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December 20, 2012

Massage Therapists Pay Scale

There are so many variables to consider when looking for massage employment. My first massage therapy job was back in the 90s, and I was paid $8 per hour even if I wasn't massaging, and I got to keep my tips.

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December 11, 2012

Strong Work Ethic

Back in grade school, I never remember seeing my dad call in sick when he was a 5th grade-school teacher. He would even go to work when he was miserably sick. I then asked him one day why he never called in sick, and he had tons of sick days built-up?

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November 16, 2012

It’s my birthday…do I get a discount

My birthday is tomorrow, and I remember back in the day when I would get discounts or free stuff if I redeemed them on my birthday? I’ve been keeping track this month and I’ve only received one thing and a long time ago I would have received many things by now.

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October 19, 2012

Reflexology in the Philippines

Have you ever experienced massage in a different country? I was in the Philippines the in the spring of 2012 visiting my wife’s relatives and I took full advantage of receiving regular reflexology treatments while I was there. The prices ranged from 30 pesos to 150 pesos for 20-30 minutes (42 pesos to the US dollar). With prices like these, I usually gave a large tip!

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October 8, 2012

How Did You Find Out About My Massage Business?

Finding out how the client found out about your business is one of the best things that can be on your health form! The reason why you ask this question is pretty simple; you want to know what advertising is working for you. Let’s say you see a lot of people said they found you on your website, so once I saw that a lot, then I would focus more marketing time into adding content to your website.

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October 1, 2012

Rebook your full-time client

When I had my business, rebooking was one of the harder parts of the job and I usually failed at it miserably! Some of the main reasons I didn’t ask clients to rebook was I didn’t feel connected to them and I didn’t feel confident in my skills. Another reason I was afraid to rebook is because this one therapist I knew early in my career was like a car salesman and even told clients that if they don’t come in to see him weekly that they would get a lot worse…and that just scared me!

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August 21, 2012

I don’t need an accountant for my business!

That’s what I thought right after I opened my business, but then the quickly changed my mind one month after opening it. I never had a business background and never ran a business before I opened my Massage Works on Main, but I thought I could do it without help…boy was I wrong.

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July 23, 2012

The isolated massage therapist

When I was in massage school back in the 90’s, I felt like I could conquer the world with massage! There was always an instructor around and you could always rely on other massage students to be there for you. Then reality hit when I started working for myself and I felt isolated and lonely...

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June 24, 2012

So, you just enrolled in a massage school…

Do you remember when you first started massage school and everything was so overwhelming? Most instructors feel the same way when they teach a group of students for the first time too. Brand new students are fun to teach and most instructors would agree with me. I love it when their eyes light up when they learn something new and it brings pure joy to the instructor’s heart when the student mimics what the instructor just taught them.

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June 14, 2012

Tips and Tricks with dispensing oil, lotion, creme or gel

Trick for applying the oil, creme, lotion or gel: I was taught back in the 90’s to have a cupped hand on the body, pour the oil into my cupped hand, warm the oil up with the other hand and finally apply it to the body. I didn’t like that method, because it broke the flow of the treatment so I decided to have another option: apply the oil on the back of the hand that is massaging, warm it up on the back of that hand and finally apply it to the body when it’s warm…it’s that simple and you never lose your flow!

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June 14, 2012

Why aren’t you using video to promote your practice?

In 2001 I wanted to get information out to my students without taking up too much of my time. I started by wringing out massage techniques and eventually took pictures to go along with the instructions, but my students got confused so I asked another instructor at the school I worked at to help me videotape some of my techniques…and the rest is history!

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June 13, 2012

Meet Gloria Coppola a Bon Vital' Educator

Gloria Coppola has always had a fascination for the healing arts, so over 30 years ago she decided to start researching everything that was available while she was the business administrator for one of the top neurologist in NJ.

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June 12, 2012

Educators Being Educated

One of the greatest conferences I went to last year was the Alliance for Massage Therapy Education. For years I’ve been teaching students and this turns the tables on instructors and instructors and school owners were the ones being taught.

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June 1, 2012

Massage is more than just putting oil on the body

When I first started massage school back in the 90’s, I honestly thought is was just about learning massage techniques, but I was so wrong! The first class I took was an intro class and it was mostly techniques, but I was the only one that went on for more schooling out of 17. That first class was 50 hours and about 40 hours of hands on and I fell in love with massage. Right after I was done with the intro class, I enrolled in the full program and loved every minute of it!

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June 1, 2012

What’s in your holster?

With so many options out there for you to choose, it can be overwhelming at times. Do you like lotion, creme, oil or gel? Each has it’s own purpose and I’ll give you some facts on each.

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