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Anyone have any suggestions for what to use/how to capture quick intake info for events? I’m doing a couple events and I’m looking to get client name, number, email and quick confirmation of service etc. when I was in school we learned that quick demo sessions could have a verbal confirmation but I would like to follow up with these clients later and also just feel weird not having a signature somewhere.

What is everyone doing to get this info? Demos are only about 15 mins so I need something that is fast and not cumbersome or clunky.

Hi all!

So my practice is currently set up in a small private gym. They have Olympic weightlifting and martial arts, and while I personally love being in that space I’m starting to wonder about the client experience. The gym is one level and it’s open 24 hours so there are always people in there. It’s loud, my room is right in the front but you can definitely hear the weights slamming and people cheering and laughing. I’m not trying to offer a complete spa like experience but I do think that being able to relax and feel at ease is important for any type of work. What are your thoughts? I unfortunately can’t move, so I’m stuck here for a while. Does anyone else work out of this type of setting? Or some other obscure setting that isn’t the “norm”? How do you handle this?

Thank you!

How do y’all practice when you learn a new modality? I’m wanting to do more Thai massage and I’m taking a 3 day course soon I wouldn’t immediately begin offering it because I feel like I need a lot more practice before charging people. I was looking to work part time at stretchlab just to get hands on as many clients as possible who are looking just for stretches specifically but I’m having a weirdly odd time even getting hired there. They want people to have a degree but then when they found out I’m doing massage they freaked because they didn’t want me “stealing their clients” just bizarre.

So now I’m trying to think of how I can practice these techniques consistently enough to feel confident charging for the service

Thoughts?

Does anyone have experience doing grief massage sessions? I’m currently going through the loss of a pet. I’m single, live alone, don’t have any family near me, all of my friends are coupled and have their own things going on, and I have no other pets. I was thinking about how nice it would be to receive a grief session. I’ve never heard of it but I’m sure people out there are doing it. I think it’s something I would be interested in offering. Wondering what these sessions look like if you offer them. From timing to set up, and just overall experience and handling these highly emotional sessions

Edit: my thought for these sessions wouldn’t have anything to do with talking, I understand scope of practice and honestly, going through this right now I’ve found the less people say the better. I guess I’m picturing more of an intentional experience. Lighter touch and more nerve strokes. I’m thinking setting and set up would also play a big role. Like I can’t imagine going to a clinic for this. The therapist knowing that it’s specifically a grief session would be more emotionally prepared and grounded themselves rather than me booking a Swedish somewhere and showing up. Idk I guess just more intentional and up front for everyone involved

Hi all!

Curious about what you’re actually feeling under the tissues? What does it feel like? When I was in school I seemed to always be the only one who couldn’t feel the things everyone else said they were feeling. Trigger points, knots, tense muscles, whatever. And it always left me very confused especially the tense muscles one because if I’m seeing a client for the first time how am I to know if their muscles are “tense” or if this is just their natural state? It’s not like we all have the same lifestyle and tissues so how is that actually being determined unless you see someone over and over pretty regularly or have superhuman tactile recall from the last time you saw them one year ago. There have definitely been times where I’ll bump over something and spend more time there and ask the client if they’re feeling any referral which would tell me that it’s likely a trigger point but otherwise how are we determining what that is? Or if it’s even an issue if the client isn’t saying it’s bothersome? I would say most of my sessions I’m not noticing much at all. I think I’m someone who would’ve done better with a teacher finding something on a person then having me feel it so I would know, but that didn’t happen enough in my schooling, so I feel lost.

TLDR; can we actually determine what we are feeling under the tissues? How? What does that thing feel like?