Typically, massage therapists show you a picture of their face, or the space where they work. I don’t touch you with my face, and the space where I work is wherever you are. So here are my hands. What do my hands say? Most often, something like It’s okay. You can let go now.You canContinue reading “I Talk With My Hands”
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How Often Massage?
I find myself feeling a little uncomfortable when people ask me how often they should take massage therapy. I think of the places I’ve worked, where there was lots of emphasis on “retention rates,” which is how many of a therapist’s new clients return within a month. So, there was great incentive to say whateverContinue reading “How Often Massage?”
Are You Touch Deprived?
My husband was out of town for a few days on business, then tested positive for covid the day after he came home. Then everyone else in the house got it, except me. (Though I did not take massage appointments while my family was in isolation.) After my second negative test, and several days afterContinue reading “Are You Touch Deprived?”
Reopening. Again.
Hi friends, covid positivity is below 5% these days, so I’ve designated days to take off from my other job and turned on online booking. I miss massage and connecting with clients, and I would love to see you. They’re already talking about another covid surge in Europe and China, so if you’re thinking aboutContinue reading “Reopening. Again.”
A Massage Is In The Stars
Astrologers say that the planet Mercury rules communication, including contracts, agreements, and negotiations; and transportation of all kinds. About three times each year, the planet appears from our perspective to move backwards in the sky, and during these retrograde periods, it is said that everything ruled by Mercury is delayed, skewed, or otherwise off-kilter. LettersContinue reading “A Massage Is In The Stars”
Rachel Creager Ireland, LMT 