“You should watch what you say to people.”

There has to be a song. There are too many dark nights, too many troublesome days, and too many wearisome miles.

A recent national consumer survey found Americans had overwhelmingly positive feelings about their massage experience.

A part of my appreciation for the good which moments bring has come from awareness and recognition. But it has also come from a correspnding sadness which arises from their passing.

When something that can never quite be reenacted comes to an end (and all moments are that way),

A minimum required standard to obtain a massage license is quite a different matter from a voluntary certification evidencing higher-level skills.

Ninety-four percent express favorable feelings. Fully 85 percent expressed very favorable feelings about their most recent massage, with 37 percent rating it a perfect ten-out-of-ten.

What is striking is that there are very few detractors. Most of those who haven’t yet received a massage simply haven’t felt a need for it

Licensing standards should be set at a level sufficient to assure safe practice, but low enough to avoid screening out those individuals who choose to perform basic work