National Massage week

[BARRY B]

Hello everyone,

I know in America they have a National Massage week to promote massage, but does anyone know if we have a National Massage week here in England and when it is?

Cheers!

Nisha

xx

 

[nudangler]

I don't think there is, I've never heard of it anyway...

 

[wellys gone north bwaha]

Hi Nisha,
you are right, it is celebrated in America 25th-31st October, but not over here....yet. GCMT are looking at getting it going over here, and we are trying to come up with ways of getting it promoted....so any thoughts will be gratefully appreciated.

 

[Jesse S]

such a pity we are always way behind America....

 

[jaanu]

Hi Nisha, hi Richard, the nearest thing I can think of was run by the daily telegraph as an Alterterative therapys week/month.
You could collect coupons from the paper and log on to their web site. This had a nationwide directory of registered therapists who were running a 50% off promo. Dont know if this was the sort of thing you were thinking of ?

Regards steve

 

[notHonEndancy]

Eh? Actually the sun rises first here.

On a more serious note, I think we're way ahead, look at the debate of healthcare.

I don't think I'd want to follow the USA in anything.

Myarka.

 

[RedNinja]

Given my previous posts on this, you'll know that I agree with you generally. But more specifically, massage therapists seem to benefit from the privatised US system.

For example, if you are in a car crash in America, your insurance company might pay for a course of massage treatments. Couldn't happen here, of course, because it is assumed the NHS will sort out people's physical problems so insurance companies only fix your car!

Good news for US massage therapists - but I'm still not advocating their system!

 

[Edilyn Lanzarote]

I thought some did pay for complementary therapies....admittedly i've not really paid attention to bupa and hsa adverts in the past though.

An awareness week would be a great idea though.

 

[goo_head_83]

hi guys,
I think we are the causers of most of our own problems a lot of the time.

There is so much more we could be doing in relation to CAM, but it seems, as in the case of the CNHC and regulation, as soon as anyone tries to progress things, we either ignore it and dont support it, or critisise it without knowing the facts.

I know I am being very general here, but you only need to read some of the internet forums in relation to CNHC and the way it has been attacked by complementary therapists. Its the same with Professional Associations, most therapists complain about the costs and not getting anything from it, but then most therapists dont get involved either.

I will probably get some flak for this posting, but it is only meant to make people think about getting involved in their profession more.

 

[puppysyndrome]

I don't know if there is a specic National Massage week in England. National Spa week was from 19th to 27th Sepetmber 2009. I know there are normally things like stress awareness, back care week etc. I've been meaning to see when these different awareness weeks are on so that I can see how I can link in doing my own promotions alongside it.

Why not start your own massage week/month promo amongst your clients/potential clients?

 

[Spare No One]

Great idea! We are going to do this in our clinic (based around the american massage week), and do some promotions.

 

[leazinaxa]

Scotland? Where is that?

Seriously though, there is still time for you to contact your PA's, to see what they are doing....maybe some well placed press releases for their members....

 

[July]

What a wonderful idea! I work at a society for international people, so a week to promote massage would go down a storm!

Thanks for bringing this to our attention Nisha!

 

[allonyoav]

I'm so glad people have started thinking about promoting massage in UK now. I love the site!!

Thanks everyone for your input. Valued as always!

 

[oxstizom]

Hi guys, sorry to drag this post up again...
Was just wondering whether there's any news of massage week thingie over in UK? Although love the idea, of making my own massage week , already did summer promotions...

Just found this post today: (guess it's over in US once again)

http://www.abmp.com/news/everybody-deserves-a-massage-week-is-july-18-through-july-24/

Love&Light xxx

 

[Thomas J]

The ABMP is a huge organisation in the States - around 70,000 licenced massage therapists plus other modalities! Not sure any of the UK PA's would have the resources to try and organise something like this.

 

[qamhlqpi]

I believe there was a baby massage week in the UK - I think last month.

As I mentioned in one of the earlier posts you could make up your own week/month event. You could align it run at the same time as the events in the USA.