Wellness Now a $4.2 Trillion Industry
10/10/2018The world wellness market grew 12.8% in just the last two years: from a $3.7 trillion industry in 2015 to $4.2 trillion in 2017.
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Changes to Employee/Independent Contractor Law in California
10/03/2018Earlier this year, the California Supreme Court issued a decision that will affect whether California workers are classified as employees or independent contractors.
ISPA Innovation of the Year Award Winner Announced
10/03/2018The International SPA Association (ISPA) announced Four Seasons Lana’i as this year’s overall winner for ISPA Innovation of the Year. Their Zen Horse Sunset Yoga experience received the most votes by ISPA members.
Dr. Leon Chaitow, December 7, 1937 — September 20, 2018
09/21/2018With great sadness we report that Dr. Leon Chaitow has passed away after a gallant battle with illness.
Tai Chi Beats Aerobic Exercise for Fibromyalgia
08/27/2018According to an article published in Medscape, “tai chi is as good as, or better than, aerobic exercise, for improving the overall severity of fibromyalgia symptoms, new research shows.”
ABMP Named Association of the Decade at World Massage Festival
08/17/2018Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals (ABMP) was honored at the 2018 World Massage Festival with the Association of the Decade Award in recognition of ABMP’s continued contributions to the massage therapy profession.
Limited Space for First Ever Green Spa Network Media Forum
08/16/2018The Eco-Wellness Stories Media Forum will connect green-minded spa industry retail brands with New York’s top writers and editors in the wellness and beauty space at Rockefeller Center.
Massage & Bodywork, ASCP Skin Deep, and AHP Beauty Sense are Finalists for Folio Awards
08/07/2018Folio recently announced the finalists for their 2018 Eddie and Ozzie Awards, which recognize the best of the best in content creation and design in the publishing community.
FSMTB Executive Director Elected to FARB Executive Board
08/01/2018FSMTB Executive Director Dr. Debra Persinger has been elected to the Executive Board of the Federation of Associations of Regulatory Boards (FARB) Governing Council.
ISPA Recognizes 2018 Innovate Award Winners
07/19/2018The International SPA Association (ISPA) announced the winners of the 5th annual ISPA Innovate Awards, which celebrate creative solutions and products that continue to launch the spa industry forward.