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THE ‘TRUE’ HOLISTIC PRACTICE APPROACH What we’re about to say may sound radical: If you are going to do four professional development courses this year, consider making three of them on business and marketing. Why …

What is seated massage? Chair massage or seated massage describes the type of massage that is performed while the client sits in a massage chair or at a desk headrest unit. No oil is used as …

Massage and wellbeing for good! Feeling inspired to change the world? Are you in the health and wellness sector and want to share your amazing skills for good? Joining Hands wants you to be part …

Are you Rubbing your Clients the Right Way? Do you ever feel like you’re stuck, all alone in your massage room? You’re surrounded by piles of laundry and paperwork and you don’t get a chance …

The Mind-Gut link and the massage therapist’s role in therapy using visceral massage techniques. by Greg Morling Visceral Manipulation has come to prominence in the last three decades in the West mainly due to the …

Massage Me Now is a passionate company dedicated to growing the natural therapies industry, our app is used for booking any type of massage or natural therapy across Australia, an interface that provides clinics, spas, home and …

Ah yes that old chestnut I remember way back when this was a song by Cyndi Lauper but it has so many connotations when it comes to practice. For so many of us as practitioners …

Many mistakenly think of Aromatherapy as a delicate and gentle treatment, but essential oils pack a powerful punch so it’s well worth adding them to your treatment arsenal. Although the term “aromatherapy” only originated in …

Since 2010 when the first market failure surrounding remedial massage therapy services became apparent in NSW, serious therapists have become more vigilant over the standards and criteria they practice in remedial massage clinics nationally. This …

Visceral Massage: the natural detox Greg Morling  Visceral massage has been part of the medicinal cultures in Europe and Asia since pre-recorded times. Indeed, massage of the internal organs has long been a component of …

I know here we go again on this ‘making a plan’ thing. Yep that’s right. I am going to dedicate this article entirely to planning. Why? Because having a plan is in my experience one …

What take home exercises do you give your clients’ to strengthen their lazy gluteal stabilizers? How many people come into the clinic with issues relating to the lateral gluteal muscles? We treat by releasing any …

Starting out in practice – Starting again in practice You know I’ve been in practice now for nearly 21 years and a lot of practitioners say to me well it’s alright for you you now …

For many years, Massage Therapists have seen the amazing results that a regular massage can produce. After several massages, clients generally begin to notice improvements in posture, decreased pain in joints and old injuries becoming …

by Bethany Ward & Larry Koliha Breath is with us from moments after we are born to the moment we leave this earth. The average adult takes about 16 breaths per minute, about 960 breaths …

Manual lymphatic drainage (MLD) was not a subject that I knew anything about when I attended the first class as part of my remedial massage diploma in 2002. Little did I know where it would …

Let’s not sugar coat anything here, you should know that being a massage therapist is physically demanding.  The burn out rate within the industry has been estimated at 50 to 88% within the first 3 …

Well that should be pretty obvious really, you want to create a successful busy practice right? But what does that mean? What does it look like? How will it happen? What does it matter I …