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GSN Planet Receiving Board Applications

12/14/2022

The Green Spa Network (GSN) Planet Board of Directors is accepting applications for board service.

Since its launch in 2007, GSN has developed a community of inspired and engaged individuals to advance its mission of promoting the natural connections between personal well-being, economic sustainability, and the health of the planet. GSN is a community of more than 5,000 businesses and individuals dedicated to the future of global social and economic prosperity.

“Outside the Room” Podcast: Intro to Cranial Sacral Therapy

12/08/2022

In the December 7, 2022, edition of Massage Heights’ Outside The Room podcast, host CG Funk discusses the history of craniosacral therapy.

Massage Therapy License Fees to Increase 50% in California

12/07/2022

The California Massage Therapy Council voted 5–1 to raise massage therapy certification fees to $300, a 50 percent increase, beginning April 1, 2023.

Alaska Proposes New Massage Therapy Rules

12/06/2022

The Alaska Board of Massage Therapists has proposed massage therapy rules that affect education and continuing education requirements. Submit written comments before December 27, 2022.

Oregon Seeks Applicants for Grant Program Advisory Committee

12/05/2022

The Healthy Oregon Workforce Training Opportunity (HOWTO) Grant Program is seeking people to serve on the HOWTO Grant Program Advisory Committee. If you are a motivated leader committed to advancing health equity, trauma-informed workspaces, and expanding the health-care workforce in Oregon, apply before December 15, 2022.

Agenda Confirms CAMTC Could Seek Fee Hike

11/22/2022

CAMTC's meeting agenda confirms there may be a vote on a fee increase and discloses meeting location. Submit comments to the CAMTC as soon as possible.

Iowa Proposes New Continuing Education Requirements

11/21/2022

Learn how this may affect your continuing education requirements and submit comments before December 6, 2022.

Florida Proposes New School Definitions

11/21/2022

The Florida Board of Massage Therapy (Board) has proposed a new massage therapy rule that amends the definitions section affecting massage therapy schools. ABMP has summarized the proposed rule for you below. If you would like to submit written comments to the Board in support of, or in opposition to, the proposed rules, email Danielle.Terrell@flhealth.gov by November 21, 2022.

ABMP’s Angie Parris-Raney Featured in Authority Magazine

11/15/2022

Angie Parris-Raney, the advertising director at Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals, was featured in a recent interview with Authority magazine. Parris-Raney, a licensed massage therapist, discusses everything from her massage origin story to some of the challenges facing the wellness profession.

Read the full interview here.

Utah’s Lower Two-Tier Massage Therapy Bill is Back

11/14/2022

Utah’s Senate Bill 180 (SB 180) will be heard in committee November 16, 2022. SB 180 seeks to create two lower tiers of licensure for “massage assistants” and “massage assistants in training.” The public can attend the committee meeting in person or virtually to fight the bill.