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The Genetic Roots of Massage
What are the evolutionary roots of massage. Is there a genetic basis? Continue reading
The Realms of Massage
The first professional massage I ever received was around 1970 in an old Russian Banya on the near-North Side of Chicago called the Luxor Baths. The clientele was a mix of the old Jewish expats who had moved to the … Continue reading
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Moving Massage from Acceptability to Accessibility
For as long as people have been paying for therapeutic massage services, practitioners have feared being mistaken for prostitutes. That fear was the primary driving force that, in 1983, led the American Massage Therapy Association to re-brand “massage” into “massage … Continue reading
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