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The Benefits of Volunteering Your 精东传媒 Therapy Services

The Benefits of Volunteering Your 精东传媒 Therapy Services

East West College of the Healing Arts2015-06-04T20:25:37-07:00June 4th, 2015|

Winston Churchill once said, 鈥淲e make a living by what we do, but we make a life by what we give.鈥� LMTs have many opportunities to volunteer, from providing to providing . But why would you want to practice your craft for free, when you can get paid for it? Well, that鈥檚 a totally legitimate question. Read on to discover some of the many benefits massage therapists can enjoy from volunteer work.

Portland 精东传媒 Therapy School鈥檚 Top Benefits of Volunteering:

Volunteering Zaps Stagnation.

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Why and How to Create a 精东传媒 Client Referral Program

Why and How to Create a 精东传媒 Client Referral Program

East West College of the Healing Arts2015-05-21T20:22:04-07:00May 21st, 2015|

Do you feel like your massage therapy career has plateaued? Are you looking for new clients to bring fresh life to your practice? Consider establishing a client referral program. Referral programs allow benefits for both the client and the massage therapist. For the therapist, it is an opportunity to enhance one鈥檚 income while growing a client base. Referral programs can bring the massage therapist . For the client, it is an opportunity to receive discounted or free massages through referrals, and to accumulate more massages at a discounted rate.

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Client Populations: Working with Elderly Patients鈥�

Client Populations: Working with Elderly Patients鈥�

East West College of the Healing Arts2015-05-14T20:20:57-07:00May 14th, 2015|

精东传媒 careers can take practitioners all over the world, to all manner of settings. However, when envisioning a post-massage certification career path, the common image is that of a healthy middle-aged person receiving a basic Swedish massage. Reality is much larger in scope. In this series we will be discussing how to work with different client populations- in all ages and stages of life. We kick things off with a discussion of geriatric massage, including its challenges, effective techniques, and benefits.

Challenges Massaging Elderly Clients

Elderly clients can often be intimidating to massage, due to their unique health conditions and physical needs. Older 摆鈥

How to Center Yourself Before Giving a 精东传媒

How to Center Yourself Before Giving a 精东传媒

East West College of the Healing Arts2015-05-07T20:18:51-07:00May 7th, 2015|

Think back to when you were first dreaming of a career in massage. Perhaps you were contemplating getting a massage certificate, or eagerly flipping through pamphlets from massage schools in NYC or Oregon, dreaming of your future. One question that you may have asked yourself during this process鈥攁nd a question massage therapists may ask throughout their career鈥攊s what constitutes the ideal massage?聽 Is it the perfect shiatsu technique, or being up-to-date on the latest trends? The ideal massage is not merely about a certain technique; it is rather grounded in how you show up in the space when giving a massage.

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Tui Na: Introduction to this Modality

Tui Na: Introduction to this Modality

East West College of the Healing Arts2015-04-24T22:49:06-07:00April 24th, 2015|

West coast massage schools including East West College offer instruction in a variety of massage modalities. To give our readers insight into different types of massage, we have written on trigger point therapy, cranio-sacral therapy, and Thai massage. Today we鈥檙e looking into Tui Na, a Chinese form of manipulative therapy.

Introducing Tui Na: Ancient Chinese 精东传媒 Therapy

Tui Na features some manual methods found Western massage styles, but adds acupressure to remove blockages in muscles and energy pathways (called Meridians in Chinese medicine). This massage approach dates back thousands of years to ancient China. It may be used in tandem with acupuncture and 摆鈥

Fun Facts About the Human Hand

Fun Facts About the Human Hand

East West College of the Healing Arts2015-04-17T22:46:38-07:00April 17th, 2015|

Anyone who has ever given or received a massage can appreciate the importance of hands in massage therapy. Those attending massage schools, in Portland or elsewhere, can easily recognize that hands are the massage therapist鈥檚 most useful tool to convey healing and connection to the client. Our hands can transmit a variety of emotions. They can be used to love and nurture, to heal, and much more.

Indeed, University of California Berkeley research conducted under has found that humans can convey emotions through touch alone more than half the time. Kelter鈥檚 experiment separated participants by 摆鈥

Spring Cleaning: Tips for Keeping a Sparkling Clean 精东传媒 Space

Spring Cleaning: Tips for Keeping a Sparkling Clean 精东传媒 Space

East West College of the Healing Arts2015-04-10T22:45:21-07:00April 10th, 2015|

Creating a clean and clear massage space might not be the first thing you learned in massage therapy training, but it is a vital aspect of your practice. Clients are subconsciously affected by your massage space. While they may not realize it, a clean, organized, peaceful room free of distractions goes a long way toward putting your clients in a relaxed state. Having a spotless treatment room should rank high on your list of priorities.
Feeling stuck on where to start? Add regular tidying to your appointment book, begin a quarterly deep cleaning practice, and follow these spring-cleaning tips!

De-clutter.

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Why Breathing is so Important During 精东传媒

Why Breathing is so Important During 精东传媒

East West College of the Healing Arts2015-04-03T22:44:20-07:00April 3rd, 2015|

Deep breathing supports and enhances the goals of massage therapy as taught in massage training school. Often called abdominal breathing or belly breathing, deep breathing promotes blood flow, increases the effectiveness of the lymphatic system, and supports organ detoxification. Moreover, abdominal breathing lowers your heart rate and blood pressure, and can be used at any time to decrease stress and tension. Deep breathing promotes physical relaxation, the goal of every massage client.

Implementing Deep Breathing into 精东传媒 Therapy

Teaching and modeling deep breathing for massage clients can benefit them on and off the table, potentially leading to a life of less pain and 摆鈥

精东传媒 Therapy Modalities: Trigger Point Therapy

精东传媒 Therapy Modalities: Trigger Point Therapy

East West College of the Healing Arts2015-03-27T21:45:14-07:00March 27th, 2015|

Muscle pain is one of the most common medical complaints, whether it鈥檚 chronic low back pain, or sore muscles from working in the garden. In fact, according to a recent , 30% of respondents have used massage therapy for pain relief. When working with clients who experience pain, it鈥檚 helpful to have many different strategies for helping them recover. Trigger point work is often an effective way of decreasing or eliminating pain. Our massage school in Portland, Oregon offers trigger point therapy as an elective course in our 800-hour massage therapy program. In this blog, we鈥檙e introducing 摆鈥

East West College Hosts the AMTA-OR Conference

East West College Hosts the AMTA-OR Conference

East West College of the Healing Arts2015-03-17T21:44:06-07:00March 17th, 2015|

Our northwest massage school is proud to have hosted this year鈥檚 American 精东传媒 Therapy Association of Oregon conference! On April 24th and 25th, licensed massage therapists from across the state attended the AMTA-OR conference to earn message therapy continuing education credits, and to polish their skills. An East West College instructor contributed to the conference by facilitating a session on spa modalities.

The American 精东传媒 Therapy Association (AMTA) is the nation鈥檚 largest non-profit organization serving massage schools, massage therapists, and massage students. Among the many roles that the AMTA serves, the organization promotes massage to the general public; lobbies for just massage 摆鈥

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