An Irreverent Lesson Friends, it's getting into chilly season. The following is the result of a very silly text exchange between good friends. Forgive me. "And lo,  on the eighth day God did bring forth flannel sheets, and the women of the world simultaneously gave thanks that they should not have to sleep with cold toes again. And so it was, and it was Good.   And then God spake to the people preparing their bodies for sleep, and God say, "My children, I have seen that you h

Kate here. It's been a busy, frustrating couple of weeks. We moved, I had a lot of meetings, people are getting sick all around me, and I lost another phone charger.   But . . . sometimes things turn around when you don't expect it. STORY 1   [ALL IDENTIFYING INFO HAS BEEN MESSED WITH AS USUAL. I DON'T WANNA GET SUED]   One day last week, a client who has had neuropathy in his feet for almost two decades came in for his monthly massage.   He said, "You know, after last time's

On "Cancer Survivor Day" at the Karmanos Cancer Institute (McLaren Greater Lansing), a very special guest had a turn on the massage...

We're not the right massage therapists for everybody. Let's talk about that.

Patient Relaxation LLC provides massages to patients of the Karmanos Cancer Institute twice a week. These massages are generously funded...

We're in the market to hire another Licensed Massage Therapist. Maybe two. That means setting up at a job fair at the local community...

Dear MassageLady-- I'm a new massage therapist (well, relatively new, one year out), and I just got what looks like an amazing business...

Dearest Gentle Readers-- You will note the use of many euphemisms throughout our first letter. This is because using proper terms might...

Dear MassageLady; I'm a 60-something woman who's had a handful of massages over the years, and after my last one, I'm stumped. The friend...

Several ages ago, This Author worked in a high-end day spa where clients could get massages, seaweed wraps, eucalyptus showers, and lots...

Interview With Body Parts: Levator Scapula and Splenius Capitis Patience R., our intrepid reporter, is diving in to our hard-hitting...

Many moons ago, I won my first competition. I think I was in second grade, and it was a spelling bee. Soon after that, I started playing...

Want to know what THIS massage therapist “doesn’t want you to know”? Nothing. Well, maybe not nothing. I don’t want you to know that I...

"We're all in this together." "In these uncertain times..." We've heard all of this so often they're starting to lose their meaning. At...

I've been a massage therapist/massage student for over 7 years, and before that, I've been a flutist and piano player since I was about 8...

I've been a massage therapist for about six or seven years, and it's one of the very best things I've ever done. The only thing that...

I'm in a few excellent massage therapist groups on Facebook. These are usually the more dedicated, well-trained therapists who know that...

Friends, things are weird everywhere, and I can only post so many "inspirational, we're all in this together" things before I get annoyed...

Hello, and welcome to The Weirdest Time Ever. Spring is here, flowers are trying to bloom, the sun is peeking out at us, and ... we're...

Luckily for all of us, there are smart and practical people in the world. One of my favorite smart and practical people is Tracy Walton...