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National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork: NCBTMB is the only certifying body for the massage therapy and bodywork profession. Board Certification in Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork represents the highest attainable credential within the massage therapy and bodywork profession. Board Certification is a separate credential above and beyond entry-level massage therapy licensure.

American Bodywork and Massage Professionals:

Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals (ABMP) is a national membership association that goes above and beyond great liability insurance to make it easier for massage and bodywork practitioners and students to succeed.

American Massage Therapy Association

AMTA is the only national non-profit association dedicated to serving members and the massage therapy profession, giving AMTA the non-profit advantage.

Massage Therapy Foundation:

MTF is organized and operated exclusively for charitable, scientific, and educational purposes including:

  • to advance the science and art of massage therapy through education about the benefits of this health service;
  • to promote the development of knowledge, scientific advancements, and community services in the massage therapy field;
  • to secure and provide funding for research, education, and charitable community outreach initiatives.

International Association of Healthcare Practitionersand International Association of Healthcare Educators:

A global coalition of accomplished, world renowned healthcare practitioners and educators dedicated to bringing forth the most innovative natural health therapies to like-minded practitioners and their patients.  A new direction in Healthcare with a professional network of therapists, classes, research, case studies and more resources.

Upledger Institute:

Upledger Institute International (UII) is a healthcare resource center recognized worldwide for its comprehensive education programs, advanced treatment options and for its unique outreach initiatives.

The Mission of Upledger Institute International is to provide world-class CranioSacral Therapy (CST) education while supporting the overall therapeutic philosophies of CST developer, Dr. John E. Upledger.

Touch Research Institute:

he Touch Research Institute was formally established in 1992 by Director Tiffany Field, Ph.D. at the University of Miami School of Medicine via a start-up grant from Johnson & Johnson.

The TRI was the first center in the world devoted solely to the study of touch and its application in science and medicine. The TRI distinguished team of researchers, representing Duke, Harvard, Maryland, and other universities, strive to better define touch as it promotes health and contributes to the treatment of disease. Research efforts that began in 1982 and continue today have shown that touch therapy has numerous beneficial effects on health and well-being.

The Touch Research Institute has conducted over 100 studies on the positive effects of massage therapy on many functions and medical conditions in many different age groups.

Massage Today Publication:

Massage Today provides meaningful and trustworthy information to the massage therapy profession. Through a combined print and digital outreach, Massage Today publishes content on news, trends, techniques, legislative updates, and more. Whether you are an industry professional or looking to become one, make Massage Today your leading source.

Neurosoma:

Neurosoma is a very delicate, yet remarkably powerful fingertip massage technique that relaxes hard, overly-contracted muscle tissue by stimulating small feedback nerves located within muscle spindle sensory receptors.

Egoscue Method:

The Egoscue Method is primarily designed for those with chronic pain, but it can also help eliminate pain associated with repetitive use, sports, and workplace injuries, and help those who simply want to maximize their health and well-being. If you want to optimize performance and take your body to the next level, Egoscue has the program for you.

Egoscue Institute:

The Egoscue Institute has several levels of training including the Postural Alignment Specialist, Therapy Skills and Advanced Exercise Therapist.  It is the goal of the Institute to help you understand that the body is an amazing piece of machinery. And when given the chance, it has an incredible ability to heal itself. That is precisely why the Institute curriculum focuses on the client-driven therapy model, rather than the expert-driven therapy model.

Nutritional Therapy Associates: As an education organization, NTA is dedicated to helping individuals and healthcare professionals understand and reverse the tragic and unsuspected effects of the modern diet on their patients and clients.

Examine.com:

Science based nutrition and supplement information.

GreenMedInfo.com:

GreenMedInfo is dedicated to providing evidence-based natural medical information. Through both open access, paid memberships and high-quality educational products, GreenMedInfo provides physicians, healthcare practitioners, clinicians, researchers and consumers a resource to determine the therapeutic value of vitamins, minerals, herbs and foods. We deeply believe that education equals empowerment and, that with education, people have the power to change their lives and lives of others.

Weston A Price Foundation:

The Weston A. Price Foundation is a nonprofit, tax-exempt charity founded in 1999 to disseminate the research of nutrition pioneer Dr. Weston Price, whose studies of isolated nonindustrialized peoples established the parameters of human health and determined the optimum characteristics of human diets

Price Pottenger Nutritional Foundation:

Our mission is to bring foundational nutrition and effective lifestyle strategies to the forefront of healing, leverage science and ancestral wisdom, and forge strong community networks to restore health and maximize vitality.  Resource about the teachings of Dr. Weston  A Price and Dr. Francis M Pottenger.

Environmental Working Group:

Watchdog for consumers about the food products and skin care products they purchase.

Farm to Consumer Legal Defense Fund:

Protects the interests of family farms and the access to these farms by consumers.

Cornucopia Institute

Cornucopia Institute provides research and investigation on agricultural and food issues.  Scorecards on products.

Crooked Human:  Company that makes products to the Egoscue Method company specifications.

Upledger Still Point Inducer:

Inducing a Still Point may help in:

  • Providing deep relaxation and helping reduce stress
  • Relieving headaches
  • Easing chronic musculoskeletal pain
  • Enhancing immune system efficiency
  • Facilitating your body’s self-correcting abilities
  • Promoting an overall sense of well-being

Biotone Pure Touch Organics Massage Cream:

Ingredients:  Water infused with Organic Chamomile Botanicals (Chamaemelum Nobile), Organic Sunflower Oil, Emulsifying Wax NF (vegetable derived), Cetyl Alcohol (non-drying emollient), Organic Decyl Cocoate (Ecocert), Organic Shea Butter, Organic Jojoba Oil, Organic Sesame Oil, Organic Safflower Oil, Glycerin, Dimethicone, Carbomer, Phenoxethol, Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate, Aminomethyl Propanol (for gentle pH balance). Paraben Free and Cruelty Free.

Berkey Water Filters:

Berkey water filters use a natural process to remove harmful contaminants, returning your water to its natural state. Berkey Filters, bringing the power of water to you.

P2 Probiotic Products:

P2 Probiotic products help people remove biofilm from head to toe and all around. Once applied to surfaces, P2 probiotics protect and clean for up to three days! Without biofilm, everything returns to its original luster AND is truly clean and free of harmful germs and viruses. Biofilm is responsible for odors – eliminate biofilm, and you eliminate odors, as well as mold, mildew and fungus. Every one of these P2 products incorporates different proprietary combinations of soil-based probiotics.

Bio Mat:

The core of the Richway BioMat technology is a combination of far infrared rays, negative ion and the conductive properties of amethyst channels. These three powerful health stimulators are combined in a single, easy-to-use product with remarkable benefits.  It’s a safe and natural way to own the ability to enjoy life for years to come with FDA approved temporary relief from minor spasms, minor sprains , minor strains, minor joint pain associated with arthritis, minor muscle pain and more.

Bio Pulser:

The Biopulser is a unique device tailored to therapeutically relax disturbed, over-contracted muscles rather than palliatively mask the symptoms.

Natural Candy Store

We do not carry any products that contain synthetic dyes or artificial colors. All the colorings used in the candies we carry are derived from fruits, vegetables, and other plant sources.

Magic Weighted Blanket:

Weighted blankets, like The Magic Blanket™ , have shown to generate proprioceptive  input on our bodies.  For many people, this input causes the brain to release neurotransmitters like serotonin, dopamine,  among others.  These neurotransmitters released by the brain have naturally calming effects, which have proven to be beneficial for people experiencing sensory integration disorder, anxiety, stress, Asperger’s Syndrome, ADHD, and Rett Syndrome.  It’s important to note that The Magic Blanket is not a substitute for care from an occupational therapist or mental health professional.

“What’s Really Wrong with You? A Revolutionary Look at How Muscles Affect Your Health” by Thomas Griner with Maxine Nunes

“Pain Free: A Revolutionary Method for Stopping Chronic Pain” by Pete Egoscue with Roger Gittines

“The Egoscue Method of Health Through Motion: A Revolutionary Program that Lets You Rediscover the Body’s Power to Protect an Rejuvenate Itself” by Pete Egoscue with Roger Gittines

“Pain Free for Women:  The Revolutionary Program for Ending Chronic Pain”  by Pete Egoscue with Roger Gittines

“Adrenal Fatigue:  The 21st Century Stress Syndrome” by James L. Wilson, N.D., D.C., Ph.D.

” Accessing the Healing Power of the Vagus Nerve:  Self Help Exercises for Anxiety, Depression, Trauma and Autism” by Stanley Rosenberg