4.1.1 Books, magazines and other resource guides
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This article is from the [alt.backrubs] Frequently Asked Questions, posted to alt.backrubs newsgroup. Maintained by Jamie Blustein with numerous contributions by others.
4.1.1 Books, magazines and other resource guides
Two books have been mentioned in alt.backrubs: _Massage: a career at your fingertips_ and _International Massage & Bodywork Resource Guide_.
Martin Ashley's book _Massage: A Career At Your Fingertips_ (published by Station Hill Press with ISBN 0-88268-135-4 in 1992) used to be recommended often in alt.backrubs. It provides a thorough overview of career choices for bodyworkers and massage therapists and a career-planning guide. The extensive section about legal requirements, schools and equipment may be out of date by now. A Table of Contents (for the first edition) is in the archive's `getting.registered' file. Information about the second editon is available on the WWW at <URL:http://www.cloud9.net/~martash/massage.htm>.
According to Keith Grant, the _International Massage & Bodywork Resource Guide_ compiled by Robert Calvert and Noel Abildgaard and published by Noah Press (with ISBNs 1-879933-04-7 and 1-879933-03-9 in 1991) contains more than 520 listings of schools, associations, seminars and laws related to the healing arts of massage, bodywork and holistic health along with tips on choosing a school, a glossary of techniques and a book review section.
Massage magazine (also published by Noah Press, with ISSN 1057-378-X) contains a section for paid advertisements about massage schools and training centres. Because they only accept paid ads I can't tell how complete the listings are. It seems that Massage is aimed primarily at American markets. The magazine publishes a brief list of the most basic regulations for registered massage therapists in each of the United States of America. The list includes telephone numbers for additional information. Noah Publishing's address is P.O. Box 1500, Davis, CA 95617 USA.
They can be reached by telephone at +1(800) 872-4263 or +1(916) 757-6033. The magazine has e-mail address <massagemag@aol.com>. Their webpage is at <URL:http://massagemag.com>.
Informative postings about massage schools may be found in the archive's `mas.schools' and `esalen' files. More information, and much discussion, is available in part b) below and in the archive (see the category about certification; information about the archive appears in question 5.1.2).
The AMTA (American Massage Therapy Association), the ABMP (Associated Massage and Bodywork Professionals) and the COMTAA (Commission on Massage Training Accreditation/Approval in the USA) often come up in discussions of massage schools in alt.backrubs. For that reason only, the following address and telephone numbers are included here. They were extracted from the archive's `mas.schools' file. If you have more accurate information please tell the archive maintainer.
American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA) 820 Davis Street, Suite 100, Evanston, IL 60201-4444 USA +1(847) 864-0123 +1(312) 761-2682 (for a list of COMTAA schools) The AMTA's web page is at <URL:http://www.AMTAmassage.org>.
N.B.: inclusion of this information does not imply approval (or disapproval) of the AMTA, the COMTAA, the USA or any other organization, their policies employees, fashion sense, etc. It is here because it is part of an answer to a frequently asked question.
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