Im new as an mt and I chose the path of thai style massage on the table, so no oil, clothes on, manually stretching clients bodies and pressure point massage. The city I live in only offered 2 courses for thai massage on the table and I learned about 3 hours worth of postures and massage techniques. Is this enough to actually built a returning clientel base? Im worried that I will run out of ideas for clients who come to me regularly. Do you often just do the same massage again and again, if they keep coming back? submitted by /u/menno_girl [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Caught a client today filming me giving her a massage without getting my consent. I am a male therapist and I've seen her before. I did not confront her and acted like nothing was wrong. I informed the spa manager afterwards and filled out an incident report. I knew she was filming me, cause her phone was sticking out of her purse at a werid angle and she got a call and the phone screen turned on and I saw myself in the screen doing the massage on her. I'm now wondering if I should have done something different? submitted by /u/Ryathes [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

I don't see myself doing massage for the long term. I am just looking for a way to support myself for the next 4 yrs while I am finishing school to become a therapist and am finishing Somatic Experiencing training. I don't really see myself doing more than 8 massages each week as my physical body gets tired easily from physical labor. At 8 massages/wk, I would need to make around $60/massage minimum in order to pay all of my bills. Is that realistic as a newbie? I am nervous about putting the time/money/energy into massage school only to realize massage is boring or too hard on my body. Maybe ..read more

Hey y'all.. right off the bat I wanna say I know no one has the 'right' answer. I am looking for opinions... thanks in advance xx I am 28. Very outgoing and creative, but also need lots of alone time to recharge. I'm fascinated by the healing arts and am looking for a stable career. I have had very unstable income in my adult life thus far as I have prioritized travel. As I am getting older, I am feeling so ready to be able to better support myself financially. I have so many skills (yoga teaching, reiki, a deep understanding of somatics and trauma healing). I started an online practice where ..read more

I'm asking for a friend. We're in the state of Ohio. She's in school training to become a licensed massage therapist. She currently works at a spa doing relaxation massages. Is she legally allowed to work on people? She was told by the owner that she is but she's only able to do relaxation massages but her educator at school told her to be careful so she isn't to sure on what the straight forward answer is. I also literally can't find anything online regarding this. Thank you! submitted by /u/AskAdditional5045 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

I would really like to take some specialized training on this, and eventually specialize in it. But I'm not sure how to gauge whether or not that's a realistic goal, i.e. are there enough clients / is there enough demand for this to be a full-time niche practice? (In a city of over 1 million people, I would think there would be enough clients for just about anything...? but the fear of failure is strong.) If you specialize in this, can you recommend your favorite high-quality continuing education courses? And are you able to support a full practice with these clients, or do you offer other mo ..read more

I'm planning on going to Atlanta school of massage, and I got a question for person that went there. Did you take ESL english proficiency quiz, and did you have to take the quiz the second time, and if you did was the question the same. submitted by /u/Apprehensive_King114 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Hi, I’m a 22 year old male LMT that’s starting a mobile business. I wanted to know how some of you guys started getting clients for your mobile business and good ways you can build trust and come off more professional. I feel like it could be a little hard at the start to have strangers trust you to come into their home. My business is geared towards helping athletes and people in pain. Any tips/advice would be appreciated, thanks! submitted by /u/colind21 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

hi, how does one become a ce provider in wa state ? do they need to register with ncbtmb? (asking for someone who owns a massage clinic and english is her second language). thanks. submitted by /u/Kryon144 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

I’m a massage therapist in Jordan ?? Looking for massage courses in UK or Europe Any recommendations? submitted by /u/Stunning-Research-19 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more