{"id":898,"date":"2018-07-05T09:00:35","date_gmt":"2018-07-04T23:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.amt.org.au\/?p=898"},"modified":"2018-07-04T14:57:49","modified_gmt":"2018-07-04T04:57:49","slug":"pleasure-is-not-a-dirty-word","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.amt.org.au\/index.php\/2018\/07\/05\/pleasure-is-not-a-dirty-word\/","title":{"rendered":"Pleasure Is Not A Dirty Word"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>By Tim Clark<\/h4>\n<p>Generally speaking, an hour of massage flies whereas an hour in a dentist\u2019s chair can seem endless. A massage can be enjoyed immediately, in the moment, whereas in other modalities pleasure is, if anything, a delayed by-product of symptom relief.<\/p>\n<p>Despite this, there seem to be so many reasons for us to avoid invoking pleasurable states in our clients \u2013 not to mention taking pleasure in giving a massage \u2013 that it feels a little dangerous to even raise the topic here, where \u2018pleasure\u2019 may be loaded with a culturally entrenched association of massage with sex work and the more overt sexual connotations of the verb \u2018to pleasure\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>It makes sense that some massage therapists (and others) feel uncomfortable about equating massage and pleasure. Wanting to be taken seriously by the medical profession doesn\u2019t really lend itself to the spreading of \u2018good vibes\u2019, and this has been accepted by some clients who see medicine as gospel and pleasure as an indulgence.<\/p>\n<p>How often do we hear clients intone some variation on \u2018no pain, no gain\u2019?<\/p>\n<p>Then there is the ethical responsibility for us therapists to avoid fostering dependence, or exploiting clients by satisfying our own need to please others. There are undoubtedly more reasons, but do any of them justify us worrying about clients enjoying their massage?<\/p>\n<p>On the contrary, we can use pleasure to harness the physical and mental health benefits of massage, and we have an opportunity to educate clients experientially about the pleasure of safe, non-erotic touch. Of course, this requires clear boundaries and definitions. We need to be very clear about what constitutes pleasure in massage and what can facilitate it. Three prerequisites for us to consider (and there are undoubtedly more) are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Safety<\/li>\n<li>Comfort<\/li>\n<li>Communication.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h6><strong>Safety<\/strong><\/h6>\n<div id=\"attachment_899\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-899\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-899\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.amt.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/animals-2107902_1920-300x228.jpg?resize=300%2C228\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.amt.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/animals-2107902_1920.jpg?resize=300%2C228&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.amt.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/animals-2107902_1920.jpg?resize=768%2C584&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.amt.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/animals-2107902_1920.jpg?resize=1024%2C778&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.amt.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/animals-2107902_1920.jpg?resize=750%2C570&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.amt.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/animals-2107902_1920.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-899\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Relative safety<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Massage can affirm or destroy a client\u2019s belief that the world is a safe place, depending on how the therapist approaches their work. We have an opportunity to give every client an experience of safety that not only brings relief in the moment but reinforces their trust in the world. In a successful therapeutic massage, the client\u2019s willingness to be vulnerable is not only respected but rewarded.<\/p>\n<p>Rather than being a source of pleasure in and of itself, safety is a precursor to the client\u2019s experience of pleasure.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>It is not just that the client <\/em>is<em> safe but that the client <\/em>feels<em> safe that is central to their ability to enjoy the experience.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>So, safety is about more than infection control and work health safety practices.<\/p>\n<p>It requires that the therapist holds beneficence and non-maleficence as key personal and professional values. It requires that the therapist is clear with clients about what treatment will entail and delivers, as much as possible, what is agreed at the outset. It requires that the therapist knows their own boundaries and how to respond when a client knowingly or unknowingly tests those boundaries.<\/p>\n<p>(AMT sets out the requirements for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amt.org.au\/downloads\/practice-resources\/AMT-code-of-practice-final.pdf#page=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Professional Boundaries in the Code of Practice<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>Of course, these are issues for us all to grapple with in our own ways, and we may never feel that we succeed perfectly. We need to accept that and then strive for our ideals.<\/p>\n<h6><strong>Comfort<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p>Imagine the ultimate uncomfortable massage experience: the face cradle feels like a vice, your feet are frozen, the towels are like sandpaper, the radio is blasting the traffic report and you can smell baby oil and the therapist\u2019s halitosis. It would all be okay if you thought the therapist would be receptive and responsive to your feedback, but they\u2019ve given no indication of caring about your comfort. You put up with it, hoping that things might get better, but they don\u2019t. When it\u2019s over, you quietly resent handing over your money but you have no choice.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_902\" style=\"width: 233px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-902\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-902\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.amt.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/wooden-figures-1007134_1920-223x300.jpg?resize=223%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"223\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.amt.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/wooden-figures-1007134_1920.jpg?resize=223%2C300&amp;ssl=1 223w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.amt.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/wooden-figures-1007134_1920.jpg?resize=768%2C1032&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.amt.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/wooden-figures-1007134_1920.jpg?resize=762%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 762w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.amt.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/wooden-figures-1007134_1920.jpg?resize=750%2C1008&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.amt.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/wooden-figures-1007134_1920.jpg?resize=300%2C403&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.amt.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/wooden-figures-1007134_1920.jpg?w=1429&amp;ssl=1 1429w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 223px) 100vw, 223px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-902\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Perfectly comfortable, right?<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Now imagine that this is typical of your life experience: that although you give generously of your kindness, the world seems perpetually hostile and others routinely fail to respond to your needs. For some of us this will require little imagination, while even those of us with a more affirming experience of life may recognise in it some of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/quotes\/8202-the-mass-of-men-lead-lives-of-quiet-desperation-what\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">quiet desperation<\/a> of day-to-day existence.<\/p>\n<p>We all experience the world\u2019s hostility to some degree and have moments of feeling overwhelmed by negativity, anger, hopelessness and isolation. One of massage\u2019s gifts is a moment\u2019s respite from this, an opportunity to re-learn that others can and want to offer solace.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_901\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-901\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-901\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.amt.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/little-girl-1611352_1920-300x201.jpg?resize=300%2C201\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.amt.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/little-girl-1611352_1920.jpg?resize=300%2C201&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.amt.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/little-girl-1611352_1920.jpg?resize=768%2C515&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.amt.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/little-girl-1611352_1920.jpg?resize=1024%2C687&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.amt.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/little-girl-1611352_1920.jpg?resize=750%2C503&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.amt.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/little-girl-1611352_1920.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-901\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Communicating comfort and care to the client.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Failure to keep our clients comfortable can rupture the therapeutic relationship, denying the client of the human connection that massage can offer. It might convey to them that they are not deserving of careful attention and that their needs don\u2019t need to be met, exacerbating low self-worth and reinforcing patterns of poor self-care. Reassuring clients that it\u2019s okay to voice needs, and then being responsive without interpreting requests as criticisms, can offer clients a new experience of relationships and the world in general.<\/p>\n<h6><strong>Communication<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p>I once got into a spirited discussion with an older client of mine after I observed that he liked to talk throughout his massages. \u201cWhy shouldn\u2019t I?\u201d he responded. \u201cI spend most of my days in silence at home, sometimes not talking to anyone for days at a time. Silence stresses me out more than anything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It was a great way to learn that how and what we choose to communicate can impact on our clients\u2019 ability to enjoy their massage. Talking during the massage can feel intrusive to some, while others feel liberated and soothed by the opportunity to just converse in an easy way with another human being for a little while.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-900 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.amt.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/giraffes-627031_1920-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.amt.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/giraffes-627031_1920.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.amt.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/giraffes-627031_1920.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.amt.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/giraffes-627031_1920.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.amt.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/giraffes-627031_1920.jpg?resize=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.amt.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/giraffes-627031_1920.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Of course, communication isn\u2019t just about talking. Everything we do as massage therapists communicates something to our clients. We communicate with our voices, bodies and faces and, of course, through the environment we set up.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps most uniquely for us, though, we communicate with our hands. When I\u2019m massaging, I often think about what my hands would be saying if they could speak. Is it, \u201cI care,\u201d or is it, \u201cI\u2019m distracted\u201d? Are they giving away that I\u2019ve had a bad day, or are they responding to the client\u2019s needs in the moment?<\/p>\n<p>In this way, communication is the same as connection, and we need to wonder if our clients are receiving our messages across a crystal clear, high definition line or if they\u2019re struggling on the other end of a tin-can telephone.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>It\u2019s the nature of human communication that we might never know for sure, but never wondering is the best way to ensure we never know. <\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h6><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p>To think more about the role of pleasure in massage, it might be helpful to bring in Paul Dolan\u2019s 2014 book <a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/happiness-by-design-paul-dolan\/prod9780141977539.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Happiness by Design: Finding pleasure and purpose in everyday life<\/em><\/a> (explained concisely in <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/YB8WcJUi5i0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this video<\/a>). Dolan suggests that happiness in life requires a balance between our sense of purpose and our experience of pleasure. Massage is one of the few healthcare modalities that offers people an experience of pleasure that is also purposeful. Let\u2019s embrace that.<\/p>\n<h6>About the Author<\/h6>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-844\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.amt.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Tim-Clark-150x150.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.amt.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Tim-Clark.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.amt.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Tim-Clark.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.amt.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Tim-Clark.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>Five years ago, if you\u2019d told Tim Clark he would be a massage therapist and psychotherapist in five years\u2019 time he would have laughed in your face. That said, he completed his massage training last year and has just finished the Master of Counselling and Psychotherapy. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.academia.edu\/36262475\/The_Psychotherapeutic_Relationship_in_Massage_Therapy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">His Master\u2019s thesis<\/a> examines the relationship between a massage therapist and her client through the lens of psychotherapy.<\/p>\n<p>Tim is presenting a talk on \u201cThe Pleasure-Purpose Principle (or how I learned to stop worrying and enjoy my massage)\u201d and a breakout workshop on \u201cKnowing Thyself: The Role of Self-Awareness in Massage Therapy\u201d on 13 October 2018 at the AMT National Conference. <a href=\"https:\/\/form.jotform.co\/80728758578880\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Book your place here<\/a> \u2013 earlybird prices close on 13 August 2018.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Use the words \u2018pleasure\u2019 and \u2018massage\u2019 in the same sentence and watch the eyebrows go up. Does it have to be this way? Massage Therapist and Psychotherapist Tim Clark introduces us to The Pleasure-Purpose Principle, which he\u2019ll be presenting on at the 2018 AMT National Conference on 13 October 2018.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":903,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[32,249,2],"tags":[250,104,47,251,217],"class_list":["post-898","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-amt","category-amt-conference","category-professional-practice","tag-amt-national-conference","tag-massage","tag-massage-therapist","tag-pleasure-purpose-principle","tag-tim-clark"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.amt.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/amt-national-conference-2018.png?fit=560%2C315&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":845,"url":"https:\/\/blog.amt.org.au\/index.php\/2018\/06\/06\/join-us-for-the-29th-annual-amt-conference\/","url_meta":{"origin":898,"position":0},"title":"Join Us for the 29th Annual AMT Conference","author":"admin","date":"06\/06\/2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Earlybird registration is open for the 2018 AMT Conference, to be held in Sydney. With a phenomenal lineup and a great location, there's plenty to get excited about, not least of which is the opportunity to spend time with other massage therapists.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;AMT&quot;","block_context":{"text":"AMT","link":"https:\/\/blog.amt.org.au\/index.php\/category\/amt\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.amt.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/crowd-2457732_1920.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.amt.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/crowd-2457732_1920.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.amt.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/crowd-2457732_1920.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.amt.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/crowd-2457732_1920.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.amt.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/crowd-2457732_1920.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1293,"url":"https:\/\/blog.amt.org.au\/index.php\/2018\/12\/19\/the-best-of-2018\/","url_meta":{"origin":898,"position":1},"title":"The Best of 2018","author":"admin","date":"19\/12\/2018","format":false,"excerpt":"As the sun sets on 2018, we take a look back at some of the most read articles from AMT's blog over the last 12 months. What was your favourite?","rel":"","context":"In &quot;AMT&quot;","block_context":{"text":"AMT","link":"https:\/\/blog.amt.org.au\/index.php\/category\/amt\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.amt.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Best-of-2018.png?fit=560%2C315&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.amt.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Best-of-2018.png?fit=560%2C315&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.amt.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Best-of-2018.png?fit=560%2C315&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1034,"url":"https:\/\/blog.amt.org.au\/index.php\/2018\/08\/29\/the-challenge-of-ethics\/","url_meta":{"origin":898,"position":2},"title":"The Challenge of Ethics","author":"admin","date":"29\/08\/2018","format":false,"excerpt":"How do massage therapists make decisions about their treatments? Are they relying on the policies, procedures, Code of Practice and the governing laws? Or are they going on their gut instinct? Tim Clark guides us through the world of ethics ahead of his appearance at the 2018 AMT National Conference\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;AMT Conference&quot;","block_context":{"text":"AMT Conference","link":"https:\/\/blog.amt.org.au\/index.php\/category\/amt-conference\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.amt.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/doors-1767564_1920.png?fit=1200%2C640&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.amt.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/doors-1767564_1920.png?fit=1200%2C640&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.amt.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/doors-1767564_1920.png?fit=1200%2C640&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.amt.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/doors-1767564_1920.png?fit=1200%2C640&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.amt.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/doors-1767564_1920.png?fit=1200%2C640&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3489,"url":"https:\/\/blog.amt.org.au\/index.php\/2021\/10\/27\/a-review-of-the-2021-amt-virtual-conference\/","url_meta":{"origin":898,"position":3},"title":"A Review of the 2021 AMT Virtual Conference","author":"admin","date":"27\/10\/2021","format":false,"excerpt":"The 2nd AMT Virtual Conference in review.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;AMT Conference&quot;","block_context":{"text":"AMT Conference","link":"https:\/\/blog.amt.org.au\/index.php\/category\/amt-conference\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.amt.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/AMT-Blog-Banner_970x250_August-2021_FA.jpg?fit=970%2C250&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.amt.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/AMT-Blog-Banner_970x250_August-2021_FA.jpg?fit=970%2C250&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.amt.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/AMT-Blog-Banner_970x250_August-2021_FA.jpg?fit=970%2C250&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.amt.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/AMT-Blog-Banner_970x250_August-2021_FA.jpg?fit=970%2C250&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":2174,"url":"https:\/\/blog.amt.org.au\/index.php\/2019\/11\/21\/out-with-the-old\/","url_meta":{"origin":898,"position":4},"title":"Out with the old &#8230;","author":"admin","date":"21\/11\/2019","format":false,"excerpt":"AMT has recently completed its annual review of the AMT Code of Practice. And this time around, we've made one really exciting change, beyond reviewing the currency of legislation that applies to the practice of massage therapy ...","rel":"","context":"In &quot;AMT&quot;","block_context":{"text":"AMT","link":"https:\/\/blog.amt.org.au\/index.php\/category\/amt\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.amt.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Change.jpg?fit=960%2C611&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.amt.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Change.jpg?fit=960%2C611&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.amt.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Change.jpg?fit=960%2C611&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.amt.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Change.jpg?fit=960%2C611&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3375,"url":"https:\/\/blog.amt.org.au\/index.php\/2021\/08\/27\/meet-katherine-potter-amt-board-member\/","url_meta":{"origin":898,"position":5},"title":"Meet Katherine Potter \u2013 AMT Board Member","author":"admin","date":"27\/08\/2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Meet new AMT Board member, Katherine Potter.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;AMT&quot;","block_context":{"text":"AMT","link":"https:\/\/blog.amt.org.au\/index.php\/category\/amt\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.amt.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Meet-the-Board.png?fit=1200%2C628&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.amt.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Meet-the-Board.png?fit=1200%2C628&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.amt.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Meet-the-Board.png?fit=1200%2C628&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.amt.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Meet-the-Board.png?fit=1200%2C628&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.amt.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Meet-the-Board.png?fit=1200%2C628&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.amt.org.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/898","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.amt.org.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.amt.org.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.amt.org.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.amt.org.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=898"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blog.amt.org.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/898\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":906,"href":"https:\/\/blog.amt.org.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/898\/revisions\/906"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.amt.org.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/903"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.amt.org.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=898"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.amt.org.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=898"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.amt.org.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=898"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}