“I’ll huff and I’ll puff and I’ll blow your house down.” We all know the old fairy story – if you don’t build your house out of something solid that bad old wolf will just blow it down with a couple of puffs. In a similar way, great bodywork alsorequires a robust foundation – in […]
Articles
Plenty of laughs, and one or two bad backs: Published in Massage World Magazine
Plenty of laughs, and one or two bad backs: Brighton massage duo bring new insight to chronic pain sufferers with long awaited book, and a boisterous launch to boot Local entrepreneurs Rachel Fairweather and Meghan Mari raised the roof recently at the launch party of their new book “Massage Fusion; The Jing method for the […]
The art of listening: How to take a professional case history for massage therapists by Rachel Fairweather
“A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after a while she knows something” – Wilson Mizner Taking a case history is often the first real contact you have with your client. This is the point where you can really start to hear your client’s story, make a connection with them as a […]
The Seven Secrets of Highly Successful Bodyworkers by Rachel Fairweather for Massage World Magazine
Published in Massage World Magazine (with acknowledgements to Steven Covey for his inspirational book: The 7 habits of Highly successful people) What makes a really GREAT bodyworker? During my twenty five year love affair with bodywork I have practised, taught, studied and received massage in many diverse parts of the world including the UK, USA, […]
Working with the spine for massage therapists
This week the dynamic duo – Meghan Mari and Rachel Fairweather talk about how to work with the Spine. They will go through anatomy, the pathologies associated, and some great techniques top tips! [powerpress] Do you want to find out more about The JING Institute of advanced massage training? Want to check out our hands […]
Treatment Rooms for Massage Therapists
This week on JING TV the dynamic duo Meghan Mari and Rachel Fairweather talk about treatment spaces. If you treat your clients at home or in a clinic, or at home, this week learn top tips about how to set this up! Be true to yourself, and only have things that you actually use! [powerpress] […]
Avoiding bodywork burnout by Rachel Fairweather for Holistic Therapist Magazine
Published in Holistic Therapist Magazine Anyone who works intensively with their hands is prone to injuring their arms, wrists, thumbs and fingers and unfortunately massage therapists are no exception. The arms and hands are just not designed to withstand heavy work over extended periods of time leading to carpal tunnel syndrome, tennis elbow and other […]
The E Learning Revolution
This week the dynamic duo, Rachel Fairweather and Meghan Mari Jing directors, talk about online massage training. They talk about the new E Learning course that we have produced, and the advantages online courses. They discuss the benefits of being able to work at your own speed, to re-watch videos, and to take quiz’s at […]
The Jing Book: Massage Fusion by Rachel Fairweather & Meghan Mari
In this weeks episode of JING TV! Meghan Mari interviews Rachel Fairweather on the highly anticipated Jing book on Massage Fusion. The book is a detailed account of the Jing method for the treatment of musculo skeletal pain using a dynamic fusion of advanced massage approaches. Learn how to combine hot and cold, fascial work, […]
Website Design
This week on Jing TV! Jing director Rachel Fairweather talks with design guru Andrew Dineley (http://www.softoctopus.co.uk/) about websites. They talk about why you should have one, and why they are now as crucial as having a mobile phone! They also discuss how to get a website, and top tips for searching for your perfect developer […]
Money and Massage
This week the dynamic duo, Jing directors Meghan Mari and Rachel Fairweather, talk about money! What do you think about discounts, and how much do they add value to your business? They also tackle the tricky issue of mates rates, and price increases. Also what do you think about Groupon, and Living Social and other […]
Points for pain
In this episode of JING TV! Rachel Fairweather will be discussing and more importantly demonstrating so acupressure points that can be incorporated into a clinical massage session when treating low back pain. [powerpress] Do you want to find out more about The JING Institute of advanced massage training? Want to check out our hands on, […]