Last Minute Massage Blog

Are you like me, and most people in the world, which continuously have a tight neck or shoulders? The upper body gets more abuse than you think. Especially now days, with so much work being done behind the computers and our bodies sitting in “un-posturized” areas for an extended amount of time. Well, we have [...]

Stayinng positive or having apositive attitude during these times can be a difficuult thing to do.  I know sometimes I have a hard time getting up on the right side of the bed.  That’s when you have to close your eyes, take a deep breath and think positive.  Here’s a little poem I found written by [...]

Our lives are so super busy these days, with constant office meetings, kids soccer practices, spring breaks, school work, deadlines…aaaaaaaaaaahhh!!!  I know you know what I’m talking baout.  Anyhow, we still need to take time to relax, even if it’s for short time.  I found a blog that I wanted to share with you that [...]

Along with a foot massage, I love a good hand massage, too.   The hand has tons and tons of pressure points and reflexology spots that balance others in other parts of your body.   In general terms the benefits of reflexology have to do with the reduction of stress. Because the feet and hands help [...]

Most of us love foot massages and I know I personally can’t get enough of them.  so I thought I’d help those of you out, who want to help others out, by enlightening you on prper technique for a foot massage.  Firts, the giver sits at the feet of the face up reclining receiver.  For best results, [...]

So, I’ve learned by now that there are many different ways to massage.  Whether is with bamboo, essential oils or a therapists hands.  There are numberous ways to massage.  There is, however, one form of massaging that I haven’t researched (well, I’m positive there are way more than just one way of masasge that I haven’t [...]

TAKE TIME!  Give yourself planty of time before your massage so you can relax thoroughly in a warming, soothing environment.  Warm muscles benefit most from receiving bodywork.  SHOWER!  A warm shower, just before you get a massage washes away any salts, menerals or chemicals that could clog pores when mixed with the massage oil that [...]

“Choosing the right massage school is probably the most important decision you’ll make in your massage career. There is a wide-range of massage therapy courses offered throughout the United States, but some are better than others. Read the fine print. Find out what they offer, what accreditations they carry, and what they’re philosophies are when [...]

This is the second part of a series of blogs that is going to involve how to massage a person with different skin conditions and disablitlities.  Coming in contact with different skin  conditions and disabilities happens to a masage therapist frequently.  Each type of  condition and patient is different and each should be handled with care differently. Psoriaisis [...]

This is the first part of a series of blogs that is going to involve how to massage a person with different skin conditions and disablitlities.  Coming in contact with different skin  conditions and disabilities happens to a masage therapist on a  frequent basis.  Each type of  condition and patient is different and each should be [...]