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Student Clinic Massages at AMTB in Pottstown
This week began my stint of giving massages in the student clinic at the Academy of Massage Therapy and Bodyworks in Pottstown. I’ve very excited to have reached this milestone. I’ve been so busy that I haven’t had much time to write much about my experiences so far in massage school, but I’m sure I’ll […]
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Highlights of This Weekend’s Sports Massage Class
June 4, 2012
I attended a Sports Massage class this weekend at the Academy of Massage Therapy and Bodyworks in Pottstown. I had been looking forward to this class for months and it did not disappoint. I thought I’d write down a few thoughts on my overall impression of the class and how effective it was. Later this […]
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Why Does a Massage Therapist Need to Know What a Golgi Body Is?
May 22, 2012
The state massage therapist licensing requirements for Pennsylvania, the state I live in, are fairly typical for the states that have adopted licensing for massage. They require 600 hours of instruction at a state certified school, half of which are in Anatomy and Pysiology. I enjoyed Anatomy Class, contrary to the horror stories, due in […]
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Learning to Drape My Female Classmates
May 16, 2012
I want to be a successful, professional, male massage therapist. To do that I’m going to have to strike a balance between the compassion most folks typically associate with the female gender, and the sense of strength and unwavering confidence most men try to portray. Last night’s massage class is proof I have a ways […]
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A Few Words on Balance and Being Happy, Chasing Dreams vs. “Growing Up”
May 15, 2012
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People who know me well are aware of a crude personal mantra I use to help keep myself grounded: GTFOY, or “Get the F#@K Over Yourself”. I feel that learning to keep our egos and all of our personal desires in check is the key to real personal happiness. This requires balance of course. Self […]
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Getting Over My Fear of Being Naked in Front of Strangers
May 11, 2012
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Last night in massage class I had to completely undress, covering myself in nothing but a towel, in order to allow a fellow student to give me a massage. This is and will be common practice for me, most likely twice a week, for the next 6 months. I found it a bit odd that […]
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Solution to My Issue Mounting a Samba Share on Ubunutu with CIFS
March 23, 2012
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Here’s another tidbit I hope saves folks some cycles. I was having a terrible time figuring out how to properly mount a Samaba share on Ubuntu with either smbfs or cifs. There is a smattering of help on the net for the problem I had: user@host:~$ sudo mount -t cifs //machine-name/mount-name -o username=me,password=$foo$ /mnt/sbb-cd-images/ mount […]
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July 28, 2012
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