Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals (ABMP)

Not sure what comes next after massage school?
Join us this Wednesday, June 17 at 10 a.m. MT for Launch Lab, ABMP's free live virtual series built for students who are ready to stop guessing and start building.
And it's free to attend! Sign up at abmp.com/launchlab

Minnesota enacted HF 3825, which introduces optional registration for massage and Asian bodywork therapists and advances the profession with clearer standards and state-level oversight.

Is registration right for you and do you qualify? Get the full details in our blog.

Blog link: https://www.abmp.com/updates/legislative-updates/minnesota/minnesota-adopts-optional-registration

Is your stretch actually reaching the right muscle?

Most therapists know how to stretch the neck. But a generic stretch only reaches the tightest muscle, not necessarily the one that needs it.

Dr. Joe Muscolino breaks down the multiplane approach to targeted neck stretching in the Spring 2026 issue of Massage & Bodywork. Full article at abmp.com/massage-and-bodywork-magazine/issues/spring-2026/multiplane-stretching-of-the-neck

Healing hands. Open doors. Inclusive spaces. More love. Happy Pride Month to the massage and bodywork community. ABMP is proud to be in your corner. 💖🌈

📣 Last Chance to Tell Your Unique Massage Story!

The Massage Is for EveryBody contest closes June 1, 2026—be one of 10 inspiring practitioners who wins $1,000 for the work you're already doing. 🙌

And don't forget: one massage school will win $2,500 too! Educators, be sure to enter before time runs out. ⏳

Whether you’ve volunteered, partnered with your community, or created access to healing where it’s needed most—tell us how you’ve made an impact.

🔗 Submit your winning essay (or video) before the contest closes!

We can’t wait to celebrate you during Massage Is for EveryBody week, July 19–25, 2026. 🫵

https://www.abmp.com/massage-is-for-everybody-awards

Today we slow down and remember the ones who never made it home. We're grateful for their courage, sacrifice, and the freedom they gave us. Thank you. 🇺🇸

✨ Win $1,000 by sharing your story! ✨⁠
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ABMP is celebrating massage therapists and bodyworkers who embody the mission of Massage Is for EveryBody—bringing healing, inclusion, and care to all communities. 💙⁠
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We’re giving $1,000 to 10 amazing practitioners who inspire us!—and $2,500 to one amazing school!
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Here’s how to enter:⁠
🎥 Send us a short video or⁠
📝 Write a story⁠
📅 Submit by June 1, 2026.⁠
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Ready to be celebrated? We want to hear your story. 🎉⁠
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Enter now! https://www.abmp.com/massage-is-for-everybody-awards

What if your workday involved a chair massage between meetings? Ask a Colorado legislative staffer!

That's how one new ABMP member spent Massage Therapy Legislative Awareness Day (April 27) the moment he heard about it—fresh out of school and ready to volunteer to advocate for his profession. He joined Erin Haden, ABMP Government Relations Manager, and Laura Puryear, ABMP Director of Government Relations, plus two other ABMP members to offer complimentary chair massages to legislators and staff. As one staffer put it, MTLAD is their favorite day of the year—and you could feel why.

Massage and bodywork isn't a luxury—it’s health care, recovery, resilience. This is advocacy in action: therapists making the case for our profession, one minute and one lawmaker at a time. 🤝

💙 Thank you to our amazing ABMP members who volunteered their time, the legislators and staff who welcomed us, and everyone who keeps showing up for this profession.

Tag a colleague who champions this work! 👇️