Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals (ABMP)

Your ABMP CE Summit FAQs, answered! Did we miss anything? Let us know in the comments. 👇

Register now and we'll see you (virtually) on October 27!

🔗: abmp.com/summit

Whether you work in a spa, a franchise, or share office space with other practitioners, colleague relationships can get complicated. The latest issue of Massage & Bodywork takes a closer look at how to keep things professional, fair, and drama-free no matter the setting.

Read 'Managing Relationships with Colleagues' by Laura Allen at the link below.

🔗: bit.ly/colleague-relationships

This one is for the massage therapy students! 💰

Every quarter, we give away $5,000 to a student and $5,000 to their school. No membership required, any student currently enrolled is eligible to enter!

And if you've entered before, you can enter again. 👀

For more information and to enter, visit 👉 abmp.com/scholarship

Every MT has a story. Some knew their path from day one, others stumbled into the best decision of their life. Tell us yours. 👇

Massage instructors: the clock is ticking. 🎓

Cornerstones, ABMP's instructor development program, is free for everyone through December 31. Members and nonmembers alike. No catch.

It's 25 hours of continuing education built specifically for massage and bodywork educators, covering how adults actually learn, how to structure lessons that stick, how to assess students fairly, and how to manage a modern classroom. The kind of training most instructors never got.

Get started at abmp.com/cornerstones. And if you know a co-instructor or program director who needs this, tag them below. 👇

Students: what's one question you've been afraid to ask? 👇

Licensed massage therapists: what's one piece of advice you wish someone had given you starting out?

Drop your questions and wisdom in the comments. This is your community!

The fall season is one of the best times to do a quick practice audit. 🍂

A few areas worth revisiting before things pick up: your cancellation and late arrival policies, your booking reminders to regular clients, your client-facing messaging to reflect the stress that tends to peak this time of year, and your own self-care routine before the busy season sets in.

Small adjustments now can make a real difference in how smoothly the next few months go.

What's one thing you do to prepare your practice for fall?

The Autumn 2026 issue of Massage & Bodywork is officially here. 🎉Members, keep an eye on your mailbox, your print copy is on the way!

Reminder: ABMP members can earn 3 FREE CE hours just by reading the latest issue! 🚨

Read the latest issue here 👉 bit.ly/mb-autumn-2026

Meet the instructors teaching at the 2026 Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals CE Summit: Pain on October 27. 👏

Whitney Lowe, Doug Nelson, and Lynn and Ann Teachworth will cover pain neurophysiology, tissue-specific assessment, and shoulder pain techniques. Hosted by Kristin Coverly. Free, online, and open to everyone in the profession!

Three continuing education hours included. Register at abmp.com/summit 🗓️