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Asked to comment on the state of massage and bodywork education in the US today, I would offer the following.

International Health and Wellness Week, a celebration started by Steve Guttman, ABMP member since 1993, will take place May 1–7, 2019.

Sure, I’m a no-gratuity kind of business and we lay that out in the January/February 2019 column of Massage & Bodywork magazine.

But what works for me may not work for you. Let’s talk through a few factors to keep your business and policies easy to manage. 

2018 was another wonderful year for continuing education at ABMP, and we’re telling you about the top 10 webinars of the year.

A conversation with Eric Stephenson, chief wellness officer for Elements Massage.

Scheduling! Such a tricky structure and boundary issue for a massage business. Should we work as much as possible to maximize our client numbers or tighten down that schedule and miss out on some clients?

An interview with Nathan Nordstrom, BCTMB, director of massage therapy training at Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spa.

First things first. The last thing a client should be doing during a massage session is worrying.

ABMP is excited to announce the acquisition of the World Massage Conference Vault, featuring more than 400 on-demand continuing education classes for massage therapists and bodyworkers. Now, ABMP Certified members will have access to more than 600 on-demand CE courses—the most online massage and bodywork CE in the world! These courses are now available to ABMP Certified members. 

2018 was another wonderful year for continuing education at ABMP! New video-based courses were added to the library covering a wide range of topics, including myofascial techniques, techniques for specific conditions, pathology, marketing, ethics, ayurveda, ashiatsu, and more.