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Cuba and the Art of the Business Trip

January 18, 2010

I just got back from Cuba a week ago and let me tell you, it was just what the doctor ordered. The warm tropical air, amazing music and friendly people were just what I needed to get through another Canadian winter. I didn’t go to Cuba just for fun though. I turned the vacation into [...]

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Handbook for 2010

January 14, 2010

I just received this from a friend. A few of them really hit home. Health: 1. Drink plenty of water. 2. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar. 3. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants. 4. [...]

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Link Exchange

November 19, 2009

Here are a few links about massage, acupuncture, cosmetic acupuncture or RMT’s that might be of interest to you. How about a link exchange? A link exchange could be a good way to improve your site’s visibility and ranking. Also, I have removed the “nofollow” attribute from all comment links. I offer free link exchanges [...]

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Inspirational Quotes

November 10, 2009

Every now and then I wish I had something more profound to say to a client in order to help them through a tough time. For that reason, I collected these quotes. They can be really useful at the right time. I also framed a few of them to decorate my clinic. Here are a [...]

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Massage Schools in Toronto

October 30, 2009

Thinking of becoming a massage therapist? Here are some of the massage therapy schools in Toronto. All programs comply with the CMTO’s requirements and offer a minimum of 2200 hour programs with 150 hours of clinical practice. Typically the Toronto massage programs offered at public provincial colleges are much more affordable but take longer. In [...]

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Video: Stretch for Tennis Elbow

October 20, 2009

Here is a good little stretch for tennis elbow sufferers. Indications: Massage therapists might also find this little exercise helpful after a long day of work or in between clients. If you have an office job, doing this stretch a few times a day can help ease the discomfort in your wrists or elbows caused [...]

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Video: Shoulder Exercises for Improving Posture & Decreasing Chronic Pain

October 15, 2009

Here is a video for some exercises for improving shoulder posture. It is definitely worth a try for people who haven’t had much luck with the traditional stretching exercises. Traditionally, to correct posture, we focus on increasing the length of shortened muscles or increasing the strength of weak muscles in an attempt to bring the [...]

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How Much Anatomy Does a Massage Therapist Know?

October 9, 2009

The lights are dimmed down low, the music is playing softly and you are being slowly lulled off to sleep by the massage until you feel a pain very similar to the pain you were complaining about. You wonder how the RMT was able to find “the spot” and ask what it is. The RMT [...]

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