We
don't agree with the attempt by certain massage associations
to regulate the massage industry in California and nationwide
and Brandon Raynor, the President of the International
Natural Therapies Association is currently
travelling around the United States speaking out against
these massage laws that prohibit people from practicing
the various arts of massage unless they are registered
with a state board and undergo one philosophical approach
to massage training. It's like an art school regulating
that nobody can practice painting a picture unless they
attend their school first. Massage has its origins in many cultures
of the world such as Thailand, Hawaii, Japan, China,
Turkey, Nepal and India just to name a few. Each of
these cultures has a different approach to massage training
and massage therapy. The community is best served by
people having access to all these different therapies
as well as new and innovative therapies such as Raynor
massage that draw upon all these different approaches.
A massage board that dictates that only one philosophy
of training is the right one merely restricts innovation
and creativity and lessens the freedom to choose a health
practitioner for the people of California. |
