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11/28/2025

Massage therapy is a helping profession… but who helps you?

When the CDC reports that female massage therapists have one of the highest su***de rates of any occupation in the U.S., something is deeply wrong.

Not with you.
With the lack of support our industry provides.

You’re expected to carry emotional labor…
hold space for everyone else…
push through physical pain…
stay upbeat…
manage clients…
run a business…
and somehow do it all without a safety net.

No wonder so many therapists burn out by year five.
No wonder so many feel isolated, overwhelmed, or quietly struggling.
No wonder so many never get the support they truly need.

And honestly? Seeing the data lit a fire under us.

No association is talking about this.
No board.
No organization.

So we stepped up.

Introducing a place built for massage therapists:
Bi-Weekly Career, Clinical & Life-Balance Coaching Calls

Live on Zoom, every 1st and 3rd Monday
6PM Eastern, 3PM Pacific.
https://masterclass.therapyedu.net/ -1764042511843

✔ Support for burnout, overwhelm, and emotional strain
✔ Guidance for clinical decision-making
✔ Injury management and body mechanics
✔ Marketing help, pricing clarity, client boundaries
✔ Life/work balance and mental well-being
✔ A community that gets it

You just need to register ahead of time so we can send you the unique Zoom link for each call.

Your first two calls are “Name Your Own Price.”
Even if that price is ZERO.
No one is turned away.

After your first two calls, you choose the path that fits your life:
$97/month — cancel anytime
$797 for the full year Saves you $367 vs monthly.
$495 for six months Saves you $85 vs monthly.

These calls exist for one reason:
So massage therapists never again feel like they have to struggle alone.

This is a place to breathe.
To talk honestly.
To be supported.
To get real solutions for the real world.

You deserve that.

Here's the registration link.
https://masterclass.therapyedu.net/ -1764042511843

You are not alone.
We built this for you.

— Sam Small
Health Matters Seminars

11/25/2025

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11/25/2025

11/22/2025

To all massage therapists...

11/22/2025

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11/21/2025

The Body Artisans wrote:
Here are some of my citations I have been collecting for my second book. Hopefully they are helpful for you. They are by some of the top fascial researchers in the field. Plus you have the research in Europe that has proven Tom Myers anatomy trains as accurate. There is a great documentary that takes you through all the research happening there. 🥰 Europe is way far ahead of us in fascial science.
Bordoni, B., & Lagana, M. M. (2019). The fascial system and exercise intolerance in chronic heart failure. Cureus, 11(7), e5082.
Shows how fascial restriction interacts with autonomic dysregulation and systemic health.
Bordoni, B., & Marelli, F. (2017). The fascial system and emotions: A new perspective. Journal of Evidence-Based Integrative Medicine, 22(3), 444–454.
Explains fascia’s connection to emotional expression and autonomic response.
Findley, T. W., & Schleip, R. (2007). Fascia research: A narrative review. Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, 11(2), 105–116.
Early foundational paper that positioned fascia as an adaptive, plastic system.
Langevin, H. M., & Sherman, K. J. (2015). Pathophysiological model for chronic low back pain integrating connective tissue and nervous system mechanisms. Medical Hypotheses, 84(4), 347–352.
Demonstrates mechanotransduction and fascial–neural interplay.
Langevin, H. M., & Huijing, P. (2009). Communicating about connective tissues: A unifying paradigm for understanding the fascia. Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, 13(2), 119–127.
Defines fascia as a sensory organ integral to whole-body communication.
Mika, T., et al. (2024). Fascia: A multisensory organ. Frontiers in Medicine, 11, 1472116.
Describes fascia as essential to proprioception, motor coordination, interoception, and organ motion.
Schleip, R., Jäger, H., & Klingler, W. (2012). What is fascia? Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, 16(1), 15–24.
Maps fascia’s nerve supply, interoceptive capacity, contractile cells, and mechanical intelligence.
Stecco, C., Macchi, V., Porzionato, A., et al. (2011). The anatomical and functional roles of fascia. Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy, 33(10), 885–892.
Confirms fascial layers, their functions, and fascial glide’s importance.
Stecco, C., et al. (2021). Fascial disorders: Implications for movement and pain. Life, 11(7), 668.
A major review showing how fascial stiffness alters proprioception, movement, and pain perception.
Tozzi, P. (2015). Plasticity and multifunctionality of the fascial system: A theoretical framework. Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, 19(2), 310–326.
Explains fascia’s adaptive, plastic, communication-based roles in healing.
Yahia, L. H., Pigeon, P., & DesRosiers, E. A. (1993). Viscoelastic properties of the human lumbodorsal fascia. Journal of Biomedical Engineering, 15(5), 425–429.
Classic research showing fascia’s dynamic, fluid-solid behavior and responsiveness to force.
Wilke, J., et al. (2022). Myofascial tissues as a sensory organ: A systematic review. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 23(10), 5464.
Proves fascia is heavily innervated with interoceptors and mechanoreceptors with direct ties to emotional state and pain.
Mense, S. (2021). Fascia and pain. Frontiers in Pain Research, 2, 770044.
Documents how fascia contributes to nociception, muscle tension, autonomic activation, and emotional regulation.

For decades, bodyworkers have observed that emotions often surface during hands-on sessions. Clients cry without knowing why, shake, tremble, feel heat rising, or experience spontaneous memories.

These patterns are not imaginary, nor are they an“energy-only” phenomenon. Modern research now supports what somatic practitioners have known for generations: the body stores physiological consequences of emotion, and manual therapy can access the systems involved.

What rises in the session room is never random. It is the nervous system speaking in its oldest language. Tomorrow, we’ll explore this language through the lens of Polyvagal Theory.

11/10/2025

Barbara Ollis led a great group of students through our 4-day Techniques Intensive at the Center for Natural Wellness in Albany NY, to earn their Certification in Medical Massage!

Julia Koopman of CNW had this to say: Barbara is fabulous. She speaks well. Her experience shows and is someone I feel people would enjoy learning from.

One of our students, Mary McCrae wrote me: I'm thoroughly impressed with Barbara not only with her wonderful lovely personality but her teaching skills. We have an incredible group of people also. This is exactly what I was looking for! I have a fantastic hotel and I love the massage school that the class is being held in!!

We'll be back in Albany April 23 - 26. There's just enough time to complete our 5-month online Masterclass, a prerequisite, to join us. Get Info by entering your contact info at Therapyedu.net

11/05/2025

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10/16/2025

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