Scheduling! Such a tricky structure and boundary issue for a massage business. Should we work as much as possible to maximize our client numbers or tighten down that schedule and miss out on some clients?

As reported in the Daily Camera, ABMP member Jonathan Grassi of Lafayette, Colorado, took third place in the 2018 World Massage Championship in Denmark.

An interview with Nathan Nordstrom, BCTMB, director of massage therapy training at Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spa.

ABMP’s insurance carrier has seen an increase in claims from massage tables collapsing or malfunctioning while a client is on the table.

The newest issue of Body Sense magazine, ABMP’s digital magazine for health-conscious consumers, is now available at www.bodysensemagazinedigital.com.

First things first. The last thing a client should be doing during a massage session is worrying.

In recent years, the wellness industry has been growing more rapidly than ever. At the same time, the focus of spas has shifted from beauty to overall transformative well-being, creating a new set of tendencies that will be driving the spa world in 2019.

ABMP’s Government Relations Director Laura Embleton has had a busy December! Follow along as she details her month-long travels and prepares to represent ABMP into the new year. 

ABMP is excited to announce the acquisition of the World Massage Conference Vault, featuring more than 400 on-demand continuing education classes for massage therapists and bodyworkers. Now, ABMP Certified members will have access to more than 600 on-demand CE courses—the most online massage and bodywork CE in the world! These courses are now available to ABMP Certified members. 

2018 was another wonderful year for continuing education at ABMP! New video-based courses were added to the library covering a wide range of topics, including myofascial techniques, techniques for specific conditions, pathology, marketing, ethics, ayurveda, ashiatsu, and more.