A Tale of Two Revolutions
In which a medieval peasant revolt is linked to better working conditions for modern massage therapists. But what has any of this got to do with Iced VoVos? Read on …
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You Can’t Give From an Empty Vessel
Why are massage therapists so good at showing kindness to everyone except themselves? Or, who is going to pay for the increased cost of providing a massage in a post-lockdown world?
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Well, That’s Not What I Planned
“Tara is exactly the kind of massage therapist we didn’t want to lose from the industry.” COVID-19 is responsible for the early retirement of many massage therapists, including the delightful Tara Goulding, who tells us about the heartbreaking moment she knew this was the end of the road.
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Reclaim the Parlour
If there’s massage in the room, it is the best of rooms. Rebecca Barnett ostensibly launches the latest round of work from the AMT Biosecurity Planning Committee, but her ability to simultaneously unpack the etymology, history and sociology of the term “parlour” must be read to be believed.
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Workplace Health and Safety in a COVID-19 World
Before any massage therapist returns to business as usual plus hand sanitiser, AMT has released its Risk Assessment Guide to help chart a COVID-19 safe workplace journey.
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A Portrait of the Artist as a … Therapist?
How do we get our best results and communicate effectively with our colleagues and clients? Art of course, as Aran Bright explains.
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Assessing Your Risks in a COVID World
Ready to re-open your clinic but don’t know where to begin? AMT has released a self-assessment tool to examine your risks.
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AMT Timeline of COVID19 events
Wondering what we have been up to over the past 6 weeks?
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Direction, Less
How are you feeling about the temporary closure of your massage clinic? Does your experience mirrors Liz Sharkey’s or is it a bit different?
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Responding to the COVID19 outbreak (take 2)
This is take 2 of our advice, guidance and information on how to respond to the novel coronavirus outbreak in a clinical context.
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