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		<title>Online Scheduling Services</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2010 05:26:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have a new business opening in two days. (!) It will be a second location to complement my wellness clinic and will focus more on spa treatments. I spent two months researching every nuance of software services to find a new scheduling system that will accommodate two locations. I reviewed nearly 100 services and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do it for your neighbor&#8217;s cousin&#8217;s girlfriend.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 06:29:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Living with chronic pain is exhausting.  It gradually wears on a person until there is simply no energy left to do something about it.  We know that getting a massage or taking a vacation or even getting in for a regular check up with the doctor would be really good for us.  But do we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bumpy Arms</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 04:03:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A client asked me lately how to get rid of those little bumps that are common on the back of the arms and thighs.   I recommend dry skin brushing just before a shower.  It exfoliates dead cells and brings blood to the skin.  A quick Google search for &#8220;dry skin brushing&#8221; uncovers a lot a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tips for the Flu Season from a Massage Therapist</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:13:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s that time of year! We are officially in the &#8220;flu season.&#8221; There are three versions going around. 1) the regular flu with aches and congestion, 2) a version that includes just a fever and a dry cough, and 3) the H1N1 virus. I hear the H1N1 virus is particularly miserable to have. Don&#8217;t be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Question from a reader: Torn about what CE&#8217;s to take</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 05:46:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jessica wrote: &#8220;Hi, I have been practicing massage therapy for 3 years. I love it. However, I am torn about what CE&#8217;s to take. I have an opportunity to learn Lypossage. What do you think?&#8221; Hi, Jessica. Thank you for visiting my blog and taking the time to write. I also have struggled over which [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chair Massage</title>
		<link>http://www.massagegeek.com/blog/archives/207</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 17:33:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a video about the history of chair massage. It is surprisingly fascinating! Thanks to Mark at www.chairmassagecanada.com. Mark also alerted me to this little tidbit: FEASABILITY STUDY The effect of chair massage on stress perception of hospital bedside nurses Conclusion? Incorporating chair massage into a nurse&#8217;s hospital shift is feasible and a 10 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Certified!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 04:33:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am now officially certified as a Resistance Stretching Trainer, the first in Minneapolis/St. Paul.  Yea! I&#8217;ve been practicing on clients and I attended a weekend training in Chicago with Anne Tierney and Steve Sierra.  They are both excellent instructors and they had several assistants with them as well.  So each student had a lot [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Well said.</title>
		<link>http://www.massagegeek.com/blog/archives/154</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:22:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By touching a body, we touch every event it has experienced. For a few brief moments we hold all of a client&#8217;s stories in our hands. We witness someone&#8217;s experience of their own flesh, through some of the most powerful means possible: the contact of our hands, the acceptance of the body without judgment, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Four Types of Therapeutic Massage</title>
		<link>http://www.massagegeek.com/blog/archives/124</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:47:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few weeks ago I posted a blog on the definition of massage and outlined what I thought to be the three overall categories of therapeutic massage based on desired outcome.  Well, after seeing Dara Torres with her trainers I had to create a new category. So here is the new list: Four Types of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dara Torres Rocks!</title>
		<link>http://www.massagegeek.com/blog/archives/114</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:50:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wow! The Olympics are so much fun to watch. I&#8217;m especially interested in the career of Dara Torres as she and I are the same age. The difference is that she has an exquisitely sculpted body. While I don&#8217;t. NBC aired a feature of Dara Torres receiving a massage and stretching routine from two trainers. [...]]]></description>
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