Practitioners
News
Five National Spa Brands Form Association to Elevate Safety in Massage Profession
03/13/2023Five national massage brands joined forces to create the National Association of Spa Franchises (NASF), a group committed to enhancing current safety procedures in the massage and spa industry.
Call for Colorado Chair Massage Volunteers
03/08/2023The Colorado Coalition of Massage Therapists invites you to volunteer for the annual Massage Therapy Legislative Awareness Day on Friday, April 14, 2023, at the state capitol building in Denver. Contact us if you are interested in providing complimentary chair massage to Colorado state legislators from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and to make influential contacts in the legislature.
Massage Therapists Wanted for Secret Shopper Program
03/06/2023Ben Benjamin, PhD, co-author of The Ethics of Touch, is implementing a National Secret Shopper program for massage therapy businesses to identify the very small percentage of therapists who overstep boundaries and should not be in the profession.
Blog
Eight Reasons Why I Love Being a Massage Therapist
03/17/2023Taking inspiration from a recent ABMP Facebook thread on the subject, freelance writer and LMT Cindy Williams put together a list of her top eight things she loves about being a massage therapist.
Steady Income and Loyal Clients: The Secret’s Out!
03/14/2023Monthly membership programs can turn occasional clients into regulars—and provide you with a steady, reliable stream of income.
Skin Cancer Differential Diagnoses: Things That Aren’t Skin Cancer
03/10/2023Here’s a short list of things that might make us think of skin cancer, but they’re not skin cancer.
Benefits
Podcast: East Palestine: "I Have a Client Who . . ."
03/17/2023A massage therapist lives and works near the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment site. They want to know about the possible risks of working with people exposed to chemical toxins.
Podcast: Humbitious: Low-ego, high-drive Leadership
03/10/2023In this episode of The ABMP Podcast, Kristin and Darren are joined by professor and author Dr. Amer Kaissi to discuss how humility and ambition converge to make a great leader, the interesting dynamic between self-awareness and humility, and behaviors we can all learn to develop humble leadership within ourselves.
Featured ABMP Discount Partner: Milady
03/08/2023Raise awareness of domestic abuse, human trafficking, and practical infection control through Milady’s “Client Well-Being & Safety,” a free training available to ABMP members.