The Rules of the Trade

This is my first blog and I know it won’t be my last.  I went through the Massage Therapy program in 2006 and am currently the Registrar of Student Services.  I deal with current and former students on a day-to-day basis.  I help them with everything from attendance and grade issues to life events and graduation.  I’ve also helped Read the rest of this entry »

Skin Transition – Summer to Fall

Each year as one season transitions into the next, people often experience a change in skin condition and skin color. Typically, people’s skin color is darker in the summer than it is in the winter. As the skin continues to slough off cells during the fall skin care treatments should be done to clear the old season and dead skin to propel the fresher skin to come to come in. We must remove the old and stimulate the new growth.

The best way to do this is Read the rest of this entry »

Raison d’etre

raison d’être /rayzon detr / ORIGIN French, ‘reason for being’
• noun – the most important reason or purpose for someone or something’s existence.

My grandmother used to tell me that we are all given different gifts, and I believe without a doubt that massage is mine – my raison d’être. I believe this because I have had the great fortune of having seen first hand (no pun intended!) the positive effects resulting from us placing on our hands on someone.

From the soothing touch of a mother’s hand to the therapeutic effects of applied, informed touch, there is no question of the power that literally lies within Read the rest of this entry »

Know your numbers

I have been passionate about this topic for decades! It is absolutely not okay to seek medical attention or have routine blood work and be told over the phone by a nurse that “everything is fine”, or that “your sugar is a little high”. An educated patient is one who is armed with Read the rest of this entry »

To picture or not to picture….business cards

Business cards are the primary way most businesses advertise their business on a personal level.   Business cards should represent the nature of the business without being an overwhelming  graphic production.  For the skincare and massage industry, one should think about what sector of the market they want to capture.  For example a make-up artist’s card may be different from a medical aesthetician. A make-up artist may include many colors and different photographs representing their work.   A medical aesthetician may choose to put only the name of the business with a simple logo on regular heavy card stock.

To properly understand what type of business you are trying to bring in Read the rest of this entry »