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You may be doing a fine job of managing your spa or massage practice team, but are you providing them with the leadership to truly help you move your business to the next level? If you find them depending on you for direction all the...

Massage therapy continues to find its way into new areas to treat both physical and mental health conditions.   In this post, we look at some of the new areas of massage therapy treatment and research studies reported round the Web...

With its fleshy and thorny leaves, many believe the Aloe Vera is a cactus.  But Aloe Vera is actually a member of the Lily family. Like other succulents, its stays moist by closing its pores to prevent moisture loss. Slice open the lower part of the...

I am Massage Therapy because I am a massage therapist.  Each of us makes up what massage therapy is.  This is vital to remember when trying to figure out what the “Brand of Massage Therapy” looks like...

Even if you don’t live in the far north, winter anywhere can wreak havoc on your skin. The worst winter weather offender is lack of humidity in the air outside. Dry air draws moisture from skin causing dryness and flakiness. Cranking up the central...

You Can Negotiate Anything is the title of a self-help book written by Herb Cohen that was published in 1982 and was on the New York Times Best Seller list for nearly a year.  As a practicing negotiator with three decades of negotiation to his...

There’s a lot more to lemongrass oil than its delightful lemony scent.  Distilled from the lemongrass, a plant that is a distant cousin of the lemon and grows in tropical climates, lemongrass oil is a source of many essential vitamins such as...

Some people start taking care of their skin only when something goes wrong, or after they see the first signs of aging. Others, however, begin that process early on, so when their skin begins to age, they don’t even need to fight back....

We’re big believers in retinol. I might even say it’s the magical ingredient which can make your skin young and bright again, that you’ve been looking for so long....

It doesn’t matter what kind of climate you live in, whether it’s generally warm or cold or offers four distinct seasons, the environment has an impact on your skin. And there’s no question that the number one culprit of skin aging is the sun...

Love almonds? Many people do and they should since almonds are one of the superfoods that are rich in nutrients. Almonds help regulate cholesterol and are a rich source of calcium, magnesium, vitamins E, D and B and, dietary fibers...