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Common Sense Ideas For Good Health & Nutrition

1. The Barter system. “You rub my back and I’ll rub yours", the saying goes. Kind of.  Checking with your friends is an option if you feel comfortable with that idea. Instead of paying $50-plus per hour for a professional massage, just find a friend to exchange massages with. Not everyone is going to think that is cool so you might have to use some diplomacy.  Not that massage is strange but the culture of our society just doesn’t easily allow for such things. Approach a good friend and see if he/she would be interested.

2. Check with the people you know. If you can't find a friend who is interested in trading massages, the Internet is a good choice; there are a few sites to help you find one or more partners. http://groups.yahoo.com and www.craigslist.org and SCHealthWellness.com are a good place to start and they are free. There are always a few ads or groups related to massage exchange and are usually local to a certain city. Just try searching on key phrase “massage exchange + city/town" from their sites.

3. For some local groups you can do the same search from google or yahoo and see what happens within the first few pages of search results.

4. The time you spend is worth the effort. Once you have a few options or partners the end result is the massage your hoping for.

· The obvious question is what are you looking for?  Just a good massage or maybe something more.  Any time you are looking for a service you need to be honest about what you are interested in.  You will have better results with the honest approach.  It is a good idea to meet in a public place first to make sure you are comfortable with each other. Remember there are those that will be thinking the way you are.  

· Many Massage schools offer free or reduced rate massages to the public so their students can gain experience. Call the Massage schools in your area and see if they have times for free massages or a special rate.  There may be other schools or hospital they have training as well you can get in on.

· Maybe you or a friend knows a massage student. Students in massage school need the practice and you could be the body they need. No pun intended.

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