Editor’s note: Was there a day spa in the stone age?  If so, we’ll bet the therapist used stones. Is there anyone more experienced in the development of stone work with massage therapy than Pat Mayrhofer? We doubt it. Pat is highly attuned to the integrity of stone massage work; we share some of her indispensable advice below . Even if you missed it, you can still register and access Pat’s presentation during the March 5th Tools for Touch™ CE webinar. Pat offered a live stone massage video demo during her presentation, Massage Stone Basics.

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Have you experienced skin irritation? Are you worried about allergies to any of the oils or lotions you may be using? I’m going to share the basics – which you may or may NOT have learned in school – that every massage therapist should know about their massage products. Let’s start with your massage lotion. OK, so you LOVE your massage lotion. Perhaps you even use it on almost every client. How long have you been using it? Ever since those days in the school clinic?

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Winter is a great time to be a sports fan. Whether you’re hosting a Super Bowl party, attending regular season hockey or basketball games, or just really love keeping up on Australian cricket, there’s always something exciting going on in the world of sport to keep you distracted from the shorter days and gloomy weather.

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Massage therapists are called upon all the time to play many parts and take care of clients in many stages of life. Do you have a client who is expecting a child? In the throes of young adulthood? Or solidly in middle age or in the autumn years? If so, you’ll find something to like about the March 5th, 2013 Tools for Touch™ CE webinar.

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Cruising our cart through fruits and veggies at the grocery store, we saw something that stopped us in our tracks – a Buddha Hand. We couldn’t decide if it was beautiful or ugly and who knew what it tasted like, much less what we were supposed to do with it. But it smelled divine – a lemony fragrance – and with a name like Buddha Hand, how could we resist?

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