feelthebody

- I would have some questions about their motivation to become a massage therapist? What makes this career interesting to them? are they people persons? what is their perception of the full scope of the job? do they care how the client looks? If they feel they may or are squeamish about touching overweight people or it makes them uncomfortable they may think twice about this as a profession. I would ask them if they are prepared to deal with the one question they will be asked almost everyday, and that is do you provide a Happy Ending? if it is not brought up in conversation before the session, how will they handle it face to face? some clients will be blunt about it at the end of their session. Can they picture themselves doing massage the rest of their lives? Advice or knowledge I would give is the knowledge in knowing that "The gift of touch can be as healing and rewarding for ones self, if you truly enjoy helping others". The other advice, "learn to ground yourself, it may be difficult at times but you will take on others pain by not learning. Last of all understand & remember to clear your energy by simply washing your hands in cold water before & after each session.

- I started working out lifting weights when I was 11 years old with my best friend, he also introduced me to magazines like Muscle & Fitness, FLEX & Men's Health, any thing to do with weightlifting and fitness. After a brief shoulder injury, I started reading more about injuries they write about in the magazines, many of them about massage therapy & alternative medicine over surgery. How stretching combined with massage helps speed up the recovery process, as it helps break down the lactic acid in the muscles and reduce the swelling. I have been intrigued with massage since then. When I was 21 I met this kid who was a few years younger than me he was taking classes to become a massage therapist. He convinced me to let him use me as his guinea pig to practice massage techniques he had been learning. I was hesitant at first but finally gave in & let him work on me. It happened to be after a week I changed my workout routine by playing basketball several hours a night, then down to lift weights for 45 minutes, followed by swimming several laps & then sauna for 15. Never fully recovering. I slept like a baby that night, next morning had no aches, lots of energy. I was hooked

- Bryan - I have been doing massage work since March of 2000, so going on 23 years now. I will continue doing this as long as my body holds up. I feel very fortunate to have had instructors when I started that emphasized proper posture & technique. I am also lucky to have found a partner who was willing to work with me and was easy to train when he was having some trouble finding work after we moved to Salt Lake City years ago. So when we started offering our Tandem massage back in 2009 it quickly became our most requested session. So around the end of 2013 I wanted to go back to school and get my Holistic Health Practitioner Certificate. Andy not only encouraged me but joined me and we both became Certified as Holistic Health Practitioners by May 2015 in San Diego graduating from Mueller College of Holistic Studies. So we are both enjoying the work we get to provide and we get to meet some fascinating people from all walks of life.