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Grace and gratitude are hallmarks this time of year, but here at ABMP, these are year-round philosophies. We wanted to take a minute and share some of what we are grateful for as we bring a close to 2021.

Massage therapists and bodyworkers often earn a significant piece of their annual income during the holiday season. Products are certainly ripe for the holiday shopper, but it’s also important to be ready to meet your clients’ needs for gift cards and certificates.

Nataly Del Cid is an ABMP member whose goal is to combine her passions for social work and massage to integrate talk therapy with bodywork therapy and provide a holistic approach to healing for low-income, marginalized community members.

Is your business ready for the holiday season? For small businesses, one of the best ways to kick off the holiday season is by participating in Small Business Saturday, an annual event held the Saturday after Thanksgiving. This year it is November 27.

This Veterans Day, we at ABMP recognize and honor our veterans and their service to our country. In honor of Veterans Day, we’re proud to share this winning Massage is for EveryBody essay from ABMP member Carrie Kopp Adams. Carrie is a military spouse who works with Wounded Warriors, DOD staff, and military service members and their families.

Learn about how Upledger’s CranioSacral training teaches therapists how to listen more sensitively to the "second brain," or the gut, in this Q&A with Upledger CranioSacral Therapist Nikki Kenwood.

Structural Elements® founder Doug Bertram discusses the mechanical, metabolic, and mental importance of rest days in this featured blog post.

ABMP received a number of passionate essays, explaining the many ways in which practitioners work tirelessly to support the guiding principles behind Massage is for EveryBody. We at ABMP are deeply grateful to you all for your healing, inclusive work.

While the results massage therapists get with the use of percussion tools can be exciting, there is a lot of misunderstanding regarding the real intent and purpose of vibration/percussion tools in general. 

It’s a super big pet peeve of mine in online massage communities. Someone will post a question about clinical contraindications . . . and roughly 32 people will chime in and say, “Get a doctor’s note.” This breaks my heart every time, and here’s why.