Ethics

Massage Ethics Classes

Posted by Julie Onofrio on August 19, 2009 at 8:48 pm

Massage Ethics Classes are often a required part of  massage licensing renewal.   They are also a part of renewing your National Certification through the NCBTMB if you are required to have that.
Ethics classes used to seem like the most boring part of being a massage therapist but studying ethics now seems like the only thing [...]

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Emotions and Massage

Posted by Julie Onofrio on July 23, 2009 at 6:26 pm

It is fairly common knowledge that emotions are a part of bodywork and massage -isnt’ it?  I was once again shocked by the massage therapists on indeed.com who had never heard that the two were related.  Feelings are all in the body which is why there is so much focus on ethics, boundaries and learning [...]

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Massage Ethics

Posted by Julie Onofrio on July 5, 2009 at 3:35 pm

Massage Ethics are really what building a massage business or being a massage therapist is really all about.  To have a successful and rewarding (both financially, emotionally, mentally and spiritually) studying ethics and learning more about yourself and your values can help you in doing just that.
Many professional associations have a so called “Code of [...]

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Self care for massage therapists

Posted by Julie Onofrio on July 3, 2008 at 2:22 am

When you learn about self care in massage school or read current articles on self care for massage professionals they teach proper body mechanics, proper posture, eat right, exercise, meditate or do some type of movement and of course getting regular massage to help stay grounded.  While these things can help, they are really just [...]

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Transference for Massage Therapists

Posted by Julie Onofrio on July 1, 2008 at 9:21 am

Transference is one of the most important concepts to understand for a massage therapist but the least understood and talked about. It is usually covered in a few hour workshop in massage school. Transference is a very complex phenomenon that comes from the psychology profession. The reason that it is so important [...]

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