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What is the massage equivalent of community acupuncture?

Energetic Yomassage, Massage Business, Massage Research, Mental Health, Mindful Touch, Mindfulness, Self-Care, Touch Deprivation, Yomassage

It’s a hard problem to solve. Trying to figure out a way to serve clients in a group setting. Is this even possible? It’s such an individual practice. Therapists spend 60-80 minutes on average with each client. Clients aren't typically clothed when therapists are working on them. Massage...

I Tracked the Amount of Touch I Received in a Week and the Results were Shocking

Energetic Yomassage, Massage Business, Massage Research, Mental Health, Mindful Touch, Mindfulness, Self-Care, Touch Deprivation, Yomassage

After tracking the amount of touch I received over a week, there was one major takeaway -- dogs need more touch than any of us. The amount of cuddles and kisses I receive from my dog, Gunner, in a week surpasses human touch received by a landslide. Not only...

Healing in Rwanda

Energetic Yomassage, Massage Business, Massage Research, Mental Health, Mindful Touch, Mindfulness, Self-Care, Touch Deprivation, Yomassage

For the second year in a row, I had the privilege of traveling to Kigali, Rwanda to lead a Multi-Cultural Trauma Treatment Training sponsored by the Global Engagement Institute and the Integrative Trauma Treatment Center. This experience has been transformative.

The Words Sex and Touch are Getting a Divorce

Energetic Yomassage, Massage Business, Massage Research, Mental Health, Mindful Touch, Mindfulness, Self-Care, Touch Deprivation, Yomassage

“Your sense of taste is so sexy,” is probably something you’ve never heard someone say. That’s because taste is not a sense that is typically sexualized as opposed to touch which holds the trophy for the most sexualized of senses. However “creepy” touch can be (and, certainly in some...