Year: 2023

HAND & STONE MASSAGE AND FACIAL SPA GROWS EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAM, APPOINTING NEW CHIEF DIGITAL AND TECHNOLOGY OFFICER

Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spa, North America’s #1 massage and spa services franchise has announced a new addition to their executive leadership team, naming Siddharth Desai as Chief Digital and Technology Officer.

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March 20 is Massage Makes Me Happy & Healthy Day

Massage Makes Me Happy & Healthy Day, held annually March 20, gives massage therapists tools and information to help them support the public in understanding the benefits of massage—and also learn more, themselves, about massage’s effect on human physiology.

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Kinesio Taping the Achilles Tendon

Photos by Kinesio Group The Achilles tendon is the largest tendon in the body and is at risk of tendon rupture due to stress from running, jumping, sudden acceleration, and sudden changes in direction. Overuse, vascular disease, nerve damage and rheumatic diseases can also cause tendon degeneration. In this article, we will introduce elastic therapeutic […]

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ISPA Announces the 2022 Innovate Awards Winners

The International SPA Association (ISPA) has announced winners of the 2022 ISPA Innovate Awards.

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Toya Evans of Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spa Awarded Franchisee of the Year by International Franchise Association

The International Franchise Association (IFA) today named Toya Evans, local business owner of two Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spas just south of the D.C. metro area in Brandywine, Maryland and Woodbridge, Virginia, as a 2023 IFA Franchisee of the Year

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This is How to Bring Nature into your Massage with Guided Visualization

You can bring the healing power of nature into your massage studio, using guided visualization, to transform a regular massage into a unique, visually vibrant experience for your client.

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Bring Nature into Your Massage with Guided Visualization

Guided visualization can turn a massage session into a vibrant, colorful experience. It gives our clients thoughts they can take with them between sessions, and images they remember for the rest of their lives.

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The Jacquelyn Project: Prioritize Recovery

Marshall Dahneke is running the 2023 Boston Marathon for cancer relief in honor of his daughter, Jacquelyn, who passed away from breast cancer in early 2022.

This column details how recovery is a vital step on our pathway to a normal state of health, mind or strength. We can recover from injury, from addiction, even from a tough workout or hard day at work…

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How to Stop a Session: Prioritize Personal Safety as an MT

Many massage therapists have experienced client behavior that has made them uncomfortable about their personal safety at some point. This can range from clients who tell inappropriate jokes to sharing too much personal information or even failing to reveal undisclosed injuries.

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The Massage Envy Brand Celebrates Outstanding Franchisee Employees at Annual Summit

The Massage Envy brand takes pride in helping people feel their best, and each franchised location’s culture plays a vital role in making this happen. Ensuring a positive environment and supportive workplace is encouraged to be one of the top priorities in each franchised location…

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