Whether or not you’re brave enough to sing Wild Thing at a karaoke bar, with Earth Day arriving later on this month, and early spring flowers pushing through mud and late season snow, you, like us, may be hearing the call of the wild beckoning you outdoors.

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“The key to success is to distinguish yourself from the competition by doing something rather than trying to do the same thing as everyone else but just better—better is a pretty subjective word. This can take shape in a lot of ways including who you are with your nature, or by doing techniques that are different from the run of the mill work.”

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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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