I'd love to get advice from other certified Canine Massage Practitioners on how they do business in New York State since New York will not license us....
Just wonder how everybody deals with an animal that is very restless during the massage session, any tips, or techiques that work on calming the animal? ...
I put the essential oil Peace & Calming on their paws - small dogs dilute with pure olive oil or other pure carrier oil. Or you can put the Peace & Calming oil...
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You can also play some very relaxing music. You can also gently massage the top of the head and between shoulder blades Come from the Heart and Create your Art...
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Peace and Calming is great! Bottom )pads) of the paws or in your hands just like Nancy said. Also I use Valor to align the chakras, sometimes one wiff of that...
That is why I like to massage on a table. That way they are limited to a specific place in which you are able to follow their body movements. The more you...
As a Jin Shin Jyutsu Acupressure practitioner I massage the chest of dogs and cats. On people the acu point is exact center on the chest to the nipple line....
Great info. I'm going to try it. Marguerite ... From: Cherie McDonald <cherie4jsj@...> To: IAAMB@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2008...
Thank you so much! Will try that one. Come from the Heart and Create your Art . . . Nancy Dutton 303-665-4185 healingnancy@... _____ From:...
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Yes, Carolyn - Valor alignment works wonderfully! I like to start with Valor, then Peace & Calming, if that helps you figure out what you'd like to do. Come...
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Thanks, I'll try your suggestions. Is Peace & Calming safe to use around cats?...
I use it around them but do not put it on them unless you dilute it 1 drop of oil per 10 drops of pure vegetable or carrier oil. If it's not a dying cat, put a...
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One of my most effective methods for dealing with restless animal is Voice Massage.Slow, low tones, repeated phrases- something as simple as "Good girl" or...
... sutdent ... Hi, I recently completed my training with TreeTops (instructor is Sigle Magner-Skeries)out of Alliston, Ontario, Canada. It was an amazing ...
-I received my first certification at Advantassage in Oxford PA. It was a 40 hour courseand I felt I learned the basics, but now I am almost finished taking...
Hi Alysha - I received my training at Joanne Lang's school in Colorado (Lang Institute for Canine Massage.)Â Joanne's program is a 682 hour course - twelve to...
I also trained with Joanne Lang and agree that the course was very good. I always recommend it to people that ask. However, there is not a lot of support...
I have been a therapist for a few years now and it has been a struggle to build my business. I would love to hear from all of you on how you got your business...
... Hi Sharon, I'm still really working on it! Things have been slow growing despite client referrals (and their testimonials on my website), and working on...
Hi. I'm in the boat with Sharon. I'm also the only CCMT in my state, so I have to sell the whole idea of canine massage. My website was just completed and I'm...
I apologize if you recently received an email from me to join Grouply. I received an email from an unknown address and tried to remove/delete and next thing I...
... Hi Debbie, Well, start with inviting (always invite, don't just add) the clients you do have, and your friends that aren't clients but are supportive of...
I have not been able to build up my business (graduated in Nov. 2003) and had to go back to my computer job full-time this year. So, I can tell you what...
Thanks so much for the advice and encouragement. You've given me much to think about. I like the idea of a newsletter. deb On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 12:04 AM,...
Margaret wrote: Paid advertising did not work, even in targeted publications. Surprisingly, advertising in targeted publications may not be the best use of...
I've taken a little different approach than some folks have listed in this thread. Instead of trying to bring people to me, I go to them. I see clients at 3...
I think this is a great idea and what I have planned for when I complete the Sports Massage program at my school. So far, I've only gotten certified ...
I really like all the feedback this thread has been getting. I have tried advertising and for the money spent I did not see a big dividend. For the Equine...
I agree with this approach although in some markets (like Denver), there are so many canine massage therapists that it is difficult to break into this market....
Hi Margaret! I'm really glad I didn't read this before starting my business. I'm in Denver and would have totally been bummed, but since I didn't know any...