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F r e e S O A P n o t e s w i t h M a s s a g e B o o k f o r A B M P m e m b e r s : a b m p . u s / M a s s a g e b o o k 17 How and when do you ask your clients to rebook? Publication Date: Sept/Oct What are your thoughts on MTs wearing jewelry, nail polish, and other accessories? Publication Date: Nov/Dec Email your responses to darren@abmp.com. Your submission can be as short as you'd like and up to 250 words. Upcoming Topics I find having a great discussion before the massage really helps to keep the client confident that I know what I am doing. The most important thing is that this is their session, and sometimes getting things off their minds helps them to relax. During the massage, I do ask them to take deep breaths and focus on the area to relax more, and that sometimes helps. Then they let go and become quiet. As a therapist, I need to have great communication for deep- tissue massage, focus-specific work, and therapeutic stretching sessions. Once we have taken care of things, we agree to have a Swedish massage that will help them really relax. I have had clients who are chatty, but halfway through, they begin to relax and take little naps on the table. DEEANNA RODIGER SALEM, OREGON FROM FACEBOOK It's the client's time—bought and paid for. If they want to talk, fine. MARK KUHN I find that scalp massage tends to calm almost anyone. I usually take a few deep breaths myself and my clients always follow my lead. If they continue to talk, then I let them, because that is what they need in that moment. ASHLEY COLLINS I listen, and they get it all out. I keep my replies short and quiet, but warm and caring. If they say something about how much they talk, then I'll say, "Maybe next time do you want to try less conversation and more relaxation?" And then at their next visit, I'll remind them of what we planned and see what he/she thinks about it. MISTY LEE BURRISS They call it massage "therapy" for a reason. SHAWN SHUBERT I always tell a new client they do not need to feel obligated to chat like they do at the hairdresser. And that it is their time, so if they like to chat that's fine, and if they want to be quiet, that is fine, too. I work with lots of cyclists who do like to talk about their training and races, which helps me find their areas that need to be addressed. ALEXA BOYES FROM TWITTER (@ABMPMASSAGE) It may be the only time in their day that they can talk as much as they want and chat about things that interest them. @ASK_PRINCESS