Featured ABMP Discount Partner: DreamSpring

ABMP members now have access to DreamSpring—a way to grow your small business. DreamSpring supports wellness and beauty professionals through capital and resources to grow vibrant small businesses. As a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), DreamSpring’s mission is to increase access to business credit and provide loans that help entrepreneurs realize their dreams. At the intersection of compassion and capitalism, DreamSpring’s work provides small business owners with tools for success while nurturing the economic vitality of bodywork, hair, skin, and nail professionals.

To learn more and get an exclusive ABMP member offer, visit dreamspring.org/professional-assist. Learn more about ABMP’s 50+ discount partners at abmp.com/discounts.

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News

Alaska Massage Board Remains Independent and Autonomous

Executive Order No. 129 sought to dissolve the Alaska Board of Massage Therapists and transfer its functions to the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development (DCCED). The executive order was successfully overturned.

Gainful Employment Rules Compliance Updates

Over the past two weeks, the US Department of Education issued updates to the new “Gainful Employment” (GE) regulations for vocational programs published last fall. This web post addresses the updates to prepare school owners and educators ahead of the July 1, 2024, new GE rule effective date.

New Study Reconfirms the Benefits of Touch

A recent study found that touch interventions were effective in helping regulate cortisol levels, reducing feelings of depression in adults, and having other significant benefits.

Blog

Faces of Bodywork: Adriane Maxwell

Massage therapist Adriane Maxwell stands in front of a palm tree.

Adriane Maxwell is the owner of One Healing Touch Reiki & Massage for Women in Charleston, South Carolina. Maxwell was featured in the May/June 2024 issue of Massage & Bodywork magazine in “Faces of Bodywork.”

Benefits

Podcast: Cancer, Clots, and COVID—A Complicated Client

A client was recently treated for colon cancer—and it didn’t go well. She had surgical complications, a bout of sepsis, and more. Is massage therapy safe? We discuss on this episode of “I Have a Client Who . . .” Pathology Conversations with Ruth Werner.

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