I’m really excited to meet and learn from Pete Whitridge. Hopefully I’ll bring home some new myofascial techniques for neck and shoulder as well as some techniques for scar work.
I’ll be back in the office Monday, November 5th.
The schedule is filling up quickly for next week so hit my online scheduler to see what’s available and grab something quick.
Harvest Moon Massage Therapy is Decatur’s Ashiatsu Barefoot Massage Specialist!
So many folks have been asking about my trip to Washington D.C. I know it’s taken a while for me to get myself organized, but here it finally is, my wrap up from the 2018 AMTA National Convention in Washington, D.C.!
There were lots of meetings, lots of food (including dessert), lots of sightseeing, lots of classes, and a lot of time spent with dear friends I only get to see at convention. I hope each and every one of you get the opportunity to experience the kind of crazed joy that is a massage convention. Perhaps your life’s focus is not massage therapy, but surely we aren’t the only ones who connect like this each year!
And with that, enjoy the photo show!
This is me with my friend Becky from Nebraska. She is a joy to know and I always look forward to our visits.
The “Hubhouse” was a gathering point for many during this convention. Alabama, Tennessee, Alaska, and Iowa in the house!
An appropriate message for our world today.
It was so terribly hot, but the WWII memorial offered a nice place to sit and cool down.
I had forgotten how large Lincoln’s memorial is.
This is one of those memorials that you can’t forget once you’ve seen it. I recommend seeing it in the daytime and at night. It’s worth the effort!
I did take a few classes while at convention this year. Learned to tape feet for arch support and pain relief.
Checking out all the new products in the vendor hall. Krissy says NO to this one!
AMTA-AL Chapter members at the dinner dance. We clean up well!
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Harvest Moon Massage Therapy is Decatur’s Ashiatsu Barefoot Massage Specialist!
Here I go again! It’s that time of year when AMTA hosts its National Convention. This year it’s in Washington D.C. and I’m headed out to see friends, represent AMTA-Alabama Chapter, and see as much of our capitol as possible. There will be classes, of course, but because it’s been a while since I signed up for them it’s going to be a surprise for us all.
With me gone, the office will be closed, but no worries, I’ll be back in the office on the 13th!
BACK ON THE 13TH!
Until then, check my online schedule to see what’s available next week. If you can’t schedule it yourself, shoot me a text message and I’ll do it for you!
Have a great week everyone!
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Harvest Moon Massage Therapy is Decatur’s Ashiatsu Barefoot Specialist!
I’m headed off to Orange Beach, AL, this week for the 2018 AMTA-AL Chapter Spring Convention. The office will be closed for a few days while I take a class and spend some much needed time relaxing on the beach! No worries though, I’ll be back in the office on the 23rd.
BACK ON THE 23RD!
Until then, check my online schedule to see what’s available next week. If you can’t schedule it yourself, shoot me a text message and I’ll do it for you!
Have a great week everyone!
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Harvest Moon Massage Therapy is Decatur’s Ashiatsu Barefoot Specialist!
Well, it’s that time of year again! Time for me to fly away to Pasadena, CA for the 2017 AMTA National Convention.
I will have access to my phone and email so feel free to text or call. I’ll be taking several classes this year so it may take me a while to get back to you though. Follow my trip on my Facebook page!
Hope you all have a great week and know that I’ll be back tired, but rejuvenated on Monday the 18th.
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Harvest Moon Massage Therapy is Decatur’s Exclusive Provider of Ashiatsu Barefoot Massage!
Harvest Moon Massage Therapy & Reflexology will be closed for a few days while I run off to the 2016 AMTA-AL Spring Convention in Orange Beach. I’ll be taking the next module in the Chi Nei Tsang abdominal massage series and hopefully when I get home I’ll have some very big news. Keep your fingers and toes crossed!
So officially I will be closed beginning Thursday, April 21st and re-open Monday, April 25th at the normal time.
I will be slow to return phone calls during those days so please leave a message or book an appointment online.
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Harvest Moon Massage Therapy is Decatur’s Master Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapist!
Sharon Bryant with Jeff Smoot (AMTA President) for AMTA-AL Chapter Meritorious Award Presentation
So most of my regular clients know that when convention time rolls around we’re going to have to adjust appointments and work around the times I will be gone. I love going to convention. State convention, national convention, even our smaller local conferences, I really enjoy them.
Why? Mostly because I get to meet new people who do what I do, also because there’s massage education there, but there’s a part of it that’s just me enjoying the fruits of the volunteer work that I do.
It makes me happy to walk into our AMTA-AL Chapter State Conventions and Conferences and know that I played a small part in bringing local massage therapists and excellent massage educators together. I’m proud that my position on the AMTA-AL Chapter Board of Directors allows me to be involved in bringing educational opportunities to our state for our membership that they otherwise would not be able to afford.
Apparently some of the other members of our board and chapter feel that the work I do is noteworthy and decided to honor me this year with the AMTA-Alabama Chapter Meritorious Award. So while I was gone last month to the 2015 AMTA National Convention in Pittsburgh, PA, I walked across the stage to receive my award from the president of the National AMTA organization. Woop! Woop!
The plaque bearing my name is in the mail. I’ll post a picture of it when it arrives. And then in the spring there will be more pictures when AMTA-AL Chapter does their official ceremony (at the beach!). Until then I’ll quietly be doing little things behind the scenes to make this year’s fall conference and next year’s spring convention better than ever.
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Are you a massage therapist looking for CEUs? Check out AMTA-Alabama Chapter’s events page to see what’s upcoming. It might just be in your back yard!
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Harvest Moon Massage is Decatur, Alabama’s Barefoot Massage Specialist!
This year’s convention is hosting Doug Nelson of Precision Neuromuscular Therapy and I am very excited about adding some new techniques to my toolbox. I’ll also be running for 1st Vice President and Delegate again so keep a good thought for me Saturday around lunchtime. I’ll be giving my speech(es) and hopefully keeping my positions.
So…
Harvest Moon Massage Therapy will be closed beginning Thursday, April 23rd and will re-open Monday, April 27th. If you’d like to schedule an appointment while I’m away, please visit my StyleSeat online booking system or call and leave a message. I’ll get back to you on Monday.
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Harvest Moon Massage is Decatur, Alabama’s Only Master Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapist!
The 2014 AMTA National Convention in Denver was a whirlwind of friends, classes, parties, meetings, debates, dinners, and overall awesomeness (sorry, Roxanne)!
There was so much to it, I think it would just be best if I let you take your time with a picture gallery. Don’t miss the captions, they tell parts of the story too.
The advance party of the AMTA-AL Delegation being excited at the airport!
The Denver Convention Center ran different messages on the big screen all week long. I thought this one was appropriate.
The big blue bear at the convention center was really neat.
Here is my filling in for the AMTA-AL President selfie!
And here I am with the AMTA National President!
AMTA-AL Delegates getting ready for House of Delegates!
Opening Ceremonies with some of the Alabama Delegation.
CVOP 2014 Reunion. There were many more of us at convention, but it was a busy time.
And I found my Ashi instructors in the Exhibit Hall. There were 9 Ashi instructors there and I met all of them 🙂
And then I met Dr. Oz. It was an Ashi secret agent mission!
Me with Tina Allen founder of Liddle Kidz Foundation
Ready for the Dinner Dance!
After all the excitement a little hooping with the moose was in order! (I told you I was going to take my hoop!)
And in addition to all of that I managed to get myself on camera and they used part of my interview in both AMTA National Convention videos from this year!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aIjishRXUs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XBJy8vJawE
Hope you enjoyed my little scrapbook of 2014 AMTA National Convention in Denver!
For more on the Denver convention and how all my Ashi instructors participated you can head on over to the Bodywork Buddy Blog.
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Harvest Moon Massage is Decatur, Alabama’s Ashiatsu Deepfeet Bar Therapist!
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