Through July 15, ABMP members will receive a discount on Bodywork for Liberation’s online course "Foundations of Transformational Bodywork" with ABMP member and somatic massage expert Jonathan Grassi. Grassi is the subject of the documentary Touched: A Massage Story, which was recently featured on the ABMP CE Social Movie Night.

ABMP Senior Editor Karrie Osborn reflects on her fascination with fascia, born out of Jean-Claude Guimberteau's revolutionary photographs of living fascia in his book Architecture of Human Living Fascia.

A new survey set out to examine participants’ attitudes and views toward cannabis-based medicine (CBM) and its potential role for pain management.

Join us Tuesday, June 22, 2021, in our virtual movie theater to watch the 30-minute documentary film Touched: A Massage Story, featuring ABMP member Jonathan Grassi.

The National Conference for Reflexology & Bodywork Practitioners has been rescheduled for scheduled for October 1–3, 2021, at the Maritime Conference Center in Baltimore, Maryland. Registration is $425 at www.nationalreflexologyconference.com, and you can view the flyer here. There are virtual attendance options as well.

With the combination of many COVID-19 restrictions being lifted and the weather becoming warmer, clients are more likely to be participating in activities that may result in needing some extra care. June’s CE highlights will help you be prepared for your clients’ extra needs as well as your own!

ABMP has added two new CE courses for massage therapists and bodyworkers to the ABMP Education Center (www.abmp.com/learn). These courses are included with ABMP Professional memberships, or available for purchase for nonmembers.

As life begins to take on phases of normalcy, it’s also picking up speed—plans to make, things to do, people to see. When you do have a few minutes to slow down, there are some really good reads from the last few issues of Massage & Bodywork that we don’t want you to miss.

Massage Heights, the franchise known for its resort-quality massage, skin care and wellness services, is under new leadership. Effective now, Susan Boresow will serve as the company’s new President and CEO.

When you’re ready to return to your passion, a Massage Envy franchised location is ready for you, with brand standards around comprehensive sanitizing and disinfecting, and enhanced safety measures and training.