Massage & Bodywork

July/August 2012

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SPEAK YOUR MIND I complement my massage practice with Pilates. As a personal trainer by trade, I fell in love with the human body all over again in massage school. Pilates is sophisticated, as is the craniosacral part of massage that I love to practice. When I can combine the two, my clients fl oat out of my Pilates studio. I also sell a monthly package of unlimited Pilates classes with one massage. This way my clients have a well-rounded wellness program and I have a steady fl ow of income. JUDITH WAY IDYLLWILD, CALIFORNIA I am a certifi ed nursing assistant (CNA), and I supplement my massage income as a private caregiver for a quadriplegic. I do this because it keeps my CNA certifi cation up-to-date, and my connections within the medical fi eld help grow my business. I have found they complement each other very well. DENISE BURNHAM KUNA/BOISE, IDAHO I work full time as an instructional developer of curriculum for fi refi ghters, in addition to providing massage therapy on evenings and weekends in order to provide more income and receive health insurance, retirement, paid time off, etc. LYNN HUGHES CARNEY, OKLAHOMA I have partnered with a health and wellness company that provides nutritional supplements, paraben-free skin care, and weight-management foods. I look at it as providing a service to my clients who are already taking supplements, using skin care products, and trying to lose weight, and it creates residual income for me when I am not working. Because massage therapy is limited in the number of sessions you can physically do in one day, there is a defi nite maximum you can earn. Then there is also the issue of burnout. I think there are so many good therapists lost to injury and lack of variation. Lastly, as an additional benefi t, my business skills are much improved. MICHELLE WALD AUSTIN, TEXAS I'm a fi nancial aid refunds offi cer at a private university for the benefi ts, which include free tuition for my master's degree in mental health counseling. TRACEY WEAR PHOENIX, ARIZONA I have always been frustrated when I could not take my clients all the way to recovery—meaning maybe no more dysfunction. I found a coaching program that gives me some of the best tools I have ever found to get someone "over the hump." Now, I am a life coach, as well as a massage therapist. CASSANDRA KIRKLAND, WASHINGTON Visit www.massageandbodywork.com or www.abmp.com to submit your answers, or email darren@abmp.com. 16 massage & bodywork july/august 2012

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