I’m going to scare you. Ready? Massage injury (or any injury that prevents you from doing massage). If you can’t work, you don’t get paid, right? The good news is that unless you really hurt yourself, like a broken arm, you can work through most injuries without worsening the injury or developing a compensatory injury. [...]
Fall and catch massage sounds very judo-y. But I promise that you won’t have to make your client tap out. Fall and catch massage is a way to do massage without squeezing and pressing a client’s muscles with all your might. Instead you “fall” into the client, and the client’s body “catches” you. Your body [...]
Understanding failure can lead to more massage money. I bet you think I’m talking about lessons learned from failing. I’m not. I’m talking about something more nuanced. Here’s what I mean. You’ve failed at something. I’ve failed. We’ve all failed. After the failure our brains add the current failure onto a list of failures. Nice [...]
Want to be able to do more massages and not be in pain? Then ask: Why am I doing this? Wait, not: Why am I doing massage? I’m talking about these “why(s)”: Why am I doing a particular technique every massage? Why am I using my palms to effleurage? Why do I use my thumbs [...]
