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Korean Hand Therapy: Combining Hand Reflexology and Acupuncture Meridians

In: Reflexology

By: Amy Kreydin

Reflexology Training: How to Become a Reflexologist

In: Reflexology

By: Amy Kreydin

Russian Massage Video and Textbook: A Review of Classical Healing Therapeutic Massage Techniques

In: Massage Techniques

By: Feature Writer Angela England

Professional Boundaries in Massage: A Review of The Educated Heart for Bodyworkers and Therapists

In: Massage Schools/Training

By: Feature Writer Angela England

Reflexology for PMS: Natural Relief for Monthly Premenstrual Syndrome

In: Reflexology

By: Amy Kreydin

Hand Reflexology: Is it the same as Foot Reflexology?

In: Reflexology

By: Amy Kreydin

Relaxing Foot Soaks: Immerse Your Feet and Soothe Your Soul

In: Relaxation & Stress Reduction

By: Amy Kreydin

Reflexology and Your Pregnancy: Use this Complementary Modality for a Quick Labor and Easier Birth

In: Reflexology

By: Amy Kreydin

Foot Hand Ear Reflexology: Exploring William Flocco’s Method of Integrated Reflexology

In: Reflexology

By: Amy Kreydin

Reflexology and Cancer Symposium: The First International Event Gathering in Israel October 2008

In: Reflexology

By: Amy Kreydin

The Acupressure Atlas Book Review: A Reference Guide to Acupressure Techniques and Activation Points

In: Massage Techniques

By: Feature Writer Angela England

Hot Stone Reflexology: Soothing Heat for Your Soles

In: Reflexology

By: Amy Kreydin

Meridian Toe Hold: A Relaxing Technique for the Feet

In: Reflexology

By: Amy Kreydin

Reflexology and PCOS: Can This Complementary Modality Balance Your Cycles?

In: Reflexology

By: Amy Kreydin

RAA Conference 2008: Reflexology Association of America in Portland, Maine

In: Reflexology

By: Amy Kreydin

Finding a Reflexologist: Locate the Right Practitioner for You

In: Reflexology

By: Amy Kreydin

Common Reactions to Reflexology: What to Expect During and After Your Session

In: Reflexology

By: Amy Kreydin

Reflexology for Children: Touch Solutions for Parents

In: Reflexology

By: Amy Kreydin

Spa Bodywork Guide for Bodyworkers: How Massage Therapists Can Give Effective Spa Treatments Safely

In: Relaxation & Stress Reduction

By: Feature Writer Angela England

Effective Tension Headache Relief: New Study Shows Massage Can Help Chronic Tension Headache Pain

In: Self Massage

By: Feature Writer Angela England

Avoiding Overwork Stress Burnout: Staying Physically and Emotionally Healthy as a Massage Therapist

In: Relaxation & Stress Reduction

By: Feature Writer Angela England

Video Guide to Deep Tissue Massage: Myofascial Release Technique Training Review

In: Massage Techniques

By: Feature Writer Angela England

Anatomy for Massage Therapists: Trail Guide to the Body Review: Locating Bones & Muscles

In: Massage Therapy (general)

By: Feature Writer Angela England

Deep Tissue Massage Book Review: Learn How to Give Myofascial Release Safely and Effectively

In: Massage Techniques

By: Feature Writer Angela England

The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook: A Review of the Book for Massage Therapists and Customers

In: Massage Techniques

By: Feature Writer Angela England

Holiday Gifts for Spa Customers: Thanksgiving, Christmas or Year End Presents for Massage Clients

In: Massage Therapy (general)

By: Feature Writer Angela England

Massage Organization Review: ABMP: Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals, Member Benefits & Costs

In: Massage Therapy (general)

By: Feature Writer Angela England

Massage Therapy Business Start-Up: Tips For New Bodyworkers to Get a Good Start

In: Massage Therapy (general)

By: Feature Writer Angela England

Massage Therapy Intake Procedure: How Therapists Set Clients at Ease and Establish Bodywork Policies

In: Massage Therapy (general)

By: Feature Writer Angela England

Spa Add-Ons for Massage Therapists: Dry Room Spa Treatments Bodyworkers Can Add to Their Practice

In: Massage Therapy (general)

By: Feature Writer Angela England

Stress Relief Tips: Physio, Massage, Acupuncture and Aromatherapy To Reduce Stress.

In: Relaxation & Stress Reduction

By: Katie Wood

Stress - Physical Effects: Mind Body Interactions

In: Relaxation & Stress Reduction

By: Sylvia Carlson

Massage Therapy Hall of Fame: Who Will be Inducted into the 2007 Massage Therapy Hall of Fame?

In: Massage Therapy (general)

By: Sylvia Carlson

Stress Reduction thru Humor: How to Lighten up and Laugh Yourself Well

In: Relaxation & Stress Reduction

By: Sylvia Carlson

Breast Cancer and Reflexology: How Can Foot Reflexology Help Women with Breast Cancer?

In: Reflexology

By: Sylvia Carlson

Chronic Pain and Chronic Stress: How Does Pain and Stress Affect Our Brains?

In: Relaxation & Stress Reduction

By: Sylvia Carlson

Lush Organic Massage Bars: A massage with these bars releases tension and calms the mind.

In: Relaxation & Stress Reduction

By: Feature Writer Jennifer W. Miner

Benefits of Massage Therapy: Massage Therapy is of Benefit to Those Suffering with Chronic Pain

In: Massage Therapy (general)

By: Sylvia Carlson

Stress Reduction Thru Mindfulness: How you can relax by being mindful.

In: Relaxation & Stress Reduction

By: Sylvia Carlson

Massage for Depression and Anxiety: Can Massage Help Elevate Moods?

In: Massage Therapy (general)

By: Sylvia Carlson

Stress Management Tips: How to Recognize the Symptoms

In: Relaxation & Stress Reduction

By: Beth Lane

Alternative Health Consumer: Massage therapy and reflexology are alternative health practices

In: Massage Therapy (general)

By: Sylvia Carlson

Effects of Stress On Your Health: Reducing Stress Can Improve Chronic Pain Issues

In: Relaxation & Stress Reduction

By: Beth Lane

Massage Therapy and Fibromyalgia: Massage therapy can help fibromyalgia sufferers

In: Massage Therapy (general)

By: Sylvia Carlson

Massage Therapy - Healing Touch: Massage Therapy Research on Touch

In: Massage Therapy (general)

By: Sylvia Carlson

Massage Therapy Research Centers: Massage Therapy Research Organizations That Promote Massage Therapy

In: Massage Therapy (general)

By: Sylvia Carlson

Massage Technique Origins: The origins of massage can be traced back to the second century B.C.

In: Massage Techniques

By: Sylvia Carlson

Foot Reflexology Research: Research supports the use of foot reflexology

In: Reflexology

By: Sylvia Carlson

Massage Therapy Benefits: Massage therapy has been scientifically studied for many years. Massage has shown to have many positive effects on a variety of health conditions.

In: Massage Therapy (general)

By: Sylvia Carlson

Anxiety and Massage Therapy: Alternative Treatments for Anxiety, Including Massage Therapy.

In: Massage Therapy (general)

By: Sylvia Carlson

New Years Resolution: Less Stress: A New Year's Resolution that you can achieve. Reduce stress - it can change your life.

In: Massage Therapy (general)

By: Sylvia Carlson

Holiday Stress Relief: Tips to cope with stress over the holidays.

In: Relaxation & Stress Reduction

By: Sylvia Carlson

Massage History - Women Healers: Historians of massage often fail to show the role women healers have had in the way massage was practiced and shared from generation to generation.

In: Massage Therapy (general)

By: Sylvia Carlson

Tendonitis and Massage Treatments: Treating Tendonitis with Massage Therapy

In: Massage Therapy (general)

By: Sylvia Carlson

Massage and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Massage therapy and the treatment and prevention of carpal tunnel.

In: Massage Therapy (general)

By: Sylvia Carlson

Reflexology and Cobblestone Mats: Cobblestone walking is rooted in traditional Chinese Medicine. Walking on a cobblestone mat can effect the body like reflexology.

In: Reflexology

By: Sylvia Carlson

Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy: Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy is a deep tissue massage technique utilizing the feet.

In: Massage Techniques

By: Sylvia Carlson

Stone Therapy - Massage School: Learn more about Stone therapy and where you can become certified in this massage technique.

In: Massage Schools/Training

By: Sylvia Carlson

Amma Therapy: Amma is a unique massage technique first recorded 5,000 years ago in Ancient Asia.

In: Massage Techniques

By: Sylvia Carlson

Massage for Stroke Patients: What is a stroke and what role can massage therapy play in the recovery process.

In: Massage Therapy (general)

By: Sylvia Carlson

Hot Stone Therapy: A Shiatsu therapist and instructor of Hot Stone Therapy shares her experiences and perspectives on health and healing, and on her profession.

In: Massage Techniques

By: Sylvia Carlson

Manual Lymph Drainage: Find out about Dr. Vodder's Method of Manual Lymph Drainage and where you can obtain specialized massage training in this technique.

In: Massage Techniques

By: Sylvia Carlson

Whiplash - Neck Injuries: Massage Therapy is a very effective treatment for whiplash or related neck injuries such as neck sprain or neck strain.

In: Massage Therapy (general)

By: Sylvia Carlson

Massage School Training: Massage Therapy Training in North America

In: Massage Schools/Training

By: Sylvia Carlson

Barefoot Deep Tissue Massage: Learn more about the massage technique and where to train in Barefoot Deep Tissue Massage from a practicing Massage Therapist.

In: Massage Techniques

By: Sylvia Carlson

Stress Relief: What causes stress and how do you relieve stress?

In: Relaxation & Stress Reduction

By: Sylvia Carlson

Reflexology and Migraine Headache: Reflexology can help to treat and prevent migraine headaches.

In: Reflexology

By: Sylvia Carlson

Tension Headaches: Tension headaches are treatable and preventable. Learning how to relax and reduce stress can help reduce the frequency of your tension headaches.

In: Massage Therapy (general)

By: Sylvia Carlson

Thai Massage School: Traditional Thai Massage Training in Thailand

In: Massage Schools/Training

By: Sylvia Carlson

Bringing Massage Therapy to Africa: Teaching Massage Therapy to Visually Impaired Youth and Women of Kenya, Africa.

In: Massage Therapy (general)

By: Sylvia Carlson

Registered Massage Therapist: In North America, how do you know who is a Registered Massage Therapist?

In: Massage Therapy (general)

By: Sylvia Carlson

Is Massage Therapy Holistic? Massage can affect the body, mind and emotions. It is one of the oldest holistic health practices that exists today.

In: Massage Therapy (general)

By: Sylvia Carlson

Holistic Approach to Wellness: Looking after your self - your body, mind, emotions, and Spirit, is taking a holistic approach to health and wellness.

In: Massage Therapy (general)

By: Sylvia Carlson

Chair Massage School Training: Chair massage, also known as seated massage or on-site massage, is a specialized form of massage training.

In: Massage Schools/Training

By: Sylvia Carlson

Massage and Sleep Disorders: Sleep disorders are very common. Most people don't realize that massage therapy can actually help improve your sleep. A natural sleep disorder remedy that requires nothing more than a gentle touch.

In: Massage Therapy (general)

By: Sylvia Carlson

Massage Training - Esalen® Massage: The Esalen® Institute will inspire you to be the best you can be.

In: Massage Schools/Training

By: Sylvia Carlson

Relaxation Self Massage Techniques: Learn some simple self massage and relaxation techniques to combat the effects of stress.

In: Self Massage

By: Sylvia Carlson

Massage Therapy Training in Oregon: What can you expect from taking the massage therapy program at Oregon's School of Massage?

In: Massage Schools/Training

By: Sylvia Carlson

Relaxation Technique – History: Relaxation is a technique, but really it's a natural human state.

In: Relaxation & Stress Reduction

By: Sylvia Carlson

Swedish Massage - Technique: Many forms of massage therapy originated from Swedish massage.

In: Massage Techniques

By: Sylvia Carlson

Reflexology School: The International Institute of Reflexology is the only reflexology school in the UK that teaches the Original Ingham Method® of Reflexology. It is taught in over 16 countries worldwide.

In: Reflexology

By: Sylvia Carlson

Just Relax: The big secret to relaxation is in the doing - the relaxing, not in thinking or even reading about it. You have to practice relaxing.

In: Relaxation & Stress Reduction

By: Sylvia Carlson

Kahuna Bodywork: Massage training in Kahuna bodywork involves much more than just learning a specialized massage technique.

In: Massage Schools/Training

By: Sylvia Carlson

Neck Pain and Massage Therapy: Massage therapists might view neck pain differently than other alternative healthcare practitioners.

In: Massage Therapy (general)

By: Sylvia Carlson

Shiatsu Therapy: Not all Shiatsu massage techniques or massage training is the same. Japanese traditional Shiatsu is a specialized form of Shiatsu therapy.

In: Massage Schools/Training

By: Sylvia Carlson

Hippocrates and Massage History: The history of massage can tell us much about how we have come to understand and practice our healing techniques including massage therapy.

In: Massage Therapy (general)

By: Sylvia Carlson

Chiropractor Teaches Massage: If you are interested in learning massage therapy from a chiropractor with more than 23 years in the massage field, check out the Soma Institute of Massage.

In: Massage Schools/Training

By: Sylvia Carlson

Heal the Body, Heal the Mind: Learning more about the body mind connection can enhance your healing and sense of wellness.

In: Massage Therapy (general)

By: Sylvia Carlson

Self Massage and Massage Tools: Learning self massage techniques and using specialized massage tools can enhance your sense of wellness.

In: Self Massage

By: Sylvia Carlson

Aromatherapy Massage: Aromatherapy massage treatments can be very effective in relaxing and healing the body, mind and spirit.

In: Massage Techniques

By: Sylvia Carlson

Massage Therapy Training: Choosing which massage therapy training is right for you can be quite a challenge. Relaxation massage and therapeutic massage training differ significantly.

In: Massage Schools/Training

By: Sylvia Carlson

Foot and Hand Massage: Massage therapy research shows that foot and hand massage can help to relieve pain.

In: Massage Therapy (general)

By: Sylvia Carlson

Back Pain Relief: Back pain, whether it affects your lower back or upper back, or whether the pain is chronic or acute, there are some ways to find relief.

In: Massage Therapy (general)

By: Sylvia Carlson

How Reflexology Works: What is foot reflexology and how does it work: Reflexology is a natural therapy that can be used for pain relief and relaxation.

In: Reflexology

By: Sylvia Carlson

Why Have Massage? Massage has been around for a long time. Massage therapy research tells us there are so many reasons why massage can help us feel better.

In: Massage Therapy (general)

By: Sylvia Carlson

Foot Reflexology Case Study: Foot reflexology is a natural therapy. A foot reflexologist works the reflexes in the foot to relieve pain and to relax the body.

In: Reflexology

By: Sylvia Carlson

Before You Have a Massage: What to expect before you get a massage can help alleviate any uneasiness you may have.

In: Massage Therapy (general)

By: Sylvia Carlson

Finding a Massage Therapist: There are some ways to make your search for a massage therapist easier. Check out these tips on how to find the right massage therapist for you.

In: Massage Therapy (general)

By: Sylvia Carlson

Regulating Massage Therapy: Massage therapy standards across Canada and the US are not consistent. To regulate or not to regulate, that is the question.

In: Massage Therapy (general)

By: Sylvia Carlson

Stress and Massage Therapy: Massage is a known antidote for stress. If you are looking for stress relief, try one of the many different types of massage therapy techniques available.

In: Massage Therapy (general)

By: Sylvia Carlson

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