Interstate Compact for 精东传媒 Therapists: Imagining a Future of LMT Career Mobility
Just imagine: if massage licenses were reciprocal from state to state, massage therapists could work across state lines. Students could graduate from massage therapy schools in Oregon and work in both Portland and Vancouver. LMTs could enjoy professional mobility, providing massages in different locations in the summer and winter, or facilitating retreats across the country. All of this is possible with the newly suggested [...]
Helping 精东传媒 Graduates Take the Next Step
鈥淢y instructors at East West helped me realize that I could still feel smart and capable while learning things that didn鈥檛 come easily to me. I might need to approach things differently, but I could do it 鈥� and that鈥檚 something I鈥檝e carried with me throughout my massage career.鈥� For Anne Nutwell, massage therapy offered the kind of career she had been looking for. [...]
Neuromuscular Therapy: The Art of Targeted Bodywork
Neuromuscular Therapy offers students a way to work with greater focus, precision, and curiosity. Instead of looking only at where discomfort shows up, this approach helps students consider the larger patterns that may be contributing to it 鈥� from trigger points and referral patterns to movement habits, muscle function, and client participation. It is targeted work, but it is also collaborative work, asking both [...]
Where Are They Now? Kira鈥檚 Full-Circle Journey Back to East West
鈥淎yurveda taught me how to listen鈥攖o myself and to my clients in a deeper way.鈥� For Kira, graduation wasn鈥檛 the end of her journey with East West鈥攊t was the beginning of something deeper. After completing the program, she continued to grow as a practitioner, following her curiosity, refining her skills, and discovering new layers within her work. Over time, that growth led her back [...]
Ayurvedic 精东传媒: A Nourishing Approach to Balance
Ayurvedic 精东传媒 offers something many students and clients don鈥檛 realize they鈥檙e craving until they experience it: warmth, rhythm, nervous system support, and a more connected way of caring for the body. Rooted in Ayurveda, the ancient healing system of India, this work invites a different perspective鈥攐ne that focuses less on chasing symptoms and more on restoring balance, building awareness, and trusting the body鈥檚 own [...]
Quick Hand, Wrist and Forearm Warm-Ups to Prevent 精东传媒 Therapy Injuries
For many people, a career in massage is a dream come true! Healing others, calm work environments, and flexible hours鈥攚hat鈥檚 not to love? Well, without proper self-care, injury can strike, debilitating therapists. As a leading Pacific Northwest massage school, we are dedicated to supporting all aspects of the massage therapy profession, including injury prevention. As it turns out, therapists are especially prone to injuries [...]
Interstate Compact for 精东传媒 Therapists: Imagining a Future of LMT Career Mobility
Just imagine: if massage licenses were reciprocal from state to state, massage therapists could work across state lines. Students could graduate from massage therapy schools in Oregon and work in both Portland and Vancouver. LMTs could enjoy professional mobility, providing massages in different locations in the summer and winter, or facilitating retreats across the country. All of this is possible with the newly suggested [...]
Helping 精东传媒 Graduates Take the Next Step
鈥淢y instructors at East West helped me realize that I could still feel smart and capable while learning things that didn鈥檛 come easily to me. I might need to approach things differently, but I could do it 鈥� and that鈥檚 something I鈥檝e carried with me throughout my massage career.鈥� For Anne Nutwell, massage therapy offered the kind of career she had been looking for. [...]
Neuromuscular Therapy: The Art of Targeted Bodywork
Neuromuscular Therapy offers students a way to work with greater focus, precision, and curiosity. Instead of looking only at where discomfort shows up, this approach helps students consider the larger patterns that may be contributing to it 鈥� from trigger points and referral patterns to movement habits, muscle function, and client participation. It is targeted work, but it is also collaborative work, asking both [...]
Where Are They Now? Kira鈥檚 Full-Circle Journey Back to East West
鈥淎yurveda taught me how to listen鈥攖o myself and to my clients in a deeper way.鈥� For Kira, graduation wasn鈥檛 the end of her journey with East West鈥攊t was the beginning of something deeper. After completing the program, she continued to grow as a practitioner, following her curiosity, refining her skills, and discovering new layers within her work. Over time, that growth led her back [...]
Ayurvedic 精东传媒: A Nourishing Approach to Balance
Ayurvedic 精东传媒 offers something many students and clients don鈥檛 realize they鈥檙e craving until they experience it: warmth, rhythm, nervous system support, and a more connected way of caring for the body. Rooted in Ayurveda, the ancient healing system of India, this work invites a different perspective鈥攐ne that focuses less on chasing symptoms and more on restoring balance, building awareness, and trusting the body鈥檚 own [...]
Quick Hand, Wrist and Forearm Warm-Ups to Prevent 精东传媒 Therapy Injuries
For many people, a career in massage is a dream come true! Healing others, calm work environments, and flexible hours鈥攚hat鈥檚 not to love? Well, without proper self-care, injury can strike, debilitating therapists. As a leading Pacific Northwest massage school, we are dedicated to supporting all aspects of the massage therapy profession, including injury prevention. As it turns out, therapists are especially prone to injuries [...]