Body Sense

Should You Wear Underwear When You Get a Massage?

If you're planning to get a massage you may be wondering if you should take it all off or leave some clothes on.

Discover Asian Massage Parlor Secrets That They Don’t Want You To Know About

Make sure that the $10 massage that you're thinking about getting isn't more that you bargained for. Discover dirty Asian massage parlor secrets that they don't

5 Things You Should Never Do Before Your Massage (Number 5 Might Surprise You)

Your next massage is booked and you’re preparing for rest and relaxation. Find out what activities experts recommend you avoided prior to getting a massage. Hint: no drinking!

The One Thing Massage Therapists Wish You'd Stop Doing

10 Massage Tips: How to Get the Most From Your Massage

We've got the rub down on massage with 10 massage tips so that you get the most from you massage, especially if you're getting one for the first time!

Why You Really Do Need That Massage

What if you could get a doctor's note for that massage?A new study published in Science Translational Medicine found that a short, 10-minute...

Inspiring Tips How to Succeed as a Massage Therapist

How to succeed as a massage therapist: have a strong foundation, communicate with clients, set boundaries, keep learning, ask questions, grounding rituals..

Start a Massage Practice: From Massage School to Professional Touch

When you start a massage practice, much of the first year of a massage career is spent repeating and learning how to develop your skills.

4 Fallacies About Research and Massage

Busting common myths related to scientific research and studies of massage therapy.

How Could Massage Benefit Your Health?

Cutting Down Cortisol Cortisol is a steroid hormone, often released as a response to high stress. As such, it's appropriately linke...

Seven Ways To Maximize Your Next Massage

Seven Ways To Maximize Your Next Massage 1. Don’t eat right before a massage. Your body works very hard to digest food and the more at ease your body is, the better the experience will be. 2. Ask i…

The Importance of Massages

I think it safe to say most people love massages , but I also think a lot of people think of massages as “pampering.” I know when I am going in for a massage, I am not thinking about pampering or even excited for that matter, because I know it’s going to be uncomfortable! I think of it as recovery and “fixing” the damage that I have done to my soft tissues through working out, sitting, sleeping and just being a human in…

Strength Training + Massage = Healing!

Strength Training + Massage = Healing! helping her in h…

Getting the Right Massage for Low Back Pain

Ask your massage therapist to focus on two specific back muscles for low back pain relief caused by muscle strain.

Massage Therapy as a Second Job: Benefits and Barriers

Diary of a Massage Therapist Some of you know me already. My name is Jennifer Bonessi, formerly Shaw, and I’ve been a massage therapist with a private practice in Austin since 2007. You may also know, I was the Marketing Director at Lauterstein-Conway Massage School for several years. I have also worked for a massage …

Improve Your Sleep with Massage Therapy

 We all require quality sleep for our physical and mental health. Not only does insufficient sleep impair overall mental stability, focus and concentrati...

Therapeutic Massage to Balance the Body

We live in a right-handed world. Just ask any left-handed person! We also do almost all activities in front of us, not behind us. These simple facts end up causing a significant amount of imbalance in the body. As a … Continued