Who Told You Home Study Massage Courses Were Dangerous?
I wrote a blog today on my ashiatsu massage blog that I wanted to share with you. Yes, I have two blogs now. I do not want to overload you with barefoot massage details here. It is for your own good. This blog post is not just about ashiatsu. It addresses the question, or myth, that home study massage ce courses are dangerous. So, who told you that home study CE courses were dangerous, that massage therapy flushes toxins, or that you could see the Great Wall of China from space? Tell me here. Have a good night, Ivy … [Read More...]
No Sew Fleece Facerest Covers
I have a solid addiction to Pinterest. Combine this with my love of massage therapy and we have a massage therapy craft today. I enjoy time with scissors, fabric, string, and my sewing machine. One of the gifts to my clients early in my career were homemade flax eye pillows. I understand not everyone has this same feeling about sewing. Today, no sewing machines required. I have used these facerest covers for a few years. The idea came to me when I did not have time to buy disposible facerest covers for an event I was going to work at with my massage table. I had a ton of fleece from making those fleece knotted blankets. I got an idea to make "disposable" facerest covers … [Read More...]
The Younger, Greener Me
First, a few questions for you to think about. 1. How old were you when you became a massage therapist? 2. Were you too young or too old? 3. How did your age affect your starting a massage practice or business? Recently I read Kisses from Katie: A Story of Relentless Love and Redemption. I won't beg. But really, read it. Katie Davis was nineteen year old homecoming queen that had what she describes "everything the world said is important". She left everything behind and moved to Uganda. In a very short time she set up a school for 400 children, started an organization to help the least of the least, and adopted fourteen girls that all needed a home and a mother. … [Read More...]
What We’ll Gain, What We May Lose…
I was going to take a break and do quick, carefree blog on making no-sew fleece facerest covers. It is on hold for today. This is a quick blog about my day. It may not make sense, but that has never stopped me before. Random thoughts, by Ivy Hultquist I just got home from an appointment children's therapy center. My daughter had a speech evaluation for her cleft lip/palate. The speech language pathologist sat and talked to my daughters, husband, and I for a while. We had tons of fun playing games and learning new ways to encourage our daughter to communicate verbally. Really, it was fun! Then it changed. They told us we needed to talk about insurance. It was clear the insurance … [Read More...]
Massage Apps for iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch
About a year ago a I did a quick blog on my newest toys, an iPod Touch. At that time I was PC. Since I wrote the original blog, we lost a genius, witnessed the release of iPad 3, await iPhone 5 (calm down), and I became "a Mac snob". Yes, I sold my PC that I wrote about and bought an iPad. I officially apologize to everyone that I called "a Mac snob". Here is a quick run down and update of apps I think massage therapists may find particularly useful in their practices. Anatomy Use these stunning 3D apps for reference and educate clients. These apps will help show your clients about muscle movement and dysfunction while you explain the reasons you believe massage … [Read More...]
Meagan Holub: Her 2012 projects and goals (and an announcement from me)
I have been busy, or at least what I consider busy. I think I will go ahead and share my secret now. I have an Ashiatsu Barefoot Massage Home Study CE course on the way! Soon. Very, very soon. I have worked on it for so long, trying to make it an engaging, dynamic document and course. I am very excited to share it. This project and a website redesign due out next month has put blogging on the back burner for the past few months. Each week I mean to post a blog, but I just have not found or made the time to do it. On Friday, I was super thrilled to find a message from Meagan Holub in my inbox. She was gracious enough to send me a list of her current projects as well as her … [Read More...]
