ABMP's Massage Is For EveryBody

Quick Links

• Massage Is For EveryBody Contest (for Individuals and Schools) open March 1–June 1  
• Massage Is For EveryBody Contest — Current Winners
• Massage Is For EveryBody Contest — Past Winners
• Celebrate Massage Is For EveryBody Week — July 19–25, 2026
• Massage Is For EveryBody — Resources & Printables

A mission of advocacy, awareness, and inclusion

Join us all year long in celebrating the good work of massage and bodywork practitioners and the impactful ways you show up for your communities!

What Is Massage Is For EveryBody?

The Spirit of Your Work

Ultimately, Massage Is For EveryBody showcases heart-centered philanthropy, impactful community outreach, and the importance of providing compassionate therapeutic work to underserved populations. But the mission is also grounded in sharing proven benefits of massage and bodywork, advocating for an earned place in the integrative model, and showcasing our highest level of professionalism and ethics.

What started for ABMP as a massage and bodywork awareness week more than 30 years ago, Massage Is For EveryBody has grown into a yearlong mission of advocacy, awareness, and inclusion. 
We are privileged to be on this mission with you!

Here's how we can all participate:

• Massage Is For EveryBody Contest (for individuals) 
  Open March 1 - June 1, 2026 
  $1,000 prizes awarded to 10 individuals whose work contributes to the mission

  Tell us about your good work!

• NEW!: Massage Is For EveryBody Contest (for schools) 
  Open March 1 - June 1, 2026 
  $2,500 prize awarded to a school whose efforts contribute to the mission

  Share your stories!

• Massage Is For EveryBody Week 
  July 19 - 25, 2026 
  Awareness, grassroots efforts, and community outreach

  Learn how you can get involved and make a difference!

  ABMP's Massage is for EveryBody week showcases the the spirit of your work!

The 5 Guiding Principles behind ABMP's Massage Is for EveryBody Mission

These are the whys behind the mission:

1. Serve as advocates for the proven physical and emotional benefits of massage and bodywork.

2. Honor the healing role practitioners play in our communities.

3. Bring massage and bodywork to underserved populations.

4. Uphold the professionalism, ethics, and standards that build trust in massage and bodywork.

5. Spread awareness of massage and bodywork as viable career options for a new generation.