Body Sense Autumn 2015 is Now Available!

Have you communicated lately with your clients?

The Autumn 2015 issue of Body Sense magazine is now available.

Click here to launch.

As an ABMP member, you have access to this beautiful 16-page publication to share with your clientele, to remind them about the value of frequent bodywork. Simply visit www.abmp.com/bodysense, then click on the “Current issue: Autumn 2015” link.

Once you’ve launched the issue, you can easily forward it to your clients by copying and pasting the URL or using the “Email this page to a friend,” “Share this on Facebook,” “Share this on Twitter,” or “Social bookmark this page” links located within the digital edition itself.  

In this issue, author Cindy Williams talks about the changing seasons of bodywork, author Amy Andrews McMaster shows us three simple steps to mindful meditation, and author Karrie Osborn relates the importance of the gluteal muscles and how proper massage to, and around, this area can improve overall performance and health.

If you’re an ABMP member and you’ve designed a website through our Website Builder, add Body Sense to your website and your site will be automatically updated each issue. To do so, simply:

1. Log in to the Members section of www.abmp.com and choose “Access My Website” from the right sidebar. 

2. Click on “Enter ABMP Website Builder,” then “Manage Pages.”

3. From the list under “Add Pages,” add the “Body Sense magazine” page. 

4. Then “Save & Publish” this page. 

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