1) My previous massage therapist moved to California.
It is ALWAYS California and it is always the male clients saying this to me! It would seem that California might be over-run with massage therapists by now based on all the ones who keep mysteriously migrating t…
Chiropractor in his 60’s (70's?) has a room inside the office he is willing to sublet at a fair percentage of square footage value in rent of whole office.
He currently has a therapist who has been using his office and has been siphoning off her clients from a loc…
The client was a very nice male with a good humor in his mid-30's. He was the epitome of Mr. Casual. Mister Laid Back. Sir Cool, Calm and Jimmy-Buffet-Envies-Me relaxed. He was so tension free that it almost seemed like a practical joke that he had scheduled a mas…
"What did you do? I feel like a lab rat that just survived an experiment by a mad scientist! You, with all your lights and tools and gadgets! I have NEVER had a massage like that, ever!... Listen, whatever you did, worked. My hamstring has been bothering me daily …
Thai massage is founded on yoga practices on the principle that stiffness and lack of flexibility are also a sign that energy is not moving freely.
Trapped or stagnant energy leads to all manner of dysfunction if it is there long enough. Imagine water being trap…
I wondered whether I should tell you this story but it is important enough that I never forgot it.
I worked for a chiropractor once who for all intents and client base, appeared to be as`laid back and non-racist as you could hope for in a medical service provider.
T…
True story time:
I had to convert space was so small that I LITERALLY had to put my table on wheels so that I could it slide it around and create enough space for me to move alongside it. The owner of the business wanted $700 per month for THAT space but gave me a…
Office space and the cost of doing business
(4) Here is where the large part of cost is for massage therapy and why you are seeing fewer and fewer independent massage therapists available.
In my own experience, I have literally been given utility closets to work…
In 2023, the cost of a discounted, generic massage (Swedish or Deep tissue) in most places costs $80-$90 per hour. The cost is higher if it is a specialized service or in a more upscale location.
The actual cost and profit of massage is always a mystery and alway…
So, you think you want to be a massage therapist? I just recently had three different massage therapy jobs in less than a year and this is what happens when you are good at what you do. (At least around here). All these stories are true and not exaggerated (who wo…
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