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

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.

You should watch what you say to people.

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

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