I had a chair massage job at a spa party this evening. Not as many people showed up as the hostess was expecting, but I did make $45 and give out a couple of business cards ( Read more... )

Last Thursday my dance teacher took me to a plant sale at a local arboretum, where she bought me a year's membership which is good for a discount on plant buys. I looked around for a long time, and talked to a master gardener, before I settled on a witch hazel tree. Apparently witch hazel has pretty, fragrant flowers in early spring, just when I ( Read more... )

It's official. I am now a Massage Therapist, licenced by the Ohio State Medical Board.

I've been checking the State Medical Board's website every day since Monday, waiting for the list of people who passed to be posted. It finally appeared this morning.

I am relieved. That's one big wait and worry off my shoulders.

Last week I pulled out my anatomy/physiology textbooks and spent three nights studying for the board exam, an hour each evening. Just to get my feet wet ( Read more... )

My Monday night massage class had a visit from the local trigger point guru. Trigger point work is where the therapist finds and releases those pesky painful muscle knots and tight places. As part of the class work, we practiced trigger point massage and facilitated stretches on each other's quadratus lumborum muscle. The QL is a tiny muscle in ( Read more... )

It has been a nice week for me. The weather has been cool for this time of year, the skies populated with roiling cumulus clouds. It feels a bit like autumn, and a bit like lonely wandering, a lot like change ( Read more... )

I love giving massages! I love working in the student clinic! My body and mind are getting much more used to giving massages this quarter. I no longer sweat during the massage. I am no longer really tired after wards, either. Mostly this is because I am much stronger now than I was. But it is also because I am not trying as hard. I'm more ( Read more... )

I got a massage last night. I really needed it; doing backbends is cool, but puts stress on my back. I'm trying to be really careful to do daily back stretches and forward bends to keep it strong and limber. I promise I'll stop if my back starts hurting. I have an alternate solo picked out just in case ( Read more... )

Yesterday evening I got a massage a couple of hours before I went to yoga class. It was a nice massage. It was my second time getting a full body massage from this therapist. She has a moderate touch and a relaxed, easy attitude. I think I'll keep going to her. Or having her come to me, actually, since she does the massages in your home ( Read more... )

Studying for a final in massage law tomorrow ( Read more... )