Over the years occiput work beat up my fingers and thumbs. At one point, my hands ached so bad that I thought about taking occiput work out of my massage. But instead I experimented for about a year and discovered that when I changed one bad habit and found other ways to get the job [...]
A massage tool with a contoured edge may look like there’s going to be some blood on your sheets after the massage is over, but I have a way to make it less scary: Put a guide finger/thumb (from the hand that’s not holding the massage tool) next to the contoured edge. I’m going to [...]
How do you get good at applying the right pressure with a massage T-bar? Don’t press and hold the T-bar when you’re first working on an area. (I’ll explain why later). Instead… 1. Find the area you want to work with your finger, knuckle or thumb. 2. Then press down with the T-bar to the [...]
Remember when you first started massage and thought your earning potential was 40 hours x $60, $70 or $80? But then one day you hit your massage max and experienced pain (the built-in disincentive to making extra money through massage). Sad day, huh? Well, there’s a way to bump up your massage max without being [...]
