Good articles on MicroPoint Stimulation (MPS) therapy are:

http://www.massagemag.com/News/massage-news.php?id=13382&catid=13&title=the-magic-of-mps-a-new-approach-to-treating-chronic-pain-part-1

http://www.massagemag.com/News/massage-news.php?id=13469

Call me at 865-694-3144 if you are interested this new effective therapy.

The last Law & Ethics class I will teach this cycle is this Saturday, December 29,2012, from 2-6pm.  There are still openings.  For more information, go to  https://massageworkstn.com/classschedule/

The early registration discount for the Acupressure for Stress Class on Dec. 9, 2012, is extended through Friday, Nov. 30, 2012. There are only 4 openings left. Sign up by 11/30/12 for only $125 for 8 CE hours.  Call if you have questions.

The early registration discount for the Chair Massage Class on Dec. 5, 2012, is extended through Friday, Nov. 30, 2012. There are only 4 openings left. Sign up by 11/30/12 for only $125 for 8 CE hours. Learn a basic chair massage routine, body mechanics, and marketing. Call if you have questions. No chair needed, but bring your chair if you have one.

New Class!

Aromatherapy 101: It’s Not Just the Smell!

Join us for an in-depth look at the science behind the therapeutic use of essential oils — why they smell the way they do; why they’re so beneficial for health,  healing and wellness; and how using them can make your practice soar! This class will feature both lecture and hands-on “lab” time, and you will take home helpful recipes and formulas. Taught by Tina M. McMillan, BS, LMT. Tina has been a bodywork practitioner for more than 21 years, and initially studied aromatherapy with a perfume industry “nose” in 1995, then with a naturopath and botanist/herbalist until 2000.

Sun., Dec. 23, 2-6 pm

Sun., Dec. 30, 2-6 pm

Location: Massage Associates, The Courtyard Bldg., 318 Erin Dr., #5, Knoxville, TN 37919

Cost: $80, or only $65 if registered and paid at least 2 weeks before class. Mail check to MassageWorks, PO box 11606, Knoxville, TN, 37939, or call 865-694-3144.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/28/magazine/the-island-where-people-forget-to-die.html?pa

4492 LMTs
1590 Massage Establishments
613 CE audits 1/1/12-6/30/12 with 51% non-compliant
FY 2012: $742742+ in, $463537+ expenditures

The Tennessee Massage Licensure Board is meeting today in Nashville. There are three new members: Christy Cross, Consumer Member; Marcia Burke, LMT; Bethann Easterly, LMT.

November 10-11, 2012, Positional Release and Muscle Energy Technique, (9am-6pm). 15 CE hours. $250 by 10/29/12 or $300 late. Wear light, loose clothing.   >>NOTE – Location Change!:  This class will be at Arbor Institute School of Massage, 6500 Paper Mill Rd, Knoxville, TN 37919, near I-40/I-75 Exit #383.  Click here for map.

This class is full.

Check out the updated class schedule. Some classes have been moved to the meeting room at the nearby  Super 8 Motel  [ 6200 Paper Mill Rd, I-40/I-75 Exit #383, Knoxville, TN 37919]  for more space. There are still openings in most classes. Call me if you have questions at 865-694-3144.