Being grateful everyday helps you and your spa or massage practice thrive

Being grateful everyday helps you and your spa or massage practice thrive

Thanksgiving is the time many take time to reflect on the things in life they are most grateful for.  But being grateful or living a more grateful life isn’t something to reserve for one day of the year. In fact being grateful and conveying that feeling to friends...

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Getting Down to Essentials: Orange Essential Oil

With its fresh tangy aroma and healthful properties, orange essential oil has been popular for thousands of years. In “13 Outstanding Benefits of Orange Essential Oil,” Marnie Clark, writes that “The people of China, India, the Middle East, and...

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Take good care of the skin around your eyes

Not all of your skin is created equally and that particularly applies to skin under your eyes. The skin under your eyes is as much as ten times thinner than skin on the rest of your body. Skin under the eyes also is extremely sensitive. With all the...

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Scars as Storytellers: Scar Massage and Treatments

Every scar tells a story.  It’s important we ask about that story.  It could be from a surgery a client neglected to list, an injury that they forgot they experienced, or an actual contributor to dysfunction. In my time working in an Occupational Therapy...

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5 Reasons You Should Increase Your Water Intake ASAP

5 Reasons You Should Increase Your Water Intake ASAP

We​ ​all​ ​know​ ​that​ ​most​ ​of​ ​our​ ​body​ ​consists​ ​of​ ​water,​ ​we​ ​are​ ​familiar​ ​with​ ​the​ ​benefits​ ​of​ ​drinking plenty​ ​of​ ​it,​ ​and​ ​it’s​ ​one​ ​of​ ​the​ ​first​ ​changes​ ​people​ ​make​ ​when​ ​looking​ ​to​ ​improve​ ​their​ ​overall health.​ ​And​ ​yet​ ​we​ ​rarely​ ​do​ ​something​ ​to​ ​increase​ ​our​ ​water​ ​intake.

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Breakthroughs in massage therapy research

Breakthroughs in massage therapy research

Endometriosis is a condition in which the inner lining of the uterus starts to grow outside the uterus. Among women suffering from endometriosis, the pain during menstruation can be very intense.  In 2010, the Iran Journal of Nursing and Midwifery...

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Demand for skin lightening products is growing

Demand for skin lightening products is growing

Are any of your clients looking for skin lightening treatments?  The global market for skin lightening products is on the rise. Global Industry Analysts projects the market in the U.S. alone will reach $31 billion by 2024. While there is a growing...

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How to turn “no’s” into “yes’s” when upselling and cross-selling to clients

How to turn “no’s” into “yes’s” when upselling and cross-selling to clients

Do you feel uncomfortable trying to convince a client to agree to try another treatment or purchase an at-home product that you know will benefit them? Maybe you are afraid you will come across as too pushy. Possibly you dread the rejection...

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Seeing the Big Picture

Seeing the Big Picture

The other day I was at a friend’s house hanging out and catching up.  We were talking about life and death and the space in between. That morning I had visited Sister Maureen, a dear friend and mentor, who is nearing the end of her life. Sitting with...

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7 tips for good skin care while you’re traveling

If you are feeling stressed out, you just might want to pack your bags and head out of town.  A study conducted by the Global Commission on Aging, the Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies and the United States Travel Association found...

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How to stop managing your team and start leading

How to stop managing your team and start leading

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...

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Breakthroughs in massage therapy research

Breakthroughs in massage therapy research

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...

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