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ABMP Podcasts for Massage Therapists & Bodyworkers

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Exploring the issues and challenges unique to the massage and bodywork community.

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The Ayurvedic approach to exercise suggests nasal breathing instead of mouth breathing during exercise to replace exercise stress with a chemistry of composure and calm. 

A spending freeze can help reorganize and add intention to business finances. Allissa talks through the steps to customize a spending freeze for your business.

 

A client has hereditary hemochromatosis, which has affected their hip and toes. Oh, and there’s this tiny little issue about having recent strokes. Is bodywork even possible in this situation? 

 

Migraines wreak havoc. Maybe we could be more helpful if we could massage the brain. Understanding what we have learned about migraines is a helpful trick. 

In this episode of Business or Pressure, Allissa talks through a few smart money moves for a strong financial foundation.

Admitting that you don’t know can be one of your biggest strengths as a therapist. How does tenacity, curiosity and confidence play a role as a massage therapist?

Clients come to us with ingrained patterns and habits. In order to create that change, we support them by identifying the pattern(s) and educating them on more effective and efficient movement patterns.

Is a separate phone number for your business necessary? In this episode of Business or Pressure, Allissa Haines talks through the factors for making that decision and the options available.

A 60-ish year-old client with a history of surgery for aortic aneurysm insists—INSISTS—that his 21-year-old massage therapist work with him, in spite of his new onset severe leg pain. What are the practitioner’s options in this literally life-or-death scenario?

Every wonder why some people seem to be able to brush off massive blows and some seem to feel all the feels? There are pros and cons in both scenarios, just like in the tissues of our body.

We can’t always count on referrals from local medical providers, even when their work overlaps ours.

Join Kristin Coverly as she asks four leaders in the bodywork field, “What daily habit do you have that sets you up for success?”