You might notice that Christopher and I may be a little different than other Massage Therapists you have known. We are very loyal members of The American Massage Therapy Association. We are also very active in our local Pennsylvania Chapter. We are volunteers. We look for ways to volunteer in our community. We go do stuff outside of our practice to benefit not just us, our practice and our community, but the association we are members of, and the profession as a whole. We do take time away from our practice to do this. So please forgive us for not always being available.
We recently had an opportunity to visit area Massage Schools and speak to their students. We spoke to four student groups at three schools in two days. We had a blast! We didn’t just talk about AMTA; we talked about anything the students had a question about – starting a practice, marketing, sports massage, challenging clients, ethics, continuing education and questions they had about licensing in Pennsylvania.
One little thing about licensing; if you choose to not make appointments with us please, please, please make certain that you are seeing a LICENSED Massage Therapist. It is somewhat new, this being the first year however, that is no excuse. If we can complete our licensing process while moving from another state someone already practicing here has absolutely no excuse. Also, please be aware that it is illegal to practice Massage Therapy without a license in The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
We had a great opportunity recently to participate in the National American Massage Therapy Association Tour. We got to provide free chair massage with six other Pennsylvania AMTA members for two evenings at the Phillies games, and we had a great time! We met hundreds of people, many of whom had never had a massage before – some had, but didn’t have a person they considered as their personal Massage Therapist. Some did not know about licensing requirements, most did not know about research that had been done involving Massage Therapy, but all of them loved their massages and heaped praise on the AMTA volunteer Massage Therapists.
You know it takes some focus to create a balance and be able to have a successful practice, family life, and social life. Adding the volunteer time in there can be challenging, but it is so worth it. The intangible appreciation and satisfaction that people are becoming more informed is more than enough for us.
We understand that most Massage Therapists are introverts. When you think of a Massage Therapist, you may think of a person in a dimly lit room with soft comforting music, lovely aromatherapy, and two people – the client and the Massage Therapist. So it can be challenging, not just from an economic or time factor, but a security factor, that many Massage Therapists just cannot move out of that comfort zone. The room they practice in becomes their box, they don’t seem to be able to escape from. This does not mean that they are not terrific Massage Therapists, it just means we are different from them. It takes all kinds.
So get used to the fact that we will do great work inside the box, but will always be active outside the box as well. If you have any questions about licensing, Massage Research, Massage Therapy, or our practice, please give us a call, we would love to visit with you, 610-906-2322 or 610-933-3666.
We are also available to do free speaking engagements in the Phoenixville and Chester County area, so if your group or business would be interested, please, once again give us a call – we would love to visit with you! 610-906-2322 or 610-933-3666.
Feel free to request a topic. We will be honest if we can’t address that topic, and will do our best to help you find someone that can. Here are some of the topics we love to talk about:
- Massage Therapy 101 for Physicians, Nurses and Health Professionals
- The Truth about Sports Massage
- Stress Management for Desk Jockeys
- Massage for Chronic Pain, Cancer Patients or Expecting Moms
To schedule an appointment with us before we trek out of the box again click here!