Massage: A Career at Your Fingertips

by Martin Ashley

Book Overview

Both a career manual and a reference directory, this book begins with an exploration of the nature of the massage profession, its recent history, and the realities of making a living in this field. A... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0964466252
• ISBN13: 9780964466258
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Enterprise Publishing (NY)
• Length: 249 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.1" x 10.0"

Customer Reviews

Why wasn't this required reading?

Found this book at the library and it was extremely helpful. This should have been required reading when I was in massage school. I recommend it to anyone considering becoming a massage therapist and existing therapists as well.

Must have

This is a great book. For anyone going into the massage business, this is a wonderful tool. I rented this from our library first, loved it and bought it for my own library. Massage is a very tricky business. You become a therapist because of your love of people and your desire to help, but not people have good motives. This book teaches you how to protect yourself. It also helps with legal matters, opening a shop, decorating, schools, self care, and so much more. This is a great reference book to keep on hand for when things come up, and they will in the massage business.

great book for those thinking about a career in massage

i purchaced this book because it is required for my upcoming intro to massage class. it arrived yesterday and i decided to 'flip through it'. i finished it this afternoon. once i started reading it, i couldn't put it down. it answered most of my basic questions about the industry, aliviated some of my fears, and left me feeling confident that i have chosen the right career path for me. it has a wealth of resources, from choosing a school, to massage supply companies, recomended readings, magazines, articles from other massage therapists, managing finances, building your clientel and so on. i think it is a great book for anyone considering the field. it is honest, detailed, well written and easy to understand.

A must have for a new massage Therapist.

If you are just out of school or want to build you business this is the book for you. It covers everything you Need to know about how to get more clients and handle the paper end of the business. The section on what you need to do to set up a practice is worth its weight in gold alone. Dont pass by this book without buying it. Everyone in the Massage business can be helped by this book.

An all-encompassing business plan in one book.

I used this book to find the best school and plot my entire career plan. Everything is here...from deciding which career path to take to marketing methods to insurance billing. Many helpful resources are listed to follow up on as well. There's even a streetwise section on how to ward off unwanted sexual advances that sometimes plague professional therapists. If you're an entrepreneur with a nurturing heart, this is the book for you!