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HOW
TO FIND A QUALIFIED EXPERIENCED AND INSURED
MASSAGE THERAPIST
If you are looking for a professional-level massager for the first
time, it can be quite confusing. Many well meaning, talented people
buy a videotape or take a weekend course to get into something which
is healthful, socially redeeming, "cool" and readily
available.
That, however, does not qualify them to introduce
themselves as massage therapists and charge money for their
questionable services. But often they do - precisely because you,
the patient, know little about this rediscovered health
technology.
Another complicating factor is the many exotic and/or self-promoting
names of often similar approaches to massage - some of which are not
exactly massage. By the time you try to understand what each
entails, you could have had many excellent massage sessions. BTW,
you would do well - for the present - to stay away from the Yellow
Pages and classified ads, where the "Massage" ads
(according to their own sales people) are very often for illicit
sex.
Do You Get What You Pay For?
Few lay people realize that there is a huge difference, a difference
in kind, between massage offered - even if legitimately - as a
frivolous luxury in the beauty/rubbing salons and boutiques and
professional-quality massage therapy offered as a valid and reliable
health service.
It shouldn't surprise as smart an internaut as you, however, to hear
that, consistent with its general purpose and style, the Beauty
& Fitness industry uses massage as a packaging sales tool for
other products and to maximize profits they depend on
relatively cheap, inexperienced labour to assemble as many bodies on
their massage-lines as fast as possible.
We are committed to a professional-quality,
client-oriented way of practicing their healing art. Our purpose is
to work in a way which is focused on the health needs of the
client/patient and gain as much experience and insight in the
process. With experience, continuing educational training and a
professional setting, half an hour of a professional-quality Massage
Therapy
session delivers more than an hour and a half with a newbie or with
an old-hack "assembly-liner"- not to mention that it saves
your valuable time.
Professional-quality therapist is one of the least
expensive labour intensive, expert health services. Feel free to
clarify all financial matters before your first massage session.
Unless otherwise arranged in advance payment accompanies each
session.
Due to the typical work schedule of massage therapists, a cancelled
session policy will require at least 24-hour notice or the full fee
will be due. And please do not offer a tip. Like other licensed
professionals - professional-quality massage therapists do not accept
tips.
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