EveryBody Deserves a Massage Week 2017 is One Month Away
06/19/2017
The ABMP community will celebrate EveryBody deserves a massage week July 16–22, 2017.
Latest From ABMP
Massage Books in Braille Now Available for Blind Bodyworkers
05/12/2017
When Kristen Steele signed up for a continuing education workshop in Comfort Touch with me, she wanted to be able to read the handouts and textbook just like everyone else. But she had a problem.
May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month
05/11/2017
When poet Walt Whitman wrote that you should always keep your face to the sun and the shadows will then fall behind you, I assume he meant with a broad-brimmed hat and covered in sunscreen.
Stress-Relief Tips for National Stress Awareness Month
04/25/2017
April is National Stress Awareness Month. It’s important to be aware of the repercussions of the dragon that is stress. Together, we can work to inform the public about the effects of stress and tips to combat these symptoms.
Not Trendy, Just Timely
04/21/2017
A couple years ago, I got a call from a massage therapist who had a very special transgender client who’d educated him about how important massage therapy was to his surgical recovery and self-esteem.
Honey, the Pie Shrunk (Again)
03/30/2017
The trend continues, and accelerates: fewer schools, fewer graduates. The number of massage therapy training programs in the United States is at its lowest since 2003, and the number of graduates from those programs is the lowest since ABMP began conducting the survey in 1998.
Join Top Educators at the 2017 ABMP School Forums
03/15/2017
Since 1997, the ABMP School Forums have brought together the brightest minds in bodywork education to share ideas that shape the future of massage therapy. If you are a dedicated school owner, director, admissions representative, instructor, career services counselor, or curriculum designer—this is your conference!
Spring Forward and Connect!
03/13/2017
Join ABMP on the road in May and collect your CEs. In May there are two wonderful opportunities for massage therapists to connect, learn, and rejuvenate. And we’re excited to welcome you to these opportunities.
Fly High, Magical Mari
03/10/2017
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Today I have the honor of raising my glass to toast Mari Gayatri Stein, a gifted illustrator who spent years drawing mirthful, insightful images educating others about ethics in the massage therapy field. Mari passed away last week on March 2 after a journey with cancer; today would have been her 70th birthday.
Sports Massage Part of Elite Athletes’ Health-Care Team
03/06/2017
The 2017 NFL Scouting Combine wrapped up Monday in Indianapolis, and the sports massage therapists who helped facilitate the training of these elite athletes can begin breathing a sigh of relief.