Author: Julie Onofrio
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WA State Massage Schools
To become a massage therapist in WA State, you have to attend a massage school that is approved by the WA State Board of Massage. Here is the list of approved schools. It includes the schools that are in the state of WA and schools in other states that are approved schools. Here are some…
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Intraoral massage
Intraoral massage is a type of massage that works inside the mouth to work with cases of TMJ, other jaw pain and disorders. Hawaii Massage Board — ruling that intraoral massage does fall under the definition of massage. Nov 2, 2016 board meeting notes. (PDF) WA State – Requires 16 hour CE class to be…
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Pennsylvania Massage Schools
As a prospective student please be sure to ask each school you are looking into what is their pass/fail rates for the last 2 years. It is required in PA that massage schools require this. See § 20.12. Information that must be provided to prospective students. While this does not guarantee the quality of the education, it…
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Metaphysics, magical thinking, and beliefs
Many people drawn to the massage profession also come from beliefs in metaphysics and magical thinking. Metaphysics asks the questions: “what is it?”, “why is it?”, and “how do we understand it?”. Metaphysics is difficult to define. The simplest definition is: metaphysics is a set of views about the nature of the world taken as a…
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Being Skeptical in the Massage profession
The definition of a skeptic is someone who thinks about and question things. Many definitions will include the word doubt…people who doubt things. People will say “I am skeptical or I am doubtful” about that. Skepticism goes beyond doubt and requires that you understand Science and understand pseudoscience and critical thinking. The scientific method is…