Massage & Bodywork

MAY | JUNE 2022

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L i s te n to T h e A B M P Po d c a s t a t a b m p.co m /p o d c a s t s o r w h e reve r yo u a cce s s yo u r favo r i te p o d c a s t s 13 KNE AD TO KNOW How to Avoid Violating Client Boundaries with Dr. Ben Benjamin Cultivating sensitivity and trust is essential to keeping clients safe—especially as we are aware that many women and men have experienced physical or sexual trauma. In this episode of The ABMP Podcast, Dr. Ben Benjamin discusses how to avoid violating client boundaries and whether maintaining boundaries is a shared responsibility between client and therapist. abmp.com/podcasts/ep-209-how-avoid-violating- client-boundaries-dr-ben-benjamin Abhyanga NOUN Abhyanga, or oil massage, is an ayurvedic external treatment where one, two, or more therapists use massage and aromatic herbal oils to bring balance to the body. definition f rom massagetherapy.com 10 STEPS TO KEEP MASSAGE THERAPISTS SAFE Massage therapist Joyce Gauthier would tell us that practitioner safety is something we don't talk enough about in this profession. Unfortunately, massage therapists are put at risk every day by the predators and solicitors who confuse them with sex workers. That's why having the right protocols in place for keeping your massage or bodywork practice safe is critically important, Gauthier says, and should include everything from client screening to planning an escape route to "trusting your gut." abmp.com/updates/blog-posts/10-steps-keep-massage-therapists-safe

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