Tag: Massage Therapy

  • Inappropriate Touching

    Namaste I sat astride a poof doing massage on the leg of one of my elderly friends. Her heel was resting on the poof and her dress drawn up over her knee. When I had arrived earlier, she was lounging in her chair and eagerly got up and came to the gate to greet me.…

  • Massage and Ethics

    Namaste The phone rang. It was one of my clients who I sidelined the day before because there was too much rain on the outside and my love for massage does not include going into Port of Spain through flooded streets to get to a waiting client. He said he is here for a few…

  • Massage Therapists – Born or Made?

    Namaste   My Dad was recently talking to me about leaders.  He spoke of people who like a certain role and assume it, people who are prompted by other people to assume a certain role, and people who are assigned to a certain role by their Creator.  It was a lengthy conversation.  As we were…

  • Infant Massage and Postnatal Depression

    During the months that I played babysitter for the circumcised baby, his mother was allowed supervised visits to breastfeed him in the evenings when she got home from work. It was a bit awkward at first. Baring her breast to feed her infant seemed the equivalent of her getting naked and I was terribly embarrassed…

  • Stress Management

    Namaste When I showed up at Tanty’s door recently I found her mopping. She had forgotten that I was scheduled to visit. I tiptoed in and sat with my feet up on the chair…with her permission…and waited. She was also attending to a ‘junkie’ whom she usually engages to clean the yard. She had given…

  • Massage and the Pain Factor

    Namaste What is pain? Many are turning to Massage Therapy as a means of alleviating pain, which should mean that Massage Therapists know what pain is and how to deal with it. But do they? I’ve long concluded that pain is mysterious. We have gadgets with which to see air, but pain holds exclusive rights…

  • The Negotiator

    Namaste I got mail… Dear Rinalda, Would you consider a massage at the Hyatt towards 20:30 tonight ? Many thanks and best regards. Following day…when I saw the email, I wrote: Namaste. Do forgive me, but I am only now seeing your request for a massage. If you still have need for such, maybe we…

  • Prostate Pillow-Talk

    Namaste I recently got an overseas call from one of my clients.  He was about to make a trip to Trinidad and was checking on my availability for that day.  He was to have arrived shortly after 1pm, so we arranged for a 3pm session.  He later sent a text to inform me that there…

  • Mandate of a Massage Therapist

    Namaste In one of my recent conversations with my mother, she reminded me that she is always praying for me. No conversation is ever ended without blessings being uttered. Same with my father. So here was my Mom, praying that God surround me with His Cherubims. I listened, and agreed. I appreciate all the support…

  • Massage Marketing at Trinidad Carnival

    Namaste I rolled over in bed about 10am on Carnival Tuesday morning. I had no plans for the day except to go into Port of Spain after lunch and mingle with the revellers. As I lay in bed mentally debating what’s for breakfast, my phone rang. Massage to be done. Two of my clients who…