Blog Posts

This Veterans Day, we at ABMP recognize and honor our veterans and their service to our country. In honor of Veterans Day, we’re proud to share this winning Massage is for EveryBody essay from ABMP member Carrie Kopp Adams. Carrie is a military spouse who works with Wounded Warriors, DOD staff, and military service members and their families.

Learn about how Upledger’s CranioSacral training teaches therapists how to listen more sensitively to the "second brain," or the gut, in this Q&A with Upledger CranioSacral Therapist Nikki Kenwood.

Structural Elements® founder Doug Bertram discusses the mechanical, metabolic, and mental importance of rest days in this featured blog post.

ABMP received a number of passionate essays, explaining the many ways in which practitioners work tirelessly to support the guiding principles behind Massage is for EveryBody. We at ABMP are deeply grateful to you all for your healing, inclusive work.

While the results massage therapists get with the use of percussion tools can be exciting, there is a lot of misunderstanding regarding the real intent and purpose of vibration/percussion tools in general. 

It’s a super big pet peeve of mine in online massage communities. Someone will post a question about clinical contraindications . . . and roughly 32 people will chime in and say, “Get a doctor’s note.” This breaks my heart every time, and here’s why.

There are many CBD products out there, but what sets Ahya apart from other spa and wellness products is the authenticity of the ingredients and the unwavering commitment to achieve a meaningful impact on their clients’ lives.

Yomassage is a fully immersive mind-body experience that combines restorative stretch, mindfulness meditation, and therapeutic touch. 

I am writing this on September 11, 2021. I have just started massaging again, for the first time since March 13, 2020.