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December 10, 2005

Thank You Is Nice . . . .

I often tell people that being a massage therapist is like being the person who hands out paychecks. One of the greatest rewards of the job is seeing that you help people feel better.

Some thank you's go beyond knowing at the end of a session someone is moving better than when they came in. One client who brought their mother in e-mailed me the following: My Mom is still pain free in her back and is totally amazed at the results of your work. Thank you for your excellent commitment to your chosen work.

And then there is this blog. I don't get paid for this work. My goal is to disseminate information about the benefits of massage. Sometimes I get comments like this one: I just happened upon your blog, as a student of Massage & therapeutic bodywork in Wisconsin I found it wonderful!! Thank you so much for your time in blogging!

At this time of year, the question comes up about what is an appropriate gift to give service people such as massage therapists. Part of this depends upon how often you patronize your therapist. If you are a weekly client, then the price of one of your usual massages would be appropriate. Visiting less often would reduce the gift proportionally.

As a therapist, I feel I have developed a relationship with certain clients that would warrant that I them give them a gift. In the past, I have given Christmas CDs, baked goods, massage cream, and heatable rice bags. I'm at a loss this year of what to give, and time is running out. In the spirit of creating dialog, I'd be interested to see what my readers give their clients at the holidays.

Posted by linda at December 10, 2005 9:39 AM