If you have iffy shoulders, elbow or thumbs, then try short stroke massage. Yep, I made up the name “short stroke massage”. Think of it as a strategy. Basically, you’re going to cover less distance in a stroke—a lot less distance. WTF, Mark, that’s going to be the choppiest massage ever! Not after you make [...]
I built my practice on massage for pain relief. You can, too. And you don’t need to shell out thousands of dollars to learn how to do it. Why? Because on some level with every massage you do now, you’re already doing pain relief massage. You can make pain relief massage your signature massage by [...]
Here’s a list of reasons why I never reached the massage income level I wanted in the past: some clients left, I had to move my office, my website was broken, I didn’t have money to advertise, I’m not good at selling my services, family took up more time than I thought, my shoes were [...]
Is there a bad body-mechanics position when doing massage? I used to think so. But the answer to me now is more nuanced. Instead of “good” and “bad” or “correct” and “incorrect”, I view body mechanics positions as “short term” and “long term” positions. A “short term” body position will cause you pain sooner than [...]
