A Bit of Compassion
Liz Sharkey shares her experience of being in lockdown and the isolation felt within Melbourne. What can other Australians learn from her experience?
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Need to Vent(ilate)?
Liz Sharkey provides an update on ventilation of massage treatment rooms including information on air conditioner and fan use.
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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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Trust Me … I’m a Massage Therapist
Of all the reasons a client returns to a massage therapist for treatment, what role does trust play? Tim Clark takes a look. You can trust him … he’s a massage therapist.
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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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Building the Foundation for Massage
How do we build our knowledge of massage? As with the proverbial paddling duck, it’s what’s going on beneath the surface that makes a difference, as Douglas Nelson introduces us to the Massage Therapy Foundation and its work.
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AMT Chairperson Winter Message
Have you returned to work or about to re-open? AMT Chairperson Michelle McKerron shares her first day back experience and her gratitude to the tools provided by AMT.
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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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