We
don't agree with the attempt by certain massage associations
and massage schools to regulate the massage industry
in Colorado 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 Colorado.
For more details of Brandon Raynor's attempts to deregulate
massage laws across the US please see www.thefreedomride.org |
