New Heath and Nicole Reed Webinar Available For Free April 4–6

04/04/2016

The new ABMP webinar “Hands Free Therapies,” with Heath and Nicole Reed, will be available to the entire massage and bodywork profession for free from April 4–6. ABMP members will be able to earn free CE hours by completing a short quiz after viewing the webinar.

The webinar is available in the new ABMP Education Center at www.abmp.com/learn, and massage and bodywork professionals who are not already part of the largest association in the profession can simply register online for access to watch the featured webinar, one of the 100+ available on demand to ABMP members.

In “Hands Free Therapies,” Heath and Nicole demonstrate new and creative ways to work smarter, not harder, showing you how to save your hands, thumbs, and wrists while exploring more possibilities with your forearms, soft fists, and knuckles.

ABMP members have on-demand access to all of Heath and Nicole’s ABMP webinars at www.abmp.com/learn, including “Five-Element Medical Qi Gong and the Smiling Organ Meditation,” “Table Thai Yoga Massage for Neck and Shoulders,” and “Table Thai Yoga Massage: Moving with Loving Kindness.”

Ohio Adopts Interstate Massage Compact

06/28/2024

The Ohio legislature adopted Senate Bill 56 on June 21, becoming the second state to enact the Interstate Massage Compact. Massage therapists will soon be able to obtain a multistate license that will reduce holdups and delays that often occur when moving to a different state.

US Department of Education 150% Rule Update

06/24/2024

A federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction that halts the enforcement of the US Department of Education’s new Bare Minimum Rule, also known as the “100% rule,” until the court takes further action. This is the first step in what could be a lengthy battle to ultimately delay enforcement of the rule, providing schools more time to adjust their programmatic standards, or overturn the rule altogether. Find out more and what your school needs to do to prepare.

Colorado Bill Requires Local Background Checks

06/21/2024

Governor Jared Polis signed into law House Bill 24-1371, requiring local government (counties, cities, or municipalities) to conduct periodic criminal background checks for massage establishment operators, owners, and employees.