As you know, working the buttock muscles with your thumbs is oh so tiring. Use of elbows in this region is definitely best. Considering the gluteal muscles are the largest in the body they hold a lot of tension and can be the source of much referred pain all throughout the body, emotions also get [...]

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Spinal cord injuries can cause a bruise, hemorrhage or laceration in the spinal cord. There is often concern about using bodywork under these sorts of circumstances. These damages can result in short- and long-term motor and sensory disability. You certainly want to be clear with the client and with their physician about any contraindications.
The [...]

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Each Meridian has been assigned the name of an organ. This can get confusing because, for example, the lung meridian lies along the arm, and the liver meridian lies along the leg. The name assigned to a meridian refers not to the meridian’s external location on the body but to the functional influence of the [...]

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India has the second fastest growing economy in the world. It has it’s claim to fame being the birth place of certain technologies, to lots of bodywork modalities, and also to meditation. Om Mani Padme Hum is one of the mantra that originated in India and from the Sanskrit language. It is widely used [...]

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Preparing your mind for your sessions is something we all do differently. Some bodyworkers don’t do it at all. I am confident in saying that these bodywork sessions tend to be the ones that aren’t delivering the most healing attributes. There are many forms of meditation and I encourage each one of you to find [...]

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Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) affects as many as 10 percent of Americans. Bodywork is one of the favored approaches to dealing with the sleep deprivation that can go along with RLS, it is considered a central nervous system disorder which often interferes with falling asleep. Their lower limbs have irritating sensations like creeping, crawling, burning. [...]

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I tried accepting insurance at my practice years ago and decided it wasn’t worth the hassle for me. The insurance agencies took forever to send the check and there was always a ton of red tape. I decided the easiest thing for me to do was to work part time at a chiropractic office that [...]

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Some statistics say that at least one in three women and one in twelve men has been sexually abused. Because so many people have experienced sexual abuse, you probably cannot avoid working with someone who has, it is a good idea to be educated about how to work with such clients. If your client [...]

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Continuing your education is the most important thing you can do for your business. I think that going to massage school doesn’t do much more for you than give you the ability to practice. If you want to really be good and make a difference, continuing your education is vital. There are so many classes [...]

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Amma? What the heck is amma? That’s what I said when I first heard this word. Amma gonna kick some butt! No, but really amma is a traditional Japanese massage, dating back over 4500 years! It is used here also in the United States as an effective contemporary style of massage.
This massage takes about 60 [...]

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