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Hi all, This is my first Blog on the mbp site, I want to invite all of you to attend a four day seminar at the above date. The seminar will be taught by Aaron Mattes, creator of Active Isolated Stretching. It will be a four day class encompassing Upper and lower body Active Isolated stretching and strengthening. The course is 32 CEU's Seminar%20Flyer%202011.pdf. Please feel free to…

Well, here we are preparing for the Holidays. Whether you observe the Holidays or not the fact remains IT IS COLD OUTSIDE. I really enjoy this time of the year, the leaves change and fall, the snow falls and you feel a slight chill in the air, the only thing I'm not a fan of is the sloppy weather and reckless drivers or better yet the unskilled driver.



As we prepare for the season you notice that you have drier skin, your lips begin to chap, your muscles are tighter than…

Just wanted you to know that I will be holding affordable AMTA and NCBTMB CE classes in Lancaster County and surrounding areas beginning in the spring of 2011.  Please visit my website at www.mypeacefultouch.com for more information on my business, "Integrative Touch for Health and Wellness"!  Would love to see you there!

Lin Roussel, BA, LPN, NCTM, CWC

Today is the beginning of a New Year, and I always view that as an opportunity for a fresh start. I’ve heard from a lot of therapists this year who are struggling in their practice. Most of them blame it on the economy. Yes, the economy has been bad….in my rural North Carolina county, we have the second highest unemployment rate in the state. I live in a small town of 4000 people, and the entire population of our county, which is the largest area-wise in NC, is about 60,000. There are…

Feel Like a Number - In praise of Leonard Courtney.

Today we honor this man, Leonard Courtney. Who dat you say? He is the alleged source of the following…

Good day to all massage professionals, I wish to send everyone blessings on this new 2011 year that is right around the corner. May you all be blessed with so many wonderful spirits! I am blessed by all of you who are on my Massage people I know, and those who share the joy of body work with all of us.…

Hello All

looking for some info...would love your input

online booking....does anyone use this type of service and/or have you heard  of a good one..thanks for your help

happy holidays

Rick Rosen, Executive Director of the Alliance for Massage Therapy Education was recently selected as one of the Top 10 People in Integrative Medicine / Integrative Health Care by The Integrator Blog. Published and edited by John Weeks, Executive Director of ACCAHC - the Academic Consortium for Complementary and…

http://www.worldmassagefestival.com/2011/christmas.html

Be Santa - It's that time of year.

My 10-year-old son is at the stage where his concern over Santa Claus’ existence is reaching a boiling point. He knows what he hears in school, but he also knows what he wants to believe. When he asked me about the jolly old elf, I...

The Myofascial Release that I practice and teach has great benefit for post-mastectomy/lumpectomy pain, tightness, and limitation of motion. Post-surgical scarring, both external and internal, can create tremendous pressure and tightness on the chest wall, but can also…

A bill to be entitled



An act relating to massage therapy; amending s. 480.041, F.S.; authorizing the Board of Massage Therapy to issue temporary permits to applicants who meet certain qualifications to practice massage therapy; providing for the expiration of temporary permits; providing limitations; amending s. 480.044, F.S.; providing for a temporary permit fee; providing an effective date.



Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:



Section 1.…

Mine are Erik Dalton and Art Riggs, love their Passion for this field and it comes across in all they do  :)

Recently I attended a CPR / First Aid course - the first I've attended in many years.  Over the two days the instructor put us in unfamiliar mock emergency situations to test our response.  We addressed anaphylaxis,…

Hi Folks,

I'm in the process of launching on-line classes, one on the topic of back pain in horses

and the other on helping dogs with hip problems (pain and or weakness).

These are intended primarily for lay folks who love their animals,

but may be of interest to many of you professionals as well.

They will be available in February, and with a "public pre-launch special" during January from my website.

But if you'd like to get the deal I'm offering…

Transparency, when defined in the context of non-profit organizations and public boards, implies that said organizations are accountable to those they represent, that meetings and communications are open, that full financial disclosures are made public, and that all business practices are an open book. It’s an ethical obligation.

I’ve recently posted on my blog my second annual series of reports on the financial health of the non-profit organizations…

We face so much sadness today. Take a moment, breathe and laugh!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIA1VS2bDa4