Featured ABMP Discount Partner: Hugger Mugger

Become a wholesale partner with Hugger Mugger and start selling the retail products your clients love. From yoga and meditation products to bolsters, eye pillows, and neck wraps, Hugger Mugger offers an easy wholesale program with no minimum order requirements, great service, and quick order turnaround time.

ABMP members receive 40% off full-priced bolsters, meditation cushions, yoga mats, and other Hugger Mugger products. To learn how to apply for the Hugger Mugger wholesale program, and to learn more about ABMP’s other 50+ discount partners, go to abmp.com/discounts. Log in to your ABMP account to receive your discount details.

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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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