Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals (ABMP)

Massage instructors: the clock is ticking. 🎓

Cornerstones, ABMP's instructor development program, is free for everyone through December 31. Members and nonmembers alike. No catch.

It's 25 hours of continuing education built specifically for massage and bodywork educators, covering how adults actually learn, how to structure lessons that stick, how to assess students fairly, and how to manage a modern classroom. The kind of training most instructors never got.

Get started at abmp.com/cornerstones. And if you know a co-instructor or program director who needs this, tag them below. 👇

Students: what's one question you've been afraid to ask? 👇

Licensed massage therapists: what's one piece of advice you wish someone had given you starting out?

Drop your questions and wisdom in the comments. This is your community!

The fall season is one of the best times to do a quick practice audit. 🍂

A few areas worth revisiting before things pick up: your cancellation and late arrival policies, your booking reminders to regular clients, your client-facing messaging to reflect the stress that tends to peak this time of year, and your own self-care routine before the busy season sets in.

Small adjustments now can make a real difference in how smoothly the next few months go.

What's one thing you do to prepare your practice for fall?

The Autumn 2026 issue of Massage & Bodywork is officially here. 🎉Members, keep an eye on your mailbox, your print copy is on the way!

Reminder: ABMP members can earn 3 FREE CE hours just by reading the latest issue! 🚨

Read the latest issue here 👉 bit.ly/mb-autumn-2026

Meet the instructors teaching at the 2026 Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals CE Summit: Pain on October 27. 👏

Whitney Lowe, Doug Nelson, and Lynn and Ann Teachworth will cover pain neurophysiology, tissue-specific assessment, and shoulder pain techniques. Hosted by Kristin Coverly. Free, online, and open to everyone in the profession!

Three continuing education hours included. Register at abmp.com/summit 🗓️

Managing money as a massage therapist can be complicated. We want to help make it simpler. 💸

Our partnership with Qnity, members free access to financial literacy programs built specifically for massage professionals. Solo practitioners can access Money Solo. Employees get Money Pro. Both include visual tools designed to help you understand your cash flow, build stability, and plan for growth. 📈

Claim your offer at abmp.com/members/abmp-x-qnity

Why do we always start with the back? 🙌

The back is where gravity does its most relentless work, and it's the one place no client can ever reach on their own. Those first strokes down the erector spinae tell you everything: how your client responds to pressure, how well they can let go, and how what they described in the intake correlates to what you're actually palpating.

Allison Denney breaks it all down in the latest issue of Massage & Bodywork Magazine. Read the full article at the link below. 👇

🔗: https://bit.ly/start-at-the-back

Some therapists swear by aromatherapy to set the mood. Others keep it completely scent-free out of respect for sensitive clients.

Where do you land? Drop your answer in the comments. 👇