Update on MN SF 1233 - Massage Therapist Registration Bill
SF bill 1233 went to the Senate Health Policy Committee today, March 16, 2010.
There are some language changes that need to be ironed out hence the bill was “tabled” until these changes are made.
I will continue to give updates via this blog.
For further details please go to:
Minnesota Massage Voluntary Registration Bill Update
The Minnesota House Bill 1503 - Voluntary Registration for Massage Therapists - has passed the 4th House Committee and is now on its way to the Senate Health Policy Committee.
The Senate Bill number is SF1233.
If you are interested in learning more please go to:
ALMT Website: http://www.almtmn.org
Minnesota Massage Regulation Bill Update
Minnesota House Bill 1503 - Voluntary Registration - has passed through the 3rd house committee. It needs to pass through another 1 - 3 committees in the House and then it will move on to the Senate.
If you are interested in learning more about this bill please go to:
Massage Therapy Regulation in Minnesota
Minnesota House Bill 1503 “Massage Therapy Voluntary Registration” is moving forward to the next committee.
Thursday, February 25, 2010 a hearing was held on House Bill 1503 in the House of Representatives at the State Office Building in St. Paul, MN.
The bill has passed through the Health and Safety committee. This is a step towards having a voluntary registration for massage therapists enacted in Minnesota. This is the first time in over 10 years that a massage regulation bill has gotten this far in Minnesota. Minnesota is currently 1 of the 7 states left in the United States that does not have some level of massage therapy regulation.
I attended these proceedings and as always it is a great honor to participate in the political process. It is a great learning experience and inspiring in so many ways. I would encourage any person in Minnesota, who feels they will be affected by this bill, to attend the next hearing. Attending this hearing can help to educate you about how this bill will affect you either as a client, employer, massage therapy educator or massage therapist if it is voted into law.
On Tuesday, March 2, 2010 the House Bill 1503 will go before the House Health Policy Committee. For more information on this bill and details on the next legislative hearing please go to www.almtmn.org.
It is extremely important to advocate for those things that are important to you in life. Attending legislative hearings, emailing or calling your representatives and senators and voicing your opinion are a few of the ways to do this.
Student Massage Clinic Phone Numbers
Student Massage Clinic: Schedule an
Appointment Today
Want to get a massage without breaking the bank? Select campuses at Globe University, Minnesota School of Business and Utah Career College campuses are offering free student massages. Call a student massage clinic near you to schedule your appointment:
Globe University
Eau Claire, WI: 715-55-6649
La Crosse, WI: 608-779-2615
Middleton, WI - 608-830-6940
Sioux Falls, SD: 605 -323-3932
Woodbury, MN: 651-714-7327
Minnesota School of Business
Blaine: 763-225-8028
Brooklyn Center: 763-398-5265
Elk River: 763-367-7036
Plymouth: 763-398-5980
Rochester: 507-535-8039
Shakopee: 952-516-7040
St. Cloud: 320-257-2019
Utah Career Colleges
General Phone Numbers
Layton - 801-660-6000
Orem - 801-822-5800
West Jordan - 801-304-4224
World Massage Festival
Our very own Ryan Hoyme, Massage Program Coordinator at Minnesota School of Business in Rochester, MN is being interviewed on Massage Therapy Radio. Ryan will be participating in the World Massage Festival which will be taking place June 17-21 2010 in Berea, Kentucky. They are expecting around 1,000 massage and body work therapists.
If you would like to hear more about the upcoming World Massage Festival please join Ryan and other special guests LIVE Wednesday February 10th at 8pm EST. (New York time) http://www.massagetherapyradio.com/World_Massage_Festival.html
Just Breathe
Take a minute and just breathe
By Maria Leonard, Network Dean of Massage Therapy
Below is a simple breathing exercise that is proven to help you relax. Give it a try and see how something so simple can calm you in those moments of stress.
Take a deep breath through your nose filling your diaphragm with as much air as possible, hold for 10 seconds and then release slowly through your mouth. Repeat 3 times. With this simple breathing exercise you will lower your heart rate and increase oxygen flow to the brain. This simple exercise will help you to focus, stimulate brain activity and encourage your body to relax.
So in those times of stress take a few moments to just breathe.
To learn more about breath work please check out the following article:
http://www.yogajournal.com/basics/1468
Energy Work and Hospice Care Go Hand in Hand
Reiki for Hospice
By Christine Bumgardner, Dean of Faculty
Minnesota School of Business in Plymouth, MN
When I received an email asking for volunteers to perform Reiki at Fairview Hospice I knew that was my cue to get moving on something that I feel is very important: helping people to die and transition from this life to the next. It is one of the highest honors to do so.
Hospice is a mindset or philosophy about dying more than a “place to go to die”. Hospice can be a special location but most often it is a team of hospice volunteers and paid staff that visit in the home of the dying person to support them and the entire family who can often get lost in the process.
The hospice team includes:
· Staff nurse
· Psychologist
· Social Worker
· Spiritual Counselor
· Energy workers (Reiki, Three Heart Balance and Healing Touch)
· Massage therapist
· Music therapist
· Pet therapist
Everyone is certified in their field and the music therapist must be a degreed individual in using music specifically as therapy. The pet therapist is also licensed and certified. Energy workers of course have their own form of certification.
I went through the extensive hospice orientation which includes about 8 hrs of video, a book to read (the same one given to patients and their families to read), other manuals of protocols, a Mantoux test and blood work to make sure you are immune to measles, mumps and chickenpox. Another video and discussion is held in the hospice office and then you receive your first assignment and are issued an ID.
All of the patients assigned to me have wanted or been open to Reiki suggested by a staff person for the purpose of calming anxiety. Anxiety and depression (anticipatory grief about leaving their life and family behind) are very common expressions in the journey of dying.
My first patient was an elderly woman with lung cancer. As she slept while I gave her Reiki energy and then did a scan, all of the energy was at her feet. They were very warm while the upper body was cool even after Reiki. Several theories, especially from other cultures, suggest that the spirit energy of a person when they are dying goes thru the feet or the top of the head where the soft spot would be on a baby. Reiki for the dying does not try to balance chakras but uses intuition and hands placed on the soft spot of the head to help the patient let go of the body and life on this earth.
Another patient who had a stroke and then heart attack was doing pretty well though not expected to live out the year. The patient was talkative even while I was performing Reiki. The patient passed peacefully two days later. Reiki helps the patient to “let go” and allow death to come naturally.
It is extremely rewarding work and gives me a great peace and satisfaction that I helped relax someone’s fears and helped them to die gracefully, free of at least some of their anxiety.
Minnesota School of Business Rochester Massage Students travel to Bodies…The Exhibition
The Minnesota School of Business Rochester campus massage students raised $1000.00 in massage clinical donations to pay for a bus and entrance fee to Bodies… The Exhibition at the Mall of America.
Ryan Hoyme the Massage Program Coordinator at the Rochester campus will be accompanying 30 massage students to the exhibit.
This exhibit is a wonderful exhibition for the students to learn more about the anatomy of humans. The students will be able to view the muscles, attachments and organs up close. This is a great experience and we are so thankful for the donations that made this trip possible.
Below is a link to Bodies….The Exhibition if you are interested in attending or learning more about the exhibit. It runs through January 10, 2010 at the Mall of America.
http://www.bodiestheexhibition.com/
Massage Students Raise Money for Multiple Charities
During Massage Awareness Week in October 2009 massage students from Minnesota School of Business, Globe University and the Utah Career Colleges volunteered their time to raise money for multiple organizations. The students performed table and chair massage and mini spa techniques. Participants gave a donation for the services.
The students raised a combined total of $1909.49. The campuses that participated were in Rochester, MN, Moorhead, MN, Blaine, MN, Elk River, MN, Plymouth, MN, Woodbury, MN, St. Cloud, MN and Layton, UT.
Some of the Charities that benefited:
- American Cancer Society
- Roger Maris Cancer Center
- Hospice of the Red River Valley
- Toys for Tots
- Our Savior’s Outreach Ministries
- The Red Cross
- Climb for Life Event in Salt Lake City
Congratulations to all of our students and staff for all you did to help these organizations.