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Should You Wear Underwear When You Get a Massage?

If you're planning to get a massage you may be wondering if you should take it all off or leave some clothes on.

Discover Asian Massage Parlor Secrets That They Don’t Want You To Know About

Make sure that the $10 massage that you're thinking about getting isn't more that you bargained for. Discover dirty Asian massage parlor secrets that they don't

5 things you shouldn’t say to your hairdresser

When you sit down at the salon, here are five things you shouldn’t say to your hairdresser. It’s not about sparing your stylist’s feelings, but avoiding situations that could be disastrous for your hair. I may have made one (or all) of these mistakes in the past, so learn from my experience to improve your...Read More »

5 Things You Should Never Do Before Your Massage (Number 5 Might Surprise You)

Your next massage is booked and you’re preparing for rest and relaxation. Find out what activities experts recommend you avoided prior to getting a massage. Hint: no drinking!

4 Tips For Wearing Jewelry To Work

10 Massage Tips: How to Get the Most From Your Massage

We've got the rub down on massage with 10 massage tips so that you get the most from you massage, especially if you're getting one for the first time!

What Hair Stylists Wish You Knew

They’re the soldiers with scissors, the deities of dying, and the architects of amazing ‘dos. They’re your hair stylist, and they have some things they really want you, the customer, to know about their job.

How to Become a Massage Therapist

Become a Massage Therapist in 2019. The Atlanta School of Massage offers the hands-on training and industry certifications necessary to begin a career as a professional massage therapist. Take the first step towards a great career. Download our 18-page career guide.

6 Signs You Should be a Massage Therapist

1. 9 to 5 job just isn’t for you You like a flexible work schedule where you can choose your hours. Massage therapy is the perfect fit – you can work as little or as much as you want at the hours you choose. You won’t be sitting at a desk all day – …

Common Questions You Might Have About Your Next Massage

With massages, perhaps more so than with other wellness practices, issues of etiquette take a front seat.  There is an unspoken level of intimacy that is inherent with receiving a massage that brings up some questions that are unique to massage.  Because we want you to have peace of mind when scheduling your appointment, we’ve pulled together some issues and...

4 Fallacies About Research and Massage

Busting common myths related to scientific research and studies of massage therapy.

Day in the Life of an Integrative Medicine Massage Therapist

Integrative medicine addresses patients from a whole-person perspective, rather than seeing the body as a collection of parts.

How Does Massage Therapy Benefit Your Body?

Massage therapy is not only therapeutic for patients, but it can also help accelerate healing with chronic conditions and injuries. Find out how!

Everyday People: A massage for Fido

SEASIDE — Looking to do a little extra for your pet or help other animals?Kim Tews is the proprietor of Curly Tail Pet Massage, offering in-home massage therapy for pets on the North Coast and the greater Portland area. Tews is a graduate of the Northwest School of Animal Massage. Originally

Massage: The Techniques that Heal

A massage is like a well-choreographed dance. With rhythmic movements, a certified massage therapist can ease tender muscles and relax the body

The Importance of Massages

I think it safe to say most people love massages , but I also think a lot of people think of massages as “pampering.” I know when I am going in for a massage, I am not thinking about pampering or even excited for that matter, because I know it’s going to be uncomfortable! I think of it as recovery and “fixing” the damage that I have done to my soft tissues through working out, sitting, sleeping and just being a human in…

Why massage therapy is necessary for athletes?

Why massage therapy is necessary for athletes? Athletes, all over the world, perform various therapies and workout daily but one therapy which is performed by every athlete is the massage therapy. …