As a massage professional one of the easiest things you can do to build your massage business is to get regular massages.

How is that possible?

Getting regular massages can support you in so many ways.

First it really helps you to be physically, mentally and spiritually present with your self which is really important in this profession. Clients can tell when you are only half there for their massage.

Getting regular massage yourself helps you understand what you are doing to people on a regular basis. I have learned more about massage from getting massages than any class could really teach.
You are hoping/expecting that people will be regular clients. It helps to experience what you are asking of others. While trading for massage is good for your body, paying for regular massage is good for your self esteem. When you pay for massage, you are saying that you are worth it. It is the same thing you are wanting clients to say to themselves.

I also think it is a good idea to go out there once in awhile and go through the process of looking for a massage therapist either online or the phone book or whatever and go in for an appointment to a total stranger and see how you feel and what you think. Finding a good therapist is often a challenge so you will get a better perspective on what your clients are having to go through.

While it is common for massage therapists to trade massages, I also think it is necessary to go and pay for massage. It really changes the dynamics of the session. It can be all about you without having to give something back.

Would you go to a massage therapist who didn’t believe in getting regular massages themselves?

This entry was posted on Wednesday, January 24th, 2007 at 7:14 pm and is filed under Building Your Practice, Peer Supervision, Starting Your Practice, The Code of the Caretaker. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.