For the AMTA Massage Therapist...
New Education Workshop Added:
"Elevate Your Practice Using Kinesiol Tex® Tape, Prossage™ Heat, Biofreeze and Massage"
Sunday, March 21, 2010.
Registration deadline March 1, 2010. Learn more here.
CT AMTA Sponsored 2-Day Event Sports Massage Certification Workshop, Feb. 20th & 21st. Be part of an award-winning team! [Change in location!! Please click here for latest information]
Get out your calendars to save dates for Community Service Massage Team Events! Volunteers needed now for CT Dental Mission of Mercy. Info here.
Bill Regulating Massage Therapy goes into effect Oct. 1, 2009. [details]
 A Letter From The President
At the end of every year, I like to look back to reflect. What were the mountain tops? What were the valleys? I begin to look forward and wonder what the future holds. We had a lot of mountain tops over the past year. The sports massage and community service massage teams had a fantastic year.
We were active with government relations and LOT. HB 5883 was introduced in January of 2009 by Representative Linda Orange, it was signed by Governor Rell, and became law as of October 1 st. It is now a Class C Misdemeanor to perform or use the term massage without a license in the state of CT. Be sure to go to our Local Ordinance Team page for proper protocol to report an illegal establishment. We hope to have the video of our guest speaker from our October chapter meeting online very soon. Jane F. Rodas, Esq., raised our awareness about human trafficking issues and why we needed to push this bill forward. Lee, Deby, and Jodi did a great job role playing as well. If you weren’t at the meeting, go to our website and see what you missed!
The Connecticut Chapter was very busy at National Convention as well. We brought home 6 awards from this year’s National Convention in Orlando, Florida. The “Give Chapters a Hand” Awards of Excellence is a way for National to recognize and award chapters based on their size. Connecticut is an extra large chapter due to our membership. We received the distinguished “Five Hands” award for overall excellence and we received the national awards for sports team, community service team, government relations, website, and newsletter. Congratulations to everyone who has participated on these committees and teams. It is because of you that the chapter receives these awards. In addition, our own Bill Greenberg and Cass Crewdson, brought home awards and Shirley Cooper picked up her 25 year anniversary pin…..congratulations!
We had a wonderful volunteer brunch at the Hawthorn Inn in November. Gathering to honor all of our volunteers, I realized how blessed I am to have so many great friends and colleagues, in this profession and organization. We were moved by our keynote speaker, the President of the Petit Family Foundation, Dr. William Petit Jr. To learn more go to PetitFamilyFoundation.org. Volunteerism is what our organization is based on and we thank all of our volunteers for stepping up and saying “Count Me In!”
We are looking forward into the new year with hope and excitement. Although we have our mountain tops, I remember that the valleys are just the beginning of a new journey up the next mountain.
May we all have a joyous holiday season and an abundant New Year!
Social Networking & AMTA
“Social networking allows AMTA to connect even more with our members and those interested in massage therapy in a relevant and accessible way,” says AMTA President Judy Stahl. “Members who are interested in having a more extensive and immediate voice on national massage issues will be able to dialog with the community on important topics. It’s a way to be a more active part of AMTA and the greater massage therapy community. .."
Click on any of the networks below to link with the AMTA.
It is official! House Bill 5883 has passed the House, the Senate and found its way to the Governor’s office. And at 11:35 on Friday June 26, Chapter President Scott Raymond, IPP Lee Stang and Past President Shirley Cooper joined Representative Linda Orange and Governor M. Jodi Rell as Governor Rell signed the bill into law! [details here]
See the AMTA National website's Massage Info Center!
http://www.amtamassage.org/infocenter/
New!! on the Sports Massage Team Calendar Page….You can now view the Team’s Schedule AND get Recaps of each of the 2009 Sports Team Events! Click here.
National AMTA Promotion: Refer a Friend
Let AMTA pay your professional dues!
http://www.amtamassage.org/forms/
referafriend.html
[more news...]
 Welcome to the web site of the Connecticut Chapter of the American Massage Therapy Association! On this site you will find many resources for your massage therapy practice including: calendars of Chapter activities, opportunities for continuing education classes (NCBTMB approved provider), information about the many committees and projects of this Chapter and for the wider community, and much more. Feel free to share this web site with your potential clients, as it is also a resource for exploring the benefits of massage and the importance of finding an AMTA Massage Therapist.. Please explore this site by clicking on the "Navigate the Site..." link to your upper right. Enjoy!
Chapter News...
CT Therapist Making News:
" Turning Things Around: I[2]Y "
[read on]
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welcome...
to the American Massage Therapy Association - CT Chapter web site.
If you're a massage therapist or student, please click on the menu above to find the section of the web site of interest to you.
If you are someone who is interested in receiving massage, or who would like to know more about therapeutic massage and bodywork, or would like to find an AMTA massage therapist, please visit the right-hand column of this page to get a start.
Chapter All-Event Calendar
[Click on event name for info]
[A printable calendar at a glance]
| For the Public...
If you are new to receiving massage and bodywork, and would like to learn more about the benefits and the types of bodywork available, this is the place to start.
Please look through the pages listed below, as well as the other pages of this web site to learn about massage, and the importance of locating and AMTA massage therapist. You can also learn how massage therapists are in your community helping people in many ways!
Research has shown that therapeutic massage brings many benefits. Click here to learn more.
RESEARCH CONFIRMS MASSAGE THERAPY ENHANCES HEALTH
What do back pain, stress and breast cancer have in common?
Recent research shows that massage therapy provides relief for people suffering
from each of these conditions and that it is an effective complement to medical
care.
Consumers have long suspected that massage helps promote a healthy and balanced
lifestyle. As more research demonstrates the effectiveness of massage therapy
for helping to treat common ailments like low back pain, more consumers are
seeking massage to improve their overall wellness and health. [read more]
Interested in becoming a licensed massage therapist? Here's the page.
Browse this page to find information on a number of different aspects of massage therapy.
Find an AMTA Massage Therapist
Make sure when you make an appointment to receive a massage, that you're getting the mostly highly trained and certified licensed massage therapist. The American Massage Therapy Association has made it easy for you to find an AMTA-trained, nationally board certified massage therapist in your area through the National Locator service. Click on the magnifying glass to find the right massage therapist!
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