Massage Buzz

I had a blast doing chair massages at Baptist Health Care’s Family Expo at the Pensacola Fair Grounds last weekend.

It was an honor to make many new friends. Whew, I was busy the whole day, so I did not have a chance to make it around to any of the exhibits. However, my booth was next to one of the most talented entertainers I have ever met. She worked tirelessly for the long line of children, painting faces and blessing little ones with her amazing balloon art. Thanks and many smiles to Rainbow the clown.

For all the beautiful people who know my massage work first hand, I would love to hear your comments and get your valuable feedback. Moreover, if anyone has a cool story or testimonial about how massage in general has improved your quality of life; let the world hear it. I need your help to get the message out about the quality of my massage work. If anyone is interested, I would love to have your endorsement page added to the website– you can choose to leave your name or let me know if you would like to remain anonymous.     Fantastic…Thank you all for your help!

Coming next weekend is 17th annual Baptist Health Care Family Expo. I will be there providing chair massage donating my time to help raise money for the Touch Research Institute and having fun meeting new friends and folks from the Pensacola area.

The Expo is on Saturday, September 19 from 9am to 3pm at the Pensacola Interstate Fairgrounds. Admission and parking are free.

Be sure and say hi if you see me there!

Here is some highlights from their website:

Bring the family and enjoy complimentary health screenings that will include stroke and heart risk assessments, blood pressure check, speech screenings for children ages 2-5 years old, osteoporosis heel scans, blood glucose screenings and body composition analysis plus sporting activities on the outfield, tours of the Baptist LifeFlight helicopter, live stage entertainment, face painting and more! BHC Family Expo

There are times when a body should not get a massage.

However, reschedule that appointment for a better time…

Here is my top five or (at least) at the top of my head.

1) When you have a cold, really, you don’t want to share.

2) Flu symptoms…fever, chills, nausea, ect.

3) ANY skin infection or unidentified skin rash

4) Inflamed Sunburn

5) While your body is in immediate shock; for example, you got in a automobile accident.

Yes, some are obvious yet, nonetheless, noteworthy.

Masseuse or masseur: which is it? Well, if you are going for political correctness “massage therapist” is the way to go. If you are enjoying an excellent massage from a male practitioner of massage, then masseur is your word.  Masseuse, the feminine, is the title to use when referring to women practitioners. Waitress/waiter, steward/stewardess could easily be misused and potentially offensive. So, then we have the collective “don’t stick your foot in your mouth” names like server, flight attendant, massage therapist….

No worries.
Hope your next massage is the best yet.

Hi again,

This is a depiction of the coming new Ronald McDonald House here in Pensacola, Fl.

To raise support for the new house, the Ron McDonald House is putting on their running shoes again. This year the organizers teamed up with our friends at Running Wild and the Pensacola Runner’s Association to put on the the best Firecracker 5K run yet!

This run, through historic downtown Pensacola, is a super-fund-raiser for the much needed bigger Ronald McDonald House building.

The Massage Dream Team, i.e. FSMTA sports massage team, will be there to help raise support. These are all licensed professionals donating of their time and talents .  At the finish there will be plenty of refreshments, a dunking booth and a “rejuvenation station” with massage therapy and cooling water-misters for a fabulous way to cool down.

Interested in being a part? Runners still needed.

Click on the link below to register.

4th of July 2009, Saturday 7am- Firecracker 5K

Hi folks,

Another question I often get is, “how often should I get a massage? ” The answer to that question is simple, “How hard are you on your body?” In other words, how do you cope with the stress in your life? Aside from working out a soft-tissue injury, a person can pretty much choose. Thou art empowered to set up thine own treatment plan.

How often could you use a good massage?

Hi folks,

I had a great time last month helping out at the 2009 Pink Ribbon Tennis Tournament and the AVP Beach Volleyball season opener at Panama City Beach. As always it is an honor to work with the sports medicine staff and other massage therapists at these events.

This month, I will be at the Gulf Breeze, FL Tour De Cure.The American Diabetes Association is teaming up with local cycling enthusiasts for this big fund raiser. There is still time to register for the 100k, 60k, or 7k fun ride. For more info on how you can take part, check out the link Tour de Cure.

Have fun, live your healthy life.