Holiday massage gift certificates are available at Roman Paradigm Massage in San Jose, Ca.

If you are looking for the best gift for someone special this holiday season, consider a gift certificate for a massage!  It is a great idea and a wonderful gift for anyone to give. Massage gift certificates are an even better gift to receive. This is a unisex gift, which means that it can be given to both males and females and will be able to be used by both.

Another nice feature is that you will truly be giving a gift with a “one size fits all” guarantee.  Givers of these certificates should just be prepared for some serious gratitude. With all of the emphasis today on health and taking care of yourself, it is becoming much more popular to think about gifts that can offer healthy benefits to the recipient.

A gift certificate for a massage is the one really perfect gift choice, because everyone can enjoy the experience of a refreshing massage that can relieve stress, tension, and anxiety. There are even large companies today who have massage therapists under contract. These people come to the offices and give a 10-15 minute massage to the workers. Some of these companies are already gifting their employees with holiday certificates for massages that are longer in length.

If you have an office buddy and have been searching for a present, this will make an excellent gift choice that they will not return. A massage is a healthy and relaxing treatment that can be enjoyed by every gift recipient.

After a hectic holiday season, a massage to renew one’s spirit and break in the New Year is a definite winner. Because some people may not be able to afford to spend any extra money on themselves this idea will be a special treat for them. With a gift certificate, they can find out just how wonderful it feels to have such a pampered and relaxing experience.

You will easily find many different types of massages that you can choose as a gift for others.  There is the deep muscle massage, shiatsu and even a hot rock therapy and your gift recipient will be more than pleased by any of these techniques.

An even better idea is to purchase 2 gift certificates for massages, as this will allow you and your husband or best friend to share this healthy and enjoyable experience together. Massages are still considered an indulgence by some, so a gift certificate is a great way to get someone like your parents or favorite aunt to try this wonderfully refreshing and totally indulgent body experience.

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

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It is the most magical time of year supposedly.  The holidays are supposed to bring around feeling of love, joy, and happiness.  However, in reality the holidays can bring about a fair amount of stress.  It seems like during the holidays you never have enough time to do everything that you need to do, and the parking lot at the mall can push you to the brink of patience.  With things like this going on during the holiday season, you cannot help but start to hold stress in your body.

How Can You Tell if You Are Suffering From Holiday Stress?

Some of the most common indicators that you are experiencing holiday stressors is that you start to feel pain in your body.  This pain can be in your legs, feet, neck, shoulders, or even show up as a headache.  This pain is typically an indicator that you are holding stress in your body, and it can manifest itself in tight muscles and even knots in your muscles.

The holidays are so busy that it is difficult to take care of yourself.  However, it is important that you do choose to take care of yourself especially during the holidays or you will not be able to get everything done that you need to.  One of the best ways to take care of your self is to take time out to get a massage.

What Are the Benefits of Massage?

Many people qualify a massage as something that we do when we want to pamper ourselves, but in reality, it is really something that will help you maintain your health and wellness.  In studies, it has been proven that more than 90% of diseases are related to stress.  Even with that statistic, people are reluctant to take time out for themselves.

Massage will actually help to decrease and manage your stress both internally and externally.  Individuals who take the time to have regular massages have experienced drops in anxiety and a better quality of sleep.  They have also reported higher energy levels and better concentration.  Physically massage can lead to better blood circulation.  In fact, the list of benefits can goes on and on and even includes an enhanced immunity system due to the fact that the massage will stimulate your body’s lymph flow.

Something to Remember During the Hustle Bustle of the Holidays

The Christmas season is supposed to be about the spirit of Christmas.  It is important to remember during this busy time that it is actually supposed to be about the joy, magic, and love of the season.  So the next time that you are out shopping for Christmas presents and you are stuck in a long line try not to let the tension of waiting get the best of you.  Instead, use those few minutes to pick up your cell phone, make a call, and schedule your next massage appointment.  Your body will thank you for loving it enough to do so, and while you are there think about getting your loved ones a massage gift certificate because chances are their bodies need it too!

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Try Hot Stone Massage for that special holiday gift this Christmas, with our massage gift certificates.

Hot stones are incredibly warm and soothing, instantly relaxing and offering luxurious self-indulgence. If you have never had the sheer pleasure and soul satisfying experience of this type of body pampering, you owe it to yourself to try it.

Massage therapists use the heated stones to send waves of radiant warmth into your body. On certain meridian points a sheet or towel will usually be placed between you and the stones. But mostly the stones are an extension of the therapist hands, having the stones directly connecting to your body, especially along the neck and upper back. The heated stones retain their warmth for up to 5 minutes or longer, adding a deeper more relaxing massage because of the therapeutic aspects of applying heat to your body.

Understanding of hot stone massage

Hot stones are placed along your spine as you lie on the massage table. These stones may also be placed on chakra points on your body where they will be used to stimulate energy at these areas, such as along your chest, abdomen, and spine. As your body enjoys this heat source, your therapist will be at work massaging your back, neck, and limbs with other hot stones held in their hands.

Basalt stones, which are volcanic rocks rich in iron, efficient in absorbing and retaining heat are the most often type used in a hot stone massage. Effective in relaxing muscles, these stones are used to pre-treat the muscles in preparation for deep tissue manipulation.

The firm, studied movements the therapists use are all designed to deliver smooth, heated strokes to tired or tense muscles that soothes them. Each stroke with the hot stones, is aimed at delivering, just the right amount of heated pressure to different groups of muscles. People with joint pain are treated with more heat from the stones and with lighter amounts of pressure, which delivers an ideal therapy for their needs.

Benefits of the hot stone techniques to consider

While people may see a hot stone massage as a simple concept, but it is actually delivering several health benefits at once. Warmth is a great tool to use for knotted, strained, or tense muscles because it is able to help them fully relax. The stones are ideal as a heat source because they can deliver spot treatments to all of your muscles. The massage therapist is also to be able to individualize the style of treatment.

You can request a light pressure or ask them to increase the massage pressure to deliver a deep tissue massage with the hot stones. This treatment will relax your body as it rejuvenates tired or injured muscles. The hot stone massage also creates a refreshed mind and spirit as you feel tensions and worries leave. This type of body therapy   can spur faster healing of joints and tissues and relieve joint aches by improving circulation and blood flow with heat and pressure.

Why you should consider hot stone massage treatments

If you have been under a lot of stress or often have body aches and pains a hot stone session is one of the fastest ways for to balance your body and mind. After this type of treatment, you will feel an immediate sensation of relaxation, calmness and increased energy levels.

This therapy is good for people of any age, and can be used effectively on people with almost any type of health complaint or concern. Even if you are in good health, you will feel refreshed spiritually mentally and physically after a hot stone massage session.

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We incorporate ice massage at Roman Paradigm Massage, so you don’t need to be a professional hockey player to get the same treatment as one.

San Jose Sharks are off to a great year and I hope that they make it to final games, so that we can one team to cheer for here in the Bay Area. I recently wrote an article on ice massage for treating pain and inflammation, in that article, I outline how you can use ice and massage together to treat injuries. The Tampa Bay Lightning, as many of the professional teams out there see their fair amount of injuries, as you can imagine, they have all the experts at their disposal, Chiropractors, MD’s, Massage Therapists, and Personal Trainers.

I came across this article, “Spike in strained groins has Tampa Bay Lightning mystified” in the article it tells how the Tamp Bay Lightning have had an increase in groin injuries in the last 3 years. Groin injuries are very difficult to treat because of where the injury occurs and it is very painful. As with all injuries, getting the muscle tissue back to normal is very important, so these athletes and you, can perform your best and be pain-free.

Determining how the problem occur is most important, and implementing a program with a goal of treating the injury and preventing it from happening again. And you do that by…

1. Muscle testing and checking for range of motion, this is necessary to determine whether the muscle was weak and it was a fatigue factor or was it tight and restricting ROM.
2. Treating the injury, with massage, ultra-sound or with rest, you need to get the inflammation out as soon as possible.
3. Adding a strengthening or stretching program, in many cases you will need to do both.

Of course this is a very general outline of what you want to do, but the reason why I am sharing this with you, is to let you know that even if you are not a professional athlete, you will get all the same consideration and professionalism as they get at RPM Therapy.

Roman Paradigm Massage is not a spa massage, you get real therapeutic massages with us, we have several clients who train and work out just like the pros do.

Massage therapy is a gift that has become a passion for me.

When I started my massage blog 13 months ago, I have no idea that I would be able to have enough massage related material to share with everyone, let alone have interesting stories to tell. I am often asked why I give away so much free information, am I not afraid that a competitor will use the information and compete with my business? No, I am not afraid, and I will continue to share my experiences and the lessons that I learn, because I have a tremendous amount of passion for what I am doing.

Internet technology has given me a platform to speak to anyone who finds my experiences interesting, I find this very rewarding. And because, I am passionate about the massage industry, not only from a stand-point of being a therapist, and helping other bodyworkers to achieve success in their massage practice. But also, realizing the benefits and the potential that massage has on people’s lives. Helping people to overcome their physical pain and you can’t have physical without the emotional pain, is meaningful work for me.

I want to share with you a short video clip from Malcolm Gladwell at the Dreamsforce in San Francisco, on doing meaningful work. It’s why I share with you so much free information with you and it also why, I have been able to continue, for 13 months.

Biznik is a business networking community for anyone growing a business. Connect with me on Biznik and “add me to your network” choose option that we met online/at an event.

Whether you call yourself the head honcho of a company of one, a freelancer, a solopreneur, or self-employed, Biznik is for you. Nothing beats the power of a face-to-face meeting to build real, lasting business relationships. Combine that with an online social network designed to get you noticed, and you have Biznik: business networking that doesn’t suck.

I found out about Biznik through my networking group, and at first I resisted it because the last thing I needed was another social networking website to consume more hours of my day. But the shortly after, I attended Biz Tech Day in San Francisco, California where I got to meet Lara Feltin and Dan McComb the founders to Biznik.com. Connect with me on Biznik and “add me to your network” choose option that we met online.

After listening to Dan and Lara, I decided that I would give this business networking community a try. It has been a month since I joined and I am really enjoying it so far.

• Biznik is based on a simple idea: connecting small businesses to each other for mutual business benefit.
• Biznik combines powerful social networking technology with face-to-face meetings and education, in a community that serves the unique needs of entrepreneurs and personal businesses.
• Biznik is a free service with opportunities for members to pay for enhanced features and more visibility, of course. This is how they make their money. Biznik was founded in March 2005 by Lara Feltin, a successful photographer, and Dan McComb, an indie Web developer.

What I like about Biznik.com is its search engine friendly URL’s, title tags and categories. You can post your events, articles and promotions with so many more features. On your profile you have Google maps showing your location of your business, you have the option to do a video profile and post what you need currently for your business.

“Connect globally and meet locally”

I love this quote, on their website. With that mind I invite you to join the Biznik community if you are not a member yet, build your profile and make connections. Then come out and bring a bunch of business cards and network with us Left at Alburquerque in the Pruneyard, Campbell.

Left of Alburquerque

1875 S. Bascom Ave
Campbell, California 95008
Mon Dec 1, 2008 6:00 PM

For more information view this link… http://biznik.com/events/bay-area-biznikkers-unite and RSVP

Connect with me on Biznik and “add me to your network” choose option that we met online/at an event.

Upgrading your Facebook Business Page has now been made easier, thanks to Hazel Grace of Socialbees.

Our business Roman Paradigm Massage, is truly thankful to Hazel Grace of Socialbees for her expertise on upgrading and utilizing Facebook for business. We are a small but growing massage business in San Jose and have grown this business by embracing internet technology and social media.

Marketing 101

If location, location, and location often is a determining factor for success, I can only say that this applies not only to your physical location but also where you are on the internet. You want to position your business where your customers are and with over 120 million users using Facebook, chances are your current and potential customers are part of that 120 million. By the way, this number surpasses Myspace.

But in order to be successful on Facebook or any other social media community, you have to understand their platform to get the best returns from your efforts. In most cases businesses who jump into social media do not understand social media and do not get any results from it. Often in many cases they hurt their businesses more than they help it. And there are many reasons why this could happen to you. So in order to avoid these mistakes and to get the best results from your social marketing efforts, you need to attend this workshop being offered by Hazel Grace and her company. By implementing the valuable information that Hazel Grace has shown us, we have upgraded our page and you can see it here…Roman Paradigm Massage Facebook.

Hazel Grace owner of Socialbees

“The Socialbees business model allows me to share my social internet knowledge with small businesses (my passion!) who may normally not be able to afford consulting. I’ve broken my services down into a cost effective a la carte menu that allows you to manage part of your social marketing project in house and we’ve created group workshops to keep training costs low.”

“The Socialbees mission is to make it possible for all small businesses to have the high quality social media presence previously reserved for big budgets.  Between now and next spring Socialbees will be focused solely on Facebook services. After carefully assessing all the major networks, we chose Facebook as our starter platform because they offer the best tools for the widest range of small businesses.”

The Facebook Business page workshops

The Facebook 1.0 workshop is for users who are new to Facebook. We will teach them how to become a power-user and lay the groundwork for later leveraging the system for business.

Date: Saturday, 11/15
Time: 9:30am-11:30am

Here’s the link for details:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=32201243255&ref=mf

The Facebook 2.0 workshop is for savvy users who are ready to learn the ins and outs of to Facebook for business. This class will cover the ENTIRE Facebook tool kit including how to market your page on and
off of Facebook. This class is best suited for very savvy users and those of you who already have business pages, but could use help optimizing them and improving your ads and other marketing techniques.

Date: Saturday, 11/15
Time: 12:30pm-4:30pm

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=44532703616&ref=mf

Some of us are forced into a career, others who are luckier get to choose the one they love, and yet others find the job of their dreams by accident. Whatever the case, every job comes with its own set of rules and ethics, some of them written and others tacitly understood. Being a massage therapist is akin to walking on a minefield – you have to watch each step with care or risk the charge of a sexual harassment suit and the loss of your professional massage license. This is one field where it doesn’t pay to be a male, because, as unfair as it seems, males are not averse to (in fact, they would prefer) receiving massages from female masseuses but women are wary when it comes to letting their bodies be touched, albeit professionally, by a male masseur.

Massages, especially the full body kind, require your clients to take off all, or at least most of their clothes. And this puts you in the position of having to earn their trust with your professionalism and expertise. Even the slightest mistake can turn an innocent massage session into a potential situation where your job and your reputation are on the line. As a professional masseuse, here’s what you can do to ensure that your business is on the up and up:

• Talk to your clients before a massage, and stay within the boundaries they set.
• Let them know that it’s ok to keep their underclothes on if they’re not comfortable with the idea of taking off all their clothes in the presence of a stranger.
• Give them some privacy so that they can undress and slip under the sheet on the massage table.
• Make them comfortable and secure a few minutes into the session by letting your professional hands do the talking.
• If there is a hint of inappropriate behavior, ignore it unless it becomes too overt to let slide.
• Refuse sexual favors firmly, but politely. If the client insists, terminate the session and refuse to see him or her again on a professional basis.
• Never date your client; besides the fact that it could get awkward, it’s also illegal in some states.
• Do not massage sexual organs.
• While some massages do require the breasts to be touched, most states ban this kind of therapy. And it’s always best to be upfront with your client about the limits of the massage.
• Always ensure that you apologize for an inadvertent touch that’s inappropriate.

A massage has numerous benefits for both physical and mental health, as long as it stays within the ethical perimeter. If not, it could end up being detrimental to your mental peace.

Article is contributed by…

This post was contributed by Kelly Kilpatrick, who writes on the subject of massage therapy jobs. She invites your feedback at kellykilpatrick24 at gmail dot com

Leslie Hollingsworth owner of San Francisco Massage Supply Company is celebrating one year in business.

San Francisco Massage Supply Company is a great resource for local massage therapists in the San Francisco bay area. Her massage supply store offers all the essential equipment and supplies that we all use in our daily practice. Leslie Hollingsworth is also a great success story going from being a massage therapist for 15 years to now becoming a massage supply business owner.

San Francisco Massage Supply Company is having a birthday bash

November 15^th between 6:00pm and 9:00pm,

207 9th St at Howard San Francisco, CA 94103

415-255-4693

I just received an email newsletter indicating that there will be food, drinks and PRIZES!!

When I say prizes, I do mean prizes, the grand prize is a Inner Strength E2 massage table. So be sure to get down to San Francisco Massage Supply Co. and support her 1 year in business.

For the whole week of our Birthday (Nov. 10-15th), they will have a bowl at their front desk. Select your items, bring them up to the checkout counter and pick a card out of the bowl – Viola! Your magic discount coupon is revealed! Discounts range from 10% – 50% your total purchase, not matter what you buy!

I think one of most unique aspect of Leslie Hollingsworth’s massage supply store is the ability to rent massage tables to massage therapists. You can rent the massage tables by the day, week or month, this is huge especially when you are first starting off and might not have the clientele or funds to get your own massage table.

“My inspiration to open San Francisco Massage Supply Co. happened soon after I moved from New Jersey to San Francisco in December of 2005. I’ve been in practice for over 15 years and was thoroughly accustomed to having a supply store that I could just drive over to and get what I wanted when I wanted it. Simple as that, no online shopping, no shipping charges, no waiting. And plus, if I didn’t know what kukui oil felt like, or whether I liked French Lavendar or Hi Alps Lavendar, I could just go feel it, or smell it!”

We at Roman Paradigm Massage in San Jose support Leslie.