How to Choose the Best Massage School for You: 4 Ways to Evaluate Massage School Culture and Values
Professional massage therapy draws all types of individuals, and as a result, the culture and values of individual massage schools are usually very different from one another. So how do you choose the best massage school for you? It is important to evaluate a massage school’s culture carefully before enrolling to discern what it values.…
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INTRO TO MASSAGE CLASS
Interested in learning more about Massage? Is a Massage Therapy career right for you? The best way to find out is to have a hands-on experience before enrolling in massage school. We offer FREE Intro to Massage Classes at The Lauterstein-Conway (TLC) Massage School to share the healing power of massage with the public and…
Read MoreReflexology: Helping with Your Hands
by Marsha Walke, PhD, RN, LMT I have been teaching and giving massage and reflexology for 40 years now, I want to share some information and experiences to help you get a little acquainted with this form of helping with your hands. In 1977, I had just finished nursing school and loved giving my patients…
Read MoreSo You’re Thinking About Becoming a Massage Therapist?
If you’re thinking about becoming a massage therapist, you’re living in one of the best times in history for it. Working in the massage industry can be a rewarding and beneficial job for those who can call themselves licensed massage therapists. But if you’re not sure you’d make a good massage therapist, consider the following:…
Read MoreTHE LOW BACK AND THE ERECTOR SPINAE
Re-root the back! By David Lauterstein The back does so much for us – helping us stand, twist, turn, bend forward and back. It’s no surprise the back requires a complicated interweaving and interaction of many muscles. One of the main groups is called the erector spinae. I never understood the erector spinae until I…
Read MoreDiary of a Massage Therapist: Then and Now
by Jennifer (Shaw) Bonnesi I’m ten years into my massage career, and with each year that passes, and as my massage practice deepens, I am increasingly glad I got my massage certification. (Fellow, seasoned massage therapist, can I get an amen?) If you are in the early stages of your career or just beginning to…
Read MoreLAUTERSTEIN-CONWAY’S TOP TEN IN 2017
This year we began nine new 500-hour professional training classes. New teachers, tutors, assistants, and alumni joined our faculty to enthusiastically teach and further our mission to fully support every student’s success. Each year taking students from beginners to, in as little as seven months, becoming full-time licensed therapists and doing something they love –…
Read MoreCelebrate Healthy Holidays: Sound Advice for LMTs & Clients
by: Jennifer Bonessi Even if you don’t celebrate a holiday in December, holiday stress affects us all – every store is packed and our fellow humans are frantic. The frenetic energy is consuming. And yet, the season calls us all to be jolly and bright. It’s also flu season. So now, more than ever,…
Read MoreSELF-EVOLUTION AND MASSAGE THERAPY
Uniquely among animals, humans can consciously initiate enormous changes in our lives. Basically, we are the only species that can self-evolve, sometimes many times, within one lifetime. This incredible capacity is what our society should be organized around – each human’s ability to create a better life for her/himself and our community. We have the…
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