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Also find me on Twitter @RChazzChute.

My God, it's fun. And by "God" I mean, of course, Zeus. You know what's fascinating? I follow a bunch of celebrities and it's always interesting to see who they follow. For instance, Stephen Hawking and Richard Dawkins? Both crazy Weird Al Yankovic fans. Who knew?

Anybody in Victoria BC on June 24 can see me rocking the open mic at the Canwrite wrier's conference. I'll be reading a short story and drinking my second beer.

Also, for the writers among us (I know there are a bunch here) see my new (funny funny funny) post at http://ning.it/btkpbV

A common aftermath of body work in general can be redness and itching of the skin. I have seen this especially evident in the trunk and ribcage area and can sometimes be rather pronounced. I was taught

that this was a reaction to histamine released from the cells, creating

an itching sensation. What have you been taught? Also, why does it seem

more evident in the trunk vs other parts of the body?

I have a few good theories that I will share, but I invite…

I reported in my May 5 blog that COMTA volunteer of more than ten years, John Goss, had been removed from his position, during a meeting

he was unable to attend. That led to my reporting a personal experience I

had with the organization; I heard through the grapevine that the

officers were upset that I had given them negative publicity. I don’t

owe…

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A couple of months ago my Aikido Sensei gave a lecture on Beginner’s Mind. He had his own story to tell, and that’s always nice to see him share with us. It almost makes him mortal ;)

His story struck a chord with me; it stuck with me long enough so that I could create my own story, or tale of woe. ;) Here’s my two cents worth:

There is a…

There have recently been some threads on facebook and other forums that question whether massage therapy research is needed and one of the opinions that spring from them is along the following:

"I don't need research because I see results in my practice. My work, my intuition and the education I have received is enough".

I can relate to this to some extent. In fact, I could nearly say that at one stage it would be very easy for me to slip into this mode of thinking. Most of us…

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I can give all massage therapists a great rate on oils.

Thanks

Robin Tatum

Missed Appointment Opportunities can cost you $10,000 a year!



According to industry statistics, the average one-hour massage is $65. If you only lost three appointment opportunities a week (no appointments scheduled/no shows/cancellations), you would stand to lose over $10,000 a year!



Simple…

This one is going to be a long post since I'm trying to figure some things out and I'm just using this as a tool to do so. Hopefully some people will jump in with some information that might provide some enlightenment or education or even more questions (I'd actually also like to know if I'm not alone in my confusion!)

I'll start off by addressing what I call the FEP. What's the FEP? Well, it's my own acronym and it refers to the Famous Evidence Pyramid. Yep, I think…

Going Beyond Massage

An interview…

PA/NJ/DE/FL Therapeutic Out-Call Massage

In Your Hotel Or Home





Welcome to massage therapy out-call service that specializes in out-call massage in the Philadelphia and surrounding areas. My name Sophie , licensed massage therapist since 2OO1.



I am a graduate of the Florida Health Academy of Massage and Skin Care Of in Naples Florida and have been providing professional out-call massage for nearly a decade. My service…

It stinks to be in pain. I should know. I have had all sorts of chronic back pain, foot pain, hip, wrist and finger pain. There are only so many Advil one can take in a day and even that does not always seem to work. For some, living with the pain just becomes part of life, and with that, the body adjusts itself to accommodate the compensation... this of course, just exacerbates the pain, and makes a new thing hurt somewhere else. In my…

I am very sad to share with you the news of Giovanni DeDomenico's passing. I only heard of this recently, so my apologies for the late posting. I worked, as Elsevier Editor, with Dr. DeDomenico on the 5th and most recent edition of Beard's Massage. "Gion", as he asked us to call him, was extremely dedicated in his work and seemed to really enjoy the collaboration with his colleagues who contributed to the 5th edition. I remember his business e-mails to me always including something that…