The North Carolina Massage Therapists Network

A private network for all North Carolina Licensed Massage & Bodywork Therapists

About the NCMTN

The North Carolina Massage Therapists network on ning.com is a FREE community for Licensed massage therapists in North Carolina. To join, register and add your license number after your last name: Smith, LMBT #9999.

In North Carolina we don't have a state association of massage therapists. Of the three major massage therapist associations in the US, that I know of, only the AMTA has a North Carolina chapter.

Since I became a massage therapist I've felt there should be ONE North Carolina state association of massage therapists, where all professionals with a LMBT or LMT license can have a common forum, and be on common ground, whether they get their insurance through AMTA, or AMBP or IMA. Having several national membership organizations gives us choices, but doesn't give us one common ground for the profession in our state.

If you're not yet familiar with Ning.com networks, take your time. I'm happy to answer any questions you may have.

This is a tremendous opportunity for us as a profession to share information, questions, resources, and who knows what else.

Anora McGaha, MALD, LMBT
NC #5886

All LMBTs in North Carolina are welcome to join this network. There is no charge. Only the front page is open to the public.

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Notes

Regional Groups: Do consider joining the regional group for where you practice. There may be events that are local and you'd want to post those there.

New Profiles Questions: When you see in Activities that there's a New Profile Question, if you click on the link, you'll have the chance to answer new questions that have been added.

Photos: Let me know if you have a photo you think would be good for the main page here. You can add your own photos to your MY PAGE. You are highly encouraged to add a personal photo to replace the automatic icon that shows up.

Add as a Friend: The add as a friend feature will allow you to send private messages to the person you've added as a friend. Otherwise, you communicate through the Comment Wall.

Participation: This network will thrive if each of us contributes to it in the ways we find helpful and fun. Please consider what you'd like from this network and write about it.

Blogs: If you write a blog post, it will show up on this front page for a while. You can add a small photo and that will show up too.

NCMTN Member Websites

Apex Massage for Women, Anora McGaha's Site

Back in Touch
, Michael McDowell's Site

Everything Peaceful, Andrea Tatum Sondey's Site
Hands on Health, Elizabeth Laurino and Laura Landsiedel

Integrated Wellness Concepts, Ed Sansbury

Jennifer Hatley Massage Therapy, Jennifer Hatley's Site

Klingberg Therapeutic Massage, Frank Klingberg's Site
Life Tapestry Resources, Suzanne Hollifield Eller's Site


Massage Pro Ce
, Gloria Coppola's Site

Massage To Go, Teruko Wright's Site

Metamorphic Massage for Women Linda Zukowski Muhammed's Site

Mobile~Massage~Therapy, Laura Cunningham's Site


Mountain Spirit Essentials, Theresa Victa's Site

My Next Massage, Anne Hilke's Site

Edmund Morgan School of Neuromuscular and Massage Therapy

Shannon Horne Massage Therapy
Spalutions, Felicia Brown's Site


The Islands Massage
, Cheryl Brown, Steve Reid

Thera-ssage.com Laura Allen's Site

Touchstream, Alex Hamer's Site.

NC Massage Therapists Blogs

Groups

 

Welcome to a Community Site for Licensed Massage Therapists in North Carolina

This network is for Licensed Massage Therapists in North Carolina. Only the top page is visible to the public. If you are a licensed MT in NC, you are welcome and encouraged to fill out a profile with a photo of yourself and your license number.

Once you're a member, be sure to click "View All" or the topic TAB to see all the entries in Events, Forums, Groups, Blogs, Videos, etc. At any point in time, only some of the entries are posted.

Latest Activity

Laura Allen #1042 added an event
Ladies' Day at THERA-SSAGE Weds Dec 2 at THERA-SSAGE (Laura Allen's business)
December 2, 2009 all day
Massage 1/2 price, sold out 61 appointments in less than 48 hours...actually called on Gloria Coppola & Shannon Ellis to come and bail us out. Also having Kathryn Berkowitz with her amazing jewelry, Leigh Valentine from QVC doing mini-makeovers, S...
19 hours ago
Karen Lorence looking to relocate, and wanted to get some local info about massage in nc
yesterday
Karen Lorence updated their profile
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Blog Posts

Gloria Coppola

A Healing & Cleansing Retreat for Lomi Practitioners

Calling all Lomi Practitioners!

Did you know that in ancient times, lomilomi was utilized for extensive detoxification before the actual bodywork?

I am coordinating a 5 day healing retreat to include foods and juices designed to heal the healer!
In addition we will learn and practice more lomi techniques.

Location: Ocean City, NJ
OCEANFRONT!

Includes Lodging, meal program for cleansing, bodywork techniques and practice, daily yoga!

Cost: $ 1895.00
When: Ma… Continue

Posted by Gloria Coppola on October 20, 2009 at 2:00pm

Laura Allen #1042

State Boards and Criminal Record Checks

Most state massage boards are now requiring criminal record checks and fingerprints from their applicants; some have been doing it for years, so it’s not exactly news. Some therapists are resentful of this, mainly due to the extra expense, and some view it as unfair, especially if there are other licensed occupations in their states that are not subject to the same rule.

There are a couple of bigger issues here: most of those boards don’t have a procedure in place that would allow a potential m… Continue

Posted by Laura Allen #1042 on October 18, 2009 at 6:20pm

Anora McGaha, LMBT #5886

You Don't Have a Web Site - Are you Missing Out on Business? Are There Alternatives?

Quite a few of us massage therapists in this online community do not have Web sites. And, there are also a number of us in this community who have quite a bit of experience with the internet and who develop websites.

Would it help your business if you did have a Web site?

1. If… Continue

Posted by Anora McGaha, LMBT #5886 on October 18, 2009 at 8:00am

Michael McDowell LMBT 5834

Sacred Lomi™

Aloha everyone! After returning from the Sacred Lomi™ training in Williamsburg, Hawaii, Orlando, Vancouver, as well as here in Wilmington, I am excited to be sharing this ancient Polynesian massage. Lomi Lomi means "to rub or to massage" in Hawaiian and the style of Lomi that I now practice is Temple Style Sacred Lomi. This practice uses meditation, breath, and long embracing full body strokes to encourage release and relaxation. Some have described the strokes as ocean waves rolling over the bo… Continue

Posted by Michael McDowell LMBT 5834 on October 16, 2009 at 11:44pm — 2 Comments

Laura Allen #1042

The NCBTMB Election: My Views on the Candidates

Once again, it's time to vote for new officers of the NCBTMB. A lot has happened with the organization since the last election, but I will decline to blame, or give credit to, anyone who was just elected last year with those events...things have been unfolding there for a long time that no newbie could possibly have had control over.

When the ballots came out last year, I personally contacted each candidate by phone or email. I asked their opinions on the downhill spiral that I felt like the or… Continue

Posted by Laura Allen #1042 on October 7, 2009 at 8:52pm

Forum

Gloria Coppola

Salaries for LMT's 2 Replies

Started by Gloria Coppola in Managing Your Massage Business / Tools. Last reply by Gloria Coppola Oct 22.

Andrea Tatum Sondey

Ethics for license renewal 6 Replies

Started by Andrea Tatum Sondey in Continuing Education. Last reply by Gloria Coppola Oct 20.

Cheryl Brown LMBT # 7351

Becoming a CEU provider. 4 Replies

Started by Cheryl Brown LMBT # 7351 in Continuing Education. Last reply by Gloria Coppola Oct 20.

Alexandra Hamer

MT with medical background wanted 2 Replies

Started by Alexandra Hamer in Massage and Bodywork Fields / Specialties. Last reply by Alexandra Hamer Oct 18.

Anora McGaha, LMBT #5886

What Questions do you Have? 2 Replies

Started by Anora McGaha, LMBT #5886 in Untitled Category. Last reply by Anora McGaha, LMBT #5886 Oct 17.

Meredith Bird, NC Lic. #6926

Schedule C Tax Form - association membership vs. insurance fee? 1 Reply

Started by Meredith Bird, NC Lic. #6926 in Managing Your Massage Business / Tools. Last reply by Felicia Brown Aug 20.

Anora McGaha, LMBT #5886

Free Places to Advertise your Practice 19 Replies

Started by Anora McGaha, LMBT #5886 in Marketing / Publicizing. Last reply by Felicia Brown Aug 20.

Licensed Massage Therapists in North Carolina

This diagram shows that the profession is divided into memberships with the 3 associations for massage therapists (which also provide liability insurance for MTs) and those who aren't members of any association.


The North Carolina Massage Therapists Network creates a common ground - virtual ground - in which members of the four different groups can be part of one community of licensed massage therapists in North Carolina. The purpose is to complement the great work that is done by the different associations, not to replace their work.

Google Map for Massage Therapy near North Carolina

Google offers free listings for businesses. This is one of the easiest and most valuable free publicity services available. The map below shows the massage businesses that have registered (no charge) with Google. Consider registering your business here.

To register your business, read the note below this map.
Move the map around by placing the curser on the map and dragging it. The map shifts as you do that.
Click the + to zoom in, the - to zoom out. Click the arrows to shift the map in the direction of the arrows.

View Larger Map How to register your business?
Click on View Larger Map at the bottom left of the map for a new window.
Using the scroll bar to the right of the list of massage therapists, drag it down to the bottom of the page.
Click on the link that says this:
Can't find what you're looking for?
Add a place to the map

 
 

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