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For massage therapists and students who want effective (and easy!) techniques and strategies for dealing with pain. While the main focus is on myofascial release, you'll also see trigger point therapy, structural integration, and good old Swedish.

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How to work with ticklish massage clients

How to work with ticklish massage clients
Hip Flexor Massage: Psoas & Iliacus

Hip Flexor Massage: Psoas & Iliacus
5 confidence-building exercises for massage therapists

5 confidence-building exercises for massage therapists
Myofascial release for

Myofascial release for "tech neck" (posterior neck pain/tension headache)
Myofascial release for

Myofascial release for "that damn spot" (upper back/shoulder pain)
I wrote a book! It's called

I wrote a book! It's called "Massage Is Weird"
How to sit more during massage (be lazy!)

How to sit more during massage (be lazy!)
How to (safely!) use your thumbs for massage

How to (safely!) use your thumbs for massage
Why does your nose get stuffy during massage?

Why does your nose get stuffy during massage?
Guided meditation for sleep (feat. soothing massage voice!)

Guided meditation for sleep (feat. soothing massage voice!)
Self-massage for Singers: Myofascial Release for Throat Tightness

Self-massage for Singers: Myofascial Release for Throat Tightness
How to Succeed at a Massage Franchise

How to Succeed at a Massage Franchise
Dealing with self-doubt as a massage therapist (with guided meditation!)

Dealing with self-doubt as a massage therapist (with guided meditation!)
Abdominal self-massage (for massage therapists and clients)

Abdominal self-massage (for massage therapists and clients)
How to end a massage session (with cranial cradle demo!)

How to end a massage session (with cranial cradle demo!)
6 Tips for Giving a Better Massage

6 Tips for Giving a Better Massage
Tutorial: Shoulder massage with arm manipulation

Tutorial: Shoulder massage with arm manipulation
Massage Technique: Alternating Shoulder Press (with neck mobilization!)

Massage Technique: Alternating Shoulder Press (with neck mobilization!)
Massage Technique: the Lumbar Steamroller (myofascial release for the low back)

Massage Technique: the Lumbar Steamroller (myofascial release for the low back)
Massage for Fibromyalgia (With Interview and Demonstration!)

Massage for Fibromyalgia (With Interview and Demonstration!)
Massage Technique: The

Massage Technique: The "Sacrum Shaker" [SI Joint Mobilization]
Self-massage for TMJ/jaw pain [myofascial release]

Self-massage for TMJ/jaw pain [myofascial release]
Massage Tutorial: Talking to Clients On the Massage Table

Massage Tutorial: Talking to Clients On the Massage Table
Massage Sloth Presents: Maria Natera's Favorite Techniques

Massage Sloth Presents: Maria Natera's Favorite Techniques
Massage Tutorial: 4 techniques to make your client

Massage Tutorial: 4 techniques to make your client "feel taller"
Massage Case Study: Rock Climber with Elbow Pain

Massage Case Study: Rock Climber with Elbow Pain
Nail Care for Massage Therapists

Nail Care for Massage Therapists
Massage Tutorial: Posterior Leg and Hip Routine

Massage Tutorial: Posterior Leg and Hip Routine
Massage Tutorial: Working on a Fully Clothed Client

Massage Tutorial: Working on a Fully Clothed Client
How I Interview New Massage Clients (With Demonstration)

How I Interview New Massage Clients (With Demonstration)