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New Month, New Year, Old Junk?

New Month, New Year, Old Junk?

In a previous post we touched on a subject that deserves a little more space - getting rid of clutter. Hoarder or not, it is good to go through your professional...
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Wow! 2015!

Wow! 2015!

2015? How did that happen? In my made-in-the-70’s brain, 2015 is a date from a sci-fi movie. Yet, here we are, thankfully without Soylent green, Tribbles, or Zaphod Beeblebrox. I’ve...
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How was 2014 for You?

How was 2014 for You?

Rob Ford, Ebola, and… Flappy Bird? All these and more were news making events of 2014, but what about your own professional year? In amongst the hustle of the holidays, we encourage...
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Interweb Round Up!

Interweb Round Up!

Does anyone else mourn the loss of the library card catalogue? This reader does. Flipping through typewritten cards, writing down the Dewey decimal number, searching the shelves for the right...
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Surviving Flu Season?

Surviving Flu Season?

We're about a month and a half into flu season, and I've missed a few days of work. How about you? We work very closely with people, and therefore are at...
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Practice Tips- Keep Your Perspective

Practice Tips- Keep Your Perspective

"I have this pain, right here."  How many times in a day do you hear that?  After which, you check their history, do your assessment, and do you best to...
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Setting Up Practice - Preparing for the Prenatal Patient

Setting Up Practice - Preparing for the Prenatal Patient

Massage therapy is known as a business with minimal start-up costs. Our student packages have done a great job of giving you the basics, but if you're looking to accomodate...
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Indispensible Analgesics for your Practice

Indispensible Analgesics for your Practice

 What is as hot as summer and as cold as winter?  In the old fairytale, its a hot fudge sundae. While ice cream can be used as a painkiller of...
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Prairie Electric Massage Table: RMT Review

Prairie Electric Massage Table: RMT Review

We've all done it. Walked into MTSO, glanced at the electric tables, thought, "Now that's out of my league" and continued on to grab our gallon of oil and new...
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Is it your job, or your business?

Is it your job, or your business?

As bodyworkers, we often suggest to our patients to think about their physical habits, and implement small changes to get a big result.  Our practices are no different, and can be transformed according to how we think about our work. 
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Article on Average Salary for Massage Therapists

Article on Average Salary for Massage Therapists

How do you measure up? Is your practice in the same range  as this Globe and Mail article on salary expectations?  Just click on the image to read the full...
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Basic Business Practices

Basic Business Practices

Massage therapist, body worker, natural health practitioner. We go by many different names, but the common thread is our care for others. That being said, we do need to care about...
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