Los Angeles is a good place to be for a massage therapist. Â People are concious of their body and health and see the benefits of getting regular massages. They also have the financial resources needed for regular massages and in this city it’s ‘allowed’ to spend lots of money on yourself and your body.
Same thing for people in Europe, with one exception. I’ve spend two weeks with friends and family in Holland. Many of them work out to stay healthy, are concious about food and drinks and most of them earn a nice salary. But none of them gets regular massages. ‘Why not?’ I ask them. ‘They just don’t think about it’, they say. But they all love massage and sigh by the thought of getting one regularly.
One of the reasons people in Holland don’t get regular massages is the always present cultural thought: ‘Don’t spend too much money and especially not on yourself.’ Yes, Dutch people get a massage occasionally (once or twice a year), but can’t justify regular massages for themselves.
I wonder how this is in other parts of the US? Do people get regular massages in your city/state? Is it ‘allowed’? Is massage seen as a luxury or as a necessity to keep the body and mind healthy?
Warmly,
Martine
