Our Person of the Month for this issue is Mike Hinkle, LMT founder of the World Massage Festival. He shares with our…

How can a therapist be “too structural”?

I had abandoned the Buffalo Bills a few weeks back. Too many losses got boring to write about. But, they are back; two wins in a row. Plugging it out can pay off.

Plugging it out, as a body worker, can pay similar dividends. You may have different approaches or philosophies on how to best create change, but putting in the work is essential. I’ve mentioned frequently here on

my blog, and elsewhere, that there are many excellent…

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So I decided I might as well start a blog so people...... professional people in my field can me a honest...brutly honest thought on my views.....

Here i go......

So i just moved back to louisiana and i am ready to find new skills, new client's new lifes to touch....

I was in for a big shocker to how well individuals in louisiana fealt towards massage compared to californiaians....

i went from making…

For those therapists who work dry:

At each seminar I teach, I bring along my chalk ball. A therapist told me about this a few years ago and I think it has been one of the biggest assets to me as a therapist in quite a long time.

Early on in each class, I mention the chalk ball and I see mostly uninterested faces. I invite students to give it a try, but most stay away. But one by one, each one gives it a try, finally the most

reluctant giving in.…

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1.Hot & cold massage stone ,hot rocks ,chakra stones : Our black hot stone can be sawn cut +polished ,also be natural shape .The materials can be black basalt ,blue pearl granite ,marble ,jade or…

I just finished teaching a Foundations in Myofascial Release I in Hershey, PA this past weekend. As I interacted with many of the therapists who attended it became clear to me that Myofascial Release,

as it is often taught, blends so much esoteric material into the

coursework that the basics are often lost. I repeatedly heard that they

just did not understand how to…