The first Black Massage Therapist Conference will award two $1,000 grants to Black-owned massage businesses, with the grants to be used to support business endeavors. MASSAGE Magazine and Massage Magazine Insurance Plus are sponsors of the Black Massage Therapist Business Grants and sponsors of the conference’s Swag It program. “Black-owned businesses are the fastest-growing but the […] The post MASSAGE Magazine & MMIP Fund Business Grants to Black Massage Therapist Conference appeared first on MASSAGE Magazine ..read more

A new initiative, Expose Ageism (#exposeageism), encourages spa, beauty and wellness businesses to eliminate negative messaging about growing older. The post Help End Prejudice in Wellness by Joining the Expose Ageism Initiative appeared first on MASSAGE Magazine ..read more

Many minority-owned businesses do not get the opportunity for major growth and scale because there are so many unique challenges facing them early on in their business. However, if one is more strategic and establishes a foundation for their business and commits to various support mechanisms, success tends to be more attainable. The post Success Strategies for Minority-Owned Small Businesses, Part Three: Grow & Scale Your Business appeared first on MASSAGE Magazine ..read more

one that shows your massage-therapist employees that you put their care and happiness right up there with clients.’ The post Create a Positive Company Culture appeared first on MASSAGE Magazine ..read more

When a person owns a business, it takes time to develop a professional framework one needs to operate within to be successful. Business owners must hone the ability to interpret what actions to pursue to be successful and, at the same time, change or avoid behavior that interrupts success. The post Advanced Business Strategies: Create a Professional Framework for Your Massage Practice appeared first on MASSAGE Magazine ..read more

Massage therapist Davonna Willis, LMT, ATC, created and is co-coordinating (with Massage Banquets promoter Ashley Urquhart) the first Black Massage Therapist Conference, taking place Oct. 14 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The post An Interview with the Creator of the First Black Massage Therapist Conference appeared first on MASSAGE Magazine ..read more

The Breema Center in Oakland, California announced today that registration is now open for the Breema Summer Intensive from July 8-12. The post Breema Center Announces Summer Intensive appeared first on MASSAGE Magazine ..read more

Myofascial trigger points (MTrPs) have been observed and written about for centuries, but the idea that they cause a significant percentage of commonly experienced pain has achieved little acceptance in the medical community until very recently. The post Misdiagnosis of Trigger Points Contributes to our Pain Problem appeared first on MASSAGE Magazine ..read more

SALT Chamber, the pioneer and originator of revolutionary salt therapy (halotherapy) concepts and experiences, introduced The Wellness Suite™ to rave reviews at the 2023 International Spa Conference at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas from May 9-11.  The post SALT CHAMBER LAUNCHES THE WELLNESS SUITE AT ISPA 2023 appeared first on MASSAGE Magazine ..read more

If you have never used Yelp to find a service provider, you probably know someone who has. Have you ever considered using Yelp to find massage customers? Here we will go over Yelp fast facts to help your business. But first, what exactly is Yelp? Yelp Fast Facts: What is Yelp? Yelp is a crowd-sourced […] The post Yelp Fast Facts for Massage Therapists appeared first on MASSAGE Magazine ..read more