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December 2009 Blog Posts (46)

My first Yoga class...........

I had been planning on going to a yoga class for some time now, because the last time I went to a massage therapist, she had told me yoga would be good for me, very relaxing, etc. So, I found a yoga class at my gym last night. Of course, I went in early because I like to work up a sweat when I work out and this yoga stuff is for sissies. No way would I work up a sweat or really get a workout. It's just a bunch of stretching and breathing mammo jammo, right?

So, I did a little cardio… Continue

Added by Last Minute Massage on December 3, 2009 at 8:30am — No Comments

Angel Message for Today- Happiness

Angel Message for Today

The message for today comes from the Angel of Happiness-“Open your heart and let in the sunshine!"

Click Here for another Inspirational Message from the Angels.…

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Added by Glenyss Bourne on December 2, 2009 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Acupressure Points on the Feet

In one of my last posts I talked about the benefits of the acupressure point KI 1, which is located on the bottom of the foot. In that post I mentioned it has the function of helping with insomnia, and just yesterday I was able to help someone who has difficulty sleeping. Within minutes of starting the massage at KI 1 the client was asleep, WOW, what a surprise to both of us. Even after 11 years of doing this work I am still amazed at how fast points work.

As part of a series of… Continue

Added by Jim Spears on December 2, 2009 at 10:23am — No Comments

Best Practices in Using an Automated Competency Management System

One of the benefits I've had of using Twitter over the past year+ has come in connections and awareness of what others are doing. Since much of requirements in massage regulation and training are supposed to be about competency, I have, over the years, become interested in how that works in areas in which return on investment (ROI) is considered to be critical.

So it caught my eye today when a noticed flowed by that the 2nd of the three part series of articles on best practices in… Continue

Added by Keith Eric Grant on December 1, 2009 at 5:06pm — No Comments

Angel Message for Today- Archangel Uriel

Angel Message for Today

The message for today comes from Archangel Uriel. Archangel Uriel is the Light of God, he guides and protects us on our earthly journey

"Many of you who live on Earth at this time have lost the knowledge of yourself as an immortal Spirit in human form; and you are enmeshed in the material world with all it's… Continue

Added by Glenyss Bourne on December 1, 2009 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Growing Pains

Massage is my second career, one that I only adopted ten years ago. Some of my fellow bloggers here were doing massage when I was still in high school. They’ve witnessed a lot of changes. As we move toward the New Year, I am reflecting on what has happened in the past decade, and I feel pretty certain that it’s been both the most productive and the most tumultuous time our profession has seen so far.

Rick Rosen, Executive Director of the recently formed Alliance for Massage Therapy… Continue

Added by Laura Allen on December 1, 2009 at 5:04am — No Comments