Category: News
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Massage Oils
ELAP recommendations: Massage Equipment and Enviroment: Conditions: Having completed 2.5 hours of instruction on equipment and session environments, the learner is expected to:• Demonstrate knowledge of the key terms and concepts related to massageequipment and session environments, including types of equipment and features,lubricants, supplies, and factors for creating a comfortable, inviting, and safesession space, on…
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National Certification in massage therapy
Background: The National Certification Board in Massage and Bodywork is the organization that has created the Board Certification Exam and Credential in Massage and Bodywork back in the 1990’s. The idea of having a national certification board was initiated by AMTA (American Massage Therapy Association) in 1988. AMTA gave $150,000 and later another $75,000 from…
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My experience with Zentherapy® (Structural Integration offshoot)
In the early 90’s, I was interested in Rolfing and the 10 series sessions idea. I went through the sessions and also went through the Hellerwork 11 session series. I also got just regular massage sessions from someone who was trained in Zentherapy® which is one of the unofficial offshoots of Rolfing created by William…
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Massage Franchises: The Impact on the Profession
After reading an article in Massage and Bodywork called “Massage Franchises – The Impact on the Massage Profession” , I was at first deeply saddened thinking that it might all be true – that the self employed massage therapist was in danger of becoming extinct! (Well that’s what the article said anyways!) To me, being…