS is available for you to read. It contains a wealth of interesting information to read and use while working on your clients.

Our Person of the Month for this issue is Sophia Perkovich, who is the director of the Cortiva Institute massage therapy school in Scottsdale, Arizona. Originally from Canada, she knows…

If you've been reading the back page column at Massage & Bodywork for the last three years, that's been me writing that stuff. My Practitioner Parables column has been fun to write and I've been very pleased with the feedback we've received from readers. 

If you read as far as the author tag on the bottom of the page, you'll know I'm going on a sabbatical of sorts. Officially, at the end of this month (just over a week now!) I'll be designated in the non-active member category by…

The Alliance for Massage Therapy Education is very happy to announce the launch of our new CONTINUING EDUCATION RESOURCE DIRECTORY, found on the Alliance website. It's designed to be the go-to place for massage therapists and bodyworkers to find the continuing education opportunities that meet their specific needs. The CE Directory can be accessed from the home page of our website, or by this direct link:…

     Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) affects over 75 million people worldwide.  Unfortunately, it's rarely treated in a timely fashion.  Many people will ignore the pain and discomfort until they can no longer use their arms and hands, at which point they will see their doctor and head down surgery lane.  But what you may not know is that if caught early enough, there are simple, non-invasive treatments such as massage therapy, stretching, and posture correction that can reverse the affects of…

     Reiki (pronounced Ray-Kee) is a Japanese technique used for stress reduction and relaxation that also promotes healing. It is administered by "laying on hands" and is based on the idea that an unseen "life force energy" flows through us and is what causes us to be alive. If one's "life force energy" is low, then we are more likely to get sick or feel stress, and if it is high, we are more capable of being happy and healthy.

     Dr. Mikao Usui is the founder of the Reiki…

Why you lose it

One of…

This is my third year of doing an annual report on the financial status of the major non-profit organizations of the massage therapy profession. I am not an accountant or a financial expert. This information was taken directly from FORM 990, the Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax, which is published on Guidestar.

COMTA is the Commission…

I was at the annual reunion of my mother’s family today. Any Sunday afternoon in the South, when you drive by a church fellowship hall or community clubhouse and you see cars in the parking lot, you can almost take it to the bank that a family reunion is going on. Just stop on in. The chances are really…