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Reader Stories: My Life As A Massage Therapist

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Massage therapists share their stories about why they became therapists, whether it has lived up to their dreams, and what they would do differently.

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Massage Therapist Calls On Compassion, Creativity and Personality

I currently work at a very well-known resort in Tucson, AZ and have my own private clientele where I do house calls as well. The part of my career that I enjoy the most is that I get a chance to real…More

Therapist Connects To Humanity Through Massage

I own my own practice AND work in a spa. I love the combination of the two for a few reasons. First off, I love that I can make my own hours at my place and have to be committed to only 2 days at the…More

Massage Therapist Wishes She Had Started Sooner!

I started out at a chiropractors office which I loved. I love deep tissue massage and trying to figure out what was causing my clients pain. After a while I started working at a spa and realized the …More

Therapist Comes To Massage Through Her Own Pain

I graduated from massage school October 2001. Since then I have worked in a chiropractor's office (where I gained most of my pathology/pain management experience), worked for the Rio spa, and owned m…More

Massage Therapist Loves Having Her Own Practice

I have been working for last 20 years, but started my own practise just 6 months ago. I wish had started few years ago. Nothing is as good as having your own practiceMy best part of work is still mas…More

Being A Massage Therapist In Saudi Arabia

I came from a poor family in the Philippines and it was answered prayers when I was hired to work in a hotel in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia.I worked very hard and my sponsor was very happy with my pe…More

Massage Therapy - Not A Job, But A Passion

My massage clinic grew into a day spa two years into the start of my practice. I slowly grew as I saw the need. As my clients requested more services, I added to the day spa. I have just celebrated 1…More

Massage Therapist Is Born to Heal

The journey of my life as a Massage Therapist has been rewarding and really hard. The physical and emotional work you do with people can really take a toll on you, it has with me. You make money and …More

Massage Careers -- 31 Years And More To Learn

It's really fun helping lots of people by doing massage at my clinic as of now is our house where people come but mostly I do the chair massage and apply the deep tissue massage to some ailments at t…More

From Massage Therapist To Manager To Writer

I started to work part-time, then full-time in a spa where my knowledge and skills were honed. The best part was having to learn about a lot of things other than massage and the worst part was the pa…More

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