Posts Tagged ‘massage therapy career’
Meet TLC Massage Therapy Instructor: Natalie Meyersick
The Lauterstein-Conway Massage School Alumni and Massage Therapy Instructor, Natalie Meyersick LMT, MTI, CCT, CMLDT, shares her enthusiasm for educating and inspiring the next group of future LMTs. When she’s not in the classroom, Natalie, runs her own private practice, Kinetic Temple Massage Therapy. She is also very passionate about and committed to lifelong learning.…
Read MoreAre You Considering a Career Change? Consider Massage.
Superb writing from Keith Eric Grant, reprinted here with the author’s permission, that discusses some of the many advantages and benefits of a career in massage therapy. Originally published in Massage Today, October, 2001, Vol. 01, Issue 10. -David Lauterstein The Life It Brings By Keith Eric Grant, PhD, NCTMB “Human beings live in bodies…
Read MoreGrad Stories: Every Day is a Learning Day
A Letter From a Massage School Alum, Cassandra De Anda I am excited and proud to say that I am a Lauterstein-Conway Massage School alumni. I graduated in July of 2016. At the time I was attending massage school I was also finishing my Bachelors of Science in Athletic Training at Texas State University. As…
Read MoreTHE STORY AND PRACTICE OF CHAIR MASSAGE IN AUSTIN
Crossing Paths with Chair Massage Lauterstein-Conway has been offering chair massage in Austin for decades, but before the mid-1980’s, there was no chair massage. Originally chair massage utilized a very specific routine devised by David Palmer, the co-designer of the first massage chair and the kata, or system of individual training exercises, that he taught.…
Read MoreMassage Careers: Work For Yourself
You Can Work for Yourself as a Self-Employed Massage Therapist Have you ever wanted to work for yourself? Be your own boss? Make your own work schedule? One of the benefits of a career in massage therapy is sheer number and variety of opportunities you have perform bodywork. Some licensed massage therapists (LMTs) choose to…
Read MoreThree Reasons Yogis Make Successful Massage Therapists
Whether You Want to Impact Your Personal Practice on the Mat or Your Career, Yogis Make Natural Massage Therapists Yoga enthusiasts make successful massage therapists for several reasons – most of which relate to the yogi’s experience with body awareness. Body awareness is the understanding of where one’s body is in space, and it is…
Read MoreKNOWLEDGE IS THERAPEUTIC!
Do You Feel Like You’re Chasing Your Client’s Problems? When I first began working as a therapist, I really enjoyed doing my sessions. Soon however, I found people asking me about their injuries and pains and I felt I didn’t know enough to assess exactly what the problems were and what was causing them. I…
Read MoreFinancial Aid Resources: What You Should Know Before You Take on Student Loans
Financial aid has helped thousands and thousands of student-hopefuls just like you achieve their academic dreams and go on to successful careers.But if you’ve listened to the news for even one minute, you know that many of those students are burdened by their student loans well into their working years. Student Loans are Still Loans…
Read MoreMassage Careers: Spa & Resort Massage Therapist
One of the benefits of a career in massage therapy is the number and variety of opportunities you have perform bodywork. Some licensed massage therapists (LMTs) choose to specialize over the lifetime of their careers and some have a practice that ranges in every way possible. In this series we will discuss the range of…
Read MoreMassage Therapy Careers: Franchise Massage Therapist
One of the benefits of a career in massage therapy is the number and variety of opportunities you have to perform bodywork. Some licensed massage therapists (LMTs) choose to specialize over the lifetime of their careers and some have a practice that ranges in every way possible. This series discusses the range of environments, specifically,…
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