The first time I truly realised that I had a toxic working life was when I changed opticians in December 2016. It was a perfectly simple and innocent question, “What are your hobbies?” But I froze up. I felt my heart rate quicken, my mouth go dry, palms go clammy and...
Could Reiki be helping or harming your massage business? Most often, when people talk about energy in massage, it is assumed that you are talking about Reiki or other similar healing practices. Despite Reiki having no religious connotations, some clients may find the...
Working from a fixed position could be ruining your massage. I’ve been a massage therapist for more years than I care to admit but I still remember a lot of my core teachings. I sincerely hope that some of the things I originally learned are no longer being...
Are you breathing? How often do you begin a massage treatment by asking your client to take three deep breaths? How often do you breathe with them? Do you continue that deep breathing throughout your massage? The first time I noticed that massage...
I’m not going to lie; the first time I experienced a chest massage I was pretty shocked. Whilst holidaying in Morocco I booked a full body massage, that turned out to be the first actual full body massage I had ever had. During all my extensive massage training, I had...
