When Your Positive Attitude is Bad for Clients
Massage therapists are caring people who want to provide the best possible support to clients. Sometimes, in a desire to be helpful, therapists inadvertently…
Personal Space: A Brief Overview
Personal space is our conscious and subconscious territory. It includes the physical, sexual, sensory, psychological, and emotional area we inhabit and our need for privacy,
4 Great Reasons to Mind Map
A mind map is a diagram that allows you to visualize concepts and their relationships. Usually, the mind map begins with a main subject, theme,
Education: The Big Picture
In massage education, we often use teaching methods passed to us from our teachers who learned them from their teachers. Where did these methods originate?
Study Effectively Using Your Digital Textbook
In this post we explore 10 key methods for using digital textbook features for effective study through a video presentation and the presenter’s notes. We’ll
A Student’s Guide to Learning Massage Terminology
There are about 2,500 terms that comprise the terminology of entry-level massage therapy. Learning the language of massage therapy is just like learning French, Spanish,
Teaching with Stories
Since ancient times people have gathered to tell stories of their individual, family, and cultural experiences. Stories are part of our being, and the human
The Appealing and Persistent Myth of Learning Styles
Cognitivism is an educational paradigm based on the premise that the brain processes information. To learn, one must direct their attention, comprehend incoming information, sort
Create Easy Entry-Points to Content
For all students, learning anything new is like landing on an alien planet. They step from their comfort zones into an unfamiliar world full of
What Can Artificial Intelligence Teach Us About Lesson Planning?
A mountain of research gives us information about how the brain takes in, processes, connects, and stores information. There are more than 50 learning theories