Will listening to Mozart make you smarter? Given the right context, sure, it just might and there are well-regarded musicologists who will step right up to the plate and defend this. But what if you’re more in the mood for relaxation, rather than amped up brain wattage?  Versatile companion that it is, music, as many a massage therapist will tell you, can help you relax and sometimes, more importantly, it helps your clients relax too.

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Of course lifelong learning is great. It helps grow your practice, inspire new pursuits, renew your dedication, and make you look smart at parties. But with such a wealth of educational opportunities, why choose online education? What does the webinar format offer that’s different from any other workshop or class?

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Free chair massages, sketchpads, comics, therapy dogs and a ‘graffiti walk’ where you can express your angst? What is this, a spoof of a new spa concept?  Well no, guess again, it’s a student relaxation center at the U. of Tennessee in Knoxville.

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The wind screamed in my ears, and the snow that flew past my face was practically horizontal. I was skiing in the middle of a blizzard, at 11,000 feet above sea level on a mountain in Utah. Looking around, I saw a tall figure nearby. “Can we get down over here?” I shouted, pointing left.

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You may have seen the recent article titled, 5 Tips for Energetic Spring Cleaning in Massage Magazine. Very timely article as we too have been thinking about ways to clear out the cobwebs, the whole point being, to refresh our perspective and look at the world around us with a more enlightened, vital point of view.

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