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Tea Time: Three ways to incorporate the benefits of Tea in the treatment room
Unless you live and work under a rock, you probably already know about the health benefits of Green tea. (If not, Google it). This has been a wellness topic for decades that has recently seen a new surge of interest....
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Make Sugar a Key Ingredient in Spa and Massage Practice Exfoliating Skin Treatments
A spoonful of sugar not only “helps the medicine go down,” as Mary Poppins (aka Julie Andrews) reminded up in the popular 1964 movie, it can do wonders for your skin...
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Build client self-awareness into your spa or massage practice sessions
Being an active participant in your client’s wellness, doesn’t stop when clients leave your spa or massage practice at the end of a session...
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Kukui Nut Oil is a Hawaiian treasure that is sure to delight spa and massage clients
Spa and massage clients will be saying ‘aloha’ to healthy skin with Kukui Nut Oil. The oil, which is pressed from the seeds of the Kukui Nut Tree, Hawaii’s official state tree, has been used by native Hawaiians for hundreds of years...
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Specialize Your Practice, Expand Your Life
I experienced three serendipitous occurrences this week that once again reminded me why I am so grateful to be a massage therapist...
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If anything can be healed with Saltwater, here are three ways to provide it
“Anything can be healed with saltwater- sweat, tears, or the sea.” This is a quote that is trending very strong right now. It is also my 2015 mantra. If you follow my blog at all, you may already know that every year I pick a phrase and/ or word that guides me in my personal and profession journey for the year...
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Harness the power of pecan oil for spa treatments and massage
When they say good things come in small packages, they must have had the pecan in mind. As one of the most popular and beneficial of nuts, pecans are considered heart-friendly because of their effectiveness in lowering cholesterol levels...
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Follow your heart but take your head with you – 6 ways to accomplish Informed Touch
When I attend a professional conference I generally go to acquire new skills to add to my toolbox. At this year’s AMTA convention I chose to invest in learning about what I need to seriously access before performing those skills...
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Get your spa and massage practice clients ready for the cold with cocoa-butter
While the change in temperature affects what we put over our bodies to keep warm, it also changes the types of treatments and products you use on clients at your spa and massage practice to keep moisture in. If there’s one moisturizing ingredient sure to please; it’s cocoa butter...
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Fire and Ice: Utilizing Thermal Therapies in Your Practice
Many massage therapy practices and spas offer a variety of hydrotherapy or thermal therapy options. The most utilized techniques include warm water baths, saunas, body wraps, steam baths, hot packs, and hot stone massage...
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What makes almond oil essential for your spa or massage practice
Are almonds misunderstood? They may very well be. As far as I can tell, most people think of them as nuts, but in fact they are a fruit – that is, they are the seed of a fruit that grows on almond trees. One thing is not misunderstood...
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Five Things Every Massage Therapist Should Check
Evaluate your professional development. I just got back from the World Massage Festival and as usual I am humbled by the generosity of practitioners who have focused on and mastered an approach...
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