Remember when you were in school you had the inter-student exchanges, clinics, in class exchanges to practice specific techniques and the sporting events or speciality clinics that you attended.  During the school year, how often did you actually get a full body treatment?  Now that you are out in the work force, do you find you have more control over your personal time? Therefore, giving you greater opportunity to receive the much needed self pampering? Or are you too busy to receive or exchange with other therapists because you don’t want to take a break.  If many of the therapists are too busy to seek treatment, what are you doing to relax and relieve tight muscles?
What ever your situation, I think it is important to be the client once in a while. Â Similar to how you care for what you love and protect, you need to care, love ! and protect your body, your livelihood. Â Just like the client that comes for their once-per-month preventative and maintenance massage, don’t you think you too should be treating yourself to massages?
I have attached a link to an article that describes a self care exercise that has helped clients with range of motion, muscle stiffness, stress levels and circulation. Â Â Lewis Circles: Self-Care for Health Care I believe that if the exercise can help the client, why not the therapist. Â Who takes care of you?
