2 Massage Therapists and a Microphone

⁠ Chris is an Osteopathic Manual Practitioner here in Toronto. His last visit on our couch was back in 2019 before his osteo journey began so we had him back to update us on his life now. Chris is taking the manual therapy world by storm! He’s a successful practitioner that has helped businesses grow from the ground up, he’s an educator, a consultant, and soon to be hosting retreats for other manu...

Leah is patiently waiting to officially become an RMT after spending the last couple of years as a student and single mom to make this change. We got to talk about what it’s like being a mature student, study hacks, parenting while studying, dealing with different personalities in a classroom and so much more. Listen to Leah’s story and welcome a new therapist to our massage community! 2rmtsandami...

Mark wears many hats in our profession working as a LMT, PT, and AT as well as educating therapists and working the trade shows. We met Mark working with the Anatomy Assassin last year in Orlando at the American Massage Conference and again this year working with Muscle Care at the Canadian Massage Conference. Listen to hear all of the hats Mark wears around the world from Ireland to California to...

Shelle is an owner of CoreStones Massage which we came to know in the last few years and the stones have exceeded expectations. Listen to Shelle explain the design, benefits, and differences with this product. They are not your typical hot stones and Shelle is not your typical massage therapist. Check out their products and education at corestonemassage.com 2rmtsandamic.com

Brent is the lead instructor at Shockwave Therapy training in Alberta and had a booth at the Canadian Massage Conference in Calgary this past week. Check out this recording live from the tradeshow and learn more about Brent’s trainings at https://shockwavetherapytraining.com 2rmtsandamic.com

We had our kinesiologist friend Magda back in our office this week to talk about her injured back which has left her dealing with chronic pain for the last 6 years. As a young kinesiologist and personal trainer, she, like many young people thought the issue would resolve. Listen to how she’s been dealing with her pain and of course a lot of other random topics that come up when the three of us han...

Omar is a Massage Therapist and Massage Therapy educator who was inspired to become the author of a series of massage therapy textbooks that will be accessible to all manual therapists. Omar is working with the CNIB and has massage therapists with decades of experience in the profession who also happen to be visually impaired. Through his experiences and partnerships, Omar is on track to create th...

In this episode, the entire Canadian Massage Conference organizing committee hung out to discuss the importance of therapists networking and going to industry events. As Massage Therapy Media, we have had the privilege to attend conferences such as LymphyCon, CMMOTAs annual conference, AMTA’s National convention, World Massage Festival, the Massage Summit and Championships, FSMTA’s convention and...

Osteopathic Manual Practitioners often have to answer the question “what do I tell my clients that you do?” And we have learned that apparently this can be a tough question to answer. Sooo we recruited our good friend Sam who owns the @osteopathiclyceum to try to educate us practitioners about what these guys do and how to make it make sense. Listen if you’ve ever wondered about this profession an...

Erin is a returning guest who wanted to talk about some hot topics in the massage world. She has noticed chatter online about robotic massage and decided to book an appointment at a spa that offers the service. Listen to hear about her full experience being “treated” by a robot. The other hot topic that we have discussed at length with other guests is the Massage Championships. She was given the o...

Ana is the owner of the World Massage Festival, the American Massage Championships, and the Massage Therapy Hall of Fame. She’s a super passionate Massage Therapist that prioritizes networking and connection in our profession along with recognition and collaboration. Her events are all about getting like minded people together to learn, grow, and move the massage profession forward globally. Liste...

Jessica is a Registered Massage Therapist, clinic owner, and continuing education provider in Calgary, Alberta. Her mission since becoming licensed was to fill a major gap and provide a clinic space that would be accessible for all abilities. Her practice focuses on helping patients with disabilities and chronic conditions including both pediatric patients and adults. Her clinic is unique and she...

Erin is a successful massage therapist in Colorado that turned her practice into a multiple six figure business and now helps other therapists do this without having to sacrifice their life and sanity. Like many mentors out there, Erin learned the hard way what to do and what not to do and she’s ready to help you reach your goals without all the hustle. If you want a massage mentor that will hold...

Tyleen is a 4 time guest who started hanging out with us when she was just a newbie in the massage therapy profession. Today she’s a successful therapist with many modalities up her sleeve and a massage therapy instructor at a very prestigious school. Tyleen could not love her life more and she’s bringing creative new learning tools into her classes by combining her love for massage with her love...

Magnus is a LMT and Structural Integrator in Mississippi who teaches other therapists to incorporate fascial therapy into their practice. His training began with some of the pioneers of this work and through training and clinical experience he developed a method of treatment that incorporates fascial work and stretching that is easier on the therapists body and achieves amazing clinical results. C...

Noelle is a Registered Massage Therapist from Alberta who has been bringing her Ashiatsu training to the Canadian Massage Conference for the last couple of years. She started her healthcare career as a nurse and moved into massage therapy when that career wasn’t serving her anymore. Little did she know, a life altering accident would have her pivot immediately into learning Ashiatsu or barefoot ma...

Jessica is a massage therapist and business owner that wears many hats. She’s a med spa owner, sells products, has a busy post op and Brazilian Lymphatic Drainage practice, is an instructor and a business coach. How does she do it all? Listen to Jessica talk about how she’s always looking for what’s next and how that has led her to start helping other therapists reach their goals, be busy, and not...

David is a Massage Therapist in Toronto, Ontario and he is about to embark on the wonderful world of entrepreneurship after 8 years working in a clinic as a busy therapist. We discussed why he would want to make such a leap considering he likes where he works and has a busy practice, what his support system had to say about this new venture, what lessons he will take with him to his new brick and...

Holly is a Massage Therapist in Ontario who dove into Matrix Repatterning early in her career and has found a way of practicing that she believes in and gets her patients results. Since she is a listener and knows we have had trouble in the past grasping the concept, she offered to come speak about her experience with this modality. We will see Holly at the Canadian Massage Conference offering dem...

Rebecca is a 5 time guest who has taken us on a ride. She has been a successful clinic owner, a badass business coach, lifestyle coach, mentor, mother, and overall cool massage therapist. Our last meeting with Rebecca had her telling us the story of her exit from her thriving massage therapist academy to focus on herself and figure out her next move. In this incredibly vulnerable episode, she expl...

Trigger warning: this episode recounts a very serious incident involving a Registered Massage Therapist being SA’d and later accused by the same person as being the culprit. Bodhi has experienced tremendous trauma and is very courageous for telling his story. All of us hope this situation will shed some light on what does happen in our profession and start conversations about increasing awareness...

Cathy is a Massage Practitioner and the founder and CEO of Massage Training Academy and On The Spot Massage. She contracts both Massage Practitioners as well as Registered Massage Therapists to do chair massage at parties and gatherings, corporate functions, athletic events, and anywhere she can set up her chair! In this episode Cathy teaches us about chair massage. You can learn more about Cathy...

Heather is one of our favourite guests and collaborators and she’s back to tell us everything we have missed since we last hung out. Aside from being fully immersed into massage therapy after taking a hiatus from the profession years ago, she has become a business owner, co-founder of the Oshawa Wellness Collective, an educator for other therapists, and most recently- THE massage therapist for the...

A few weeks back, we released an episode where Sam spoke about certain frameworks within healthcare, namely evidence based practice and patient centred care, and how there are flaws within these frameworks. Bodhi is a first time guest and felt Sam’s analysis required further discussion. For the first time ever, we brought in two guests with very different views and had them discuss these topics fr...

Elizabeth started her bodywork career with an interest in helping pregnant people. She holds a midwifery license in the United States and even did some training here before ultimately deciding to take another route. Her search for a meaningful career led her to learn Maya Abdominal massage, an ancient abdominal massage supporting the muscles, fascia, organs, circulation, and lymphatic system. This...