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Bridging the Gap; Referring Other CAM Disciplines

March 23, 2012
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Bridging the Gap; Referring Other CAM Disciplines

If you know of something that may help a client, are you inclined to share that information? (I HOPE the answer to this question was YES.) Because the truth is, as a healthcare professional, your client looks to you for advice and direction to not only alleviate symptoms but to provide long term solutions...
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Posted in Acupuncture & Acupressure, Business, Education & Seminars, General Massage, Health & Wellness, Natural Healing & Nutrition, Pain Management, Patient Education, Practice Management | No Comments »

Is Health a De-Valued Commodity?

November 11, 2011
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Is Health a De-Valued Commodity?

I ask you this because I have truly been taking stock of things in my life and the way I manage myself and my health. Upon further consideration, I began to realize that I am not alone in slighting my own needs, and that most Americans value their health by one simple litmus strip;...
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Posted in Business, Chronic / Acute Conditions, Community Service, General Massage, Health & Wellness, Natural Healing & Nutrition, Other Topics, Patient Education, Practice Management, Self care | 3 Comments »

Investing in Your Health

October 24, 2011
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Investing in Your Health

In our practice, my partner and I are often met with an answer of “I wish I could afford to… receive massage more regularly/use essential oils/buy nutritional supplements, etc”. In the past we subscribed to this same mentality in our personal lives and in our business, but we chose to shift our paradigm concerning...
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Tapping in to Clients’ Emotional Brains

December 20, 2010
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Tapping in to Clients’ Emotional Brains

As bodyworkers, we do a lot to manipulate our clients’ musculature into a submissive stress-free state, but what do we offer for their mental and emotional conditions at the time of their session? I am not suggesting that we add psychotherapy to our list of services, but often times if stress is at the...
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Posted in Natural Healing & Nutrition, Oils / Aromatherapy | 2 Comments »

The 3 R’s: Research, Regulation, and Raising Standards

November 2, 2010
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Why would any school wait for regulation to force the issue of raising standards, in the interest of improving the education of students, which in this case could potentially have such effects as raising the credibility and profile of massage therapy in general, not to mention giving their therapists a leg up in their...
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Posted in Business, Education & Seminars, General Massage, Health & Wellness, marketing, Natural Healing & Nutrition, Patient Education, Politics & Government, Research | 1 Comment »

Healer, Schmealer

July 1, 2010
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If we chance to meet, do me a favor and don't tell me you're a healer. It will cause me to choke and you might have to do some healing work right there on the spot.
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Posted in General Massage, Health & Wellness, Natural Healing & Nutrition | 12 Comments »