Ep 4 - Conversations in Quarantine - Interview with Nathan Nordstrom - Part 1

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Ep 4 - Conversations in Quarantine - Interview with Nathan Nordstrom - Part 1

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Apr 29, 2020

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Nathan Nordstrom, director of massage therapy for Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spa, joins us to discuss their strategies for reopening, including new possible protocols for their 400-plus locations.

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Apr 29, 2020

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Our goal is to speak with luminaries and experts in and around massage and bodywork to help expound upon and better understand our profession and our practices.

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Ep 9 - “Embrace the Suck” with Brene Brown Certified Instructor Amy Andrews McMaster: How do we “embrace the suck” during a pandemic? Join us in this latest episode of The ABMP Podcast’s Conversations in Quarantine as Brene Brown Dare to Lead certified instructor Amy Andrews McMaster walks us through a discussion on... by The ABMP Podcast | Speaking With the Massage & Bodywork Profession
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Ep 3 - Conversations in Quarantine - Interview with Ruth Werner: Ruth Werner, author of A Massage Therapist’s Guide to Pathology, discusses her article “What Will It Look Like When We Go Back to Work?” in the COVID-19 Special Issue of Massage & Bodywork magazine. Werner gives an update on COVID research,... by The ABMP Podcast | Speaking With the Massage & Bodywork Profession
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Ep 19 - Change Your Breath, Change Your Health with James Nestor, bestselling author of “Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art”: Is it possible that mouth breathing has contributed to, and exacerbated, numerous health conditions? New York Times bestselling author James Nestor wants to convert you into a nose breather. He spent years in laboratories and... by The ABMP Podcast | Speaking With the Massage & Bodywork Profession
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Ep 18 - Shoulder injury—Or Is It?—“I Have a Client Who ...” with Ruth Werner: A client complaining of seemingly uncomplicated shoulder pain has a very complicated issue indeed—the wrong choices here could have led to very serious repercussions. Pathology educator Ruth Werner shares one of her own “I Have a Client Who …”... by The ABMP Podcast | Speaking With the Massage & Bodywork Profession
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Ep 6 - Conversations in Quarantine - Interview with Irene Diamond: Irene Diamond, consultant, CE provider, and developer of Active Modulation Therapy & Active Muscle Massage, speaks with us about what MTs can do when they can’t offer hands-on work. Diamond speaks about virtual/remote services within... by The ABMP Podcast | Speaking With the Massage & Bodywork Profession
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Ep 2 - Conversations in Quarantine - Interview with Cal Cates - Part 2: In Part 2 of our conversation with Healwell’s Cal Cates, Cates describes what it will look like for massage professionals to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) and the psychological aspect of giving and receiving massage in our new normal. by The ABMP Podcast | Speaking With the Massage & Bodywork Profession
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Ep 4 - Conversations in Quarantine - Interview with Nathan Nordstrom - Part 1: Nathan Nordstrom, director of massage therapy for Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spa, joins us to discuss their strategies for reopening, including new possible protocols for their 400-plus locations. by The ABMP Podcast | Speaking With the Massage & Bodywork Profession
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Ep 24 – Patent Foramen Ovale - “I Have a Client Who …” with Ruth Werner: A man has a stroke at age 35. He fully recovers, but is put on a lifelong prescription of anticoagulants. What is going on, and will he ever be able to receive the deep massage he wants? In this episode... by The ABMP Podcast | Speaking With the Massage & Bodywork Profession
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Ep 16 - Essential Tremor—“I Have a Client Who …” with Ruth Werner: A beloved long-time client is already affected by heart disease and diabetes. Now his hands have begun shaking too. Is there a safe way to help him, given his medical history? In this episode, pathology educator Ruth Werner addresses the complex... by The ABMP Podcast | Speaking With the Massage & Bodywork Profession
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Ep 5 - Conversations in Quarantine - Interview with Nathan Nordstrom - Part 2: In Part 2 of our conversation with Hand & Stone’s Nathan Nordstrom, Nordstrom describes changes and considerations to the spa and practice environment, including new cleaning protocols, staggered start times, engaged intake processes, and the... by The ABMP Podcast | Speaking With the Massage & Bodywork Profession
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Ep 1 - Conversations in Quarantine - Interview with Cal Cates - Part 1: In this interview Massage & Bodywork magazine editor-in-chief Darren Buford speaks with Cal about missing hands-on work, the definition of what is "essential," working in hospital-based environments and what it means to reopen massage practices.... by The ABMP Podcast | Speaking With the Massage & Bodywork Profession
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Ep 28 - Can This Relationship Be Saved? “I Have a Client Who …” Pathology Conversations with Ruth Werner: In this episode, a client might be disappointed. A therapist is very concerned. And we don’t know what will happen next. When a “pinched nerve” that has been quiet for six months suddenly creates symptoms in the middle of a massage, what’s a... by The ABMP Podcast | Speaking With the Massage & Bodywork Profession
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Ep 21 - Lighten Up and Slow Down with Cathy Ryan: A Discussion About Fascia and Scar Tissue: Author and educator Cathy Ryan joins the pod to discuss her love of fascia and how her work has been informed and changed by research over her 30-year career. We discuss Cathy’s approach to working with scar tissue, deep dive into the wound-healing... by The ABMP Podcast | Speaking With the Massage & Bodywork Profession
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Ep 23 – The State of PPE in Massage with Alison Harmelin and Amir Hemmat of Zeel: Zeel Co-Founder Alison Harmelin and Zeel Senior Director of Public Health and Workplace Safety Amir Hemmat discuss the current state of PPE for massage therapists, including how to prioritize which products to... by The ABMP Podcast | Speaking With the Massage & Bodywork Profession
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Ep 7 - Conversations in Quarantine - Interview with Allissa Haines and Michael Reynolds (Massage Business Blueprint) - Part 1: Allissa Haines and Michael Reynolds, the team behind Massage Business Blueprint and Massage & Bodywork magazine’s column Blueprint for Success, join us to discuss current life without massage and touch, client communication during a crisis,... by The ABMP Podcast | Speaking With the Massage & Bodywork Profession
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Ep 27 – Surfacing Hidden Suffering with Massage & Bodywork Columnist Cindy Williams: Recent events have turned our world upside down. Our routines have been altered, our freedoms have been compromised, and fear of harm is at an all-time high. It’s natural to feel powerful emotions like stress, sadness, and grief in times like these.... by The ABMP Podcast | Speaking With the Massage & Bodywork Profession
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Ep 13 - This is Your Client’s Session with Boulder Massage Therapy Institute instructor Nancy Saunders: Organization, communication, and trust are the three pillars Nancy Saunders’s bodywork practice, and important skills she establishes when educating new professionals at the Boulder Massage Therapy Institute in Colorado. From the basics of... by The ABMP Podcast | Speaking With the Massage & Bodywork Profession
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Ep 40 - ABMP SUMMIT WEEK! Financially Surviving COVID-19 with Massage Business Blueprint: Allissa Haines and Michael Reynolds join the podcast to discuss the wake-up call that the pandemic served. COVID magnified what MTs were doing well or poorly pre-shutdowns. Did you have your earnings in order? Did you reach out and get the resources... by The ABMP Podcast | Speaking With the Massage & Bodywork Profession
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Ep 45 - “Good Bodywork is Like Chewing on a Stick,” Addressing Stress Response with Erik Dalton: Massage therapists have the tools clients need, and human touch is the outlet for our anxiety, loneliness, and depression. Erik takes us through valuable research, then guides us on how to down-regulate the stress response. From what to look for when... by The ABMP Podcast | Speaking With the Massage & Bodywork Profession
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Ep 20 - Undiagnosed Rash: What Do You Think It Is? “I Have a Client Who …” with Ruth Werner: An older long-time client is on the table, midway through her massage. When the MT undrapes her leg, she finds a string of red blisters from the client’s buttock down the leg. “Oh, yeah, it’s kind of itchy,” says the client. In this episode,... by The ABMP Podcast | Speaking With the Massage & Bodywork Profession
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Ep 41 - ABMP SUMMIT WEEK! Healing Through the Senses with Angie Parris-Raney: Angie Parris-Raney is Chopra Center Certified in meditation and ayurvedic lifestyle. She joins the podcast to give us a brief introduction to ayurveda and the science of conscious-based living. Angie discusses the value of a daily meditation practice,... by The ABMP Podcast | Speaking With the Massage & Bodywork Profession
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Ep 4 - Conversations in Quarantine - Interview with Nathan Nordstrom - Part 1

Ep 4 - Conversations in Quarantine - Interview with Nathan Nordstrom - Part 1

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Titles in the series (100)

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