#27 The Power of Assessment: Simple Techniques Every Massage Therapist Should Master with Chad Friel

What if you could combine yoga-inspired techniques with massage therapy to create a more effective and personalized practice?In this episode, Jess sits down with Chad Friel, a massage therapist, yoga instructor, and educator, to explore the intersection of massage therapy, yoga, and wellness. Chad shares his journey from competitive running to becoming a massage therapist and yoga teacher, and how his experiences shaped his unique approach to healing. Whether you’re a massage therapist looking to expand your skills or a wellness practitioner curious about integrating yoga into your practice, this episode is packed with actionable insights and inspiration.Here’s what you’ll learn:How to use yoga-inspired stretches as home care to help clients manage pain and improve mobility.The importance of assessments in massage therapy and how they can elevate your practice and client outcomes.How combining yoga, breathwork, and massage can help clients relax, reduce stress, and achieve better results.Listen now to discover how to integrate yoga and massage therapy to create a more effective, purpose-driven practice!👉 SPONSOR LINKTry Jane EMR - Use code AIM1MO and get a 1 month grace period on your new Jane Account ❗️Make sure to use the code AIM1MO to get a 1 months grace period🔗 LINKShttps://www.advancehealthgroup.ca/https://www.linkedin.com/in/chad-friel-34047397/https://instagram.com/chadfrielrmt🐦 SOCIAL STUFF:🐦 SOCIAL STUFF:Website ➔ https://jessevreynols.comInstagram ➔ https://instagram.com/drjessreynoldsYouTube ➔ https://www.youtube.com/@ConsciousPractitionerEmail ➔ [email protected]:00 Introduction01:10 Jane App Sponsorship02:43 - Early interest led to pursuing massage therapy.10:54 - Moved to Calgary for teaching, program coordinator.13:44 - Creating environment for learning, engaging students actively.21:00 - Fascinating assessment reveals unexpected ankle injury impact.28:27 - Relaxation is a therapy with deep benefits.32:59 - Discovering how emotions affect physical health positively.38:04 - Exploration of books and yoga transformation experience.44:13 - Influences in my life: yoga, Buddhism, stoicism.47:41 - Integrating meditation and Ayurveda into life.54:22 - Ayurveda dosha: each unique, no one-size-fits-all.56:40 - Embrace strengths, question tradition, avoid blind conformity.01:04:23 - Massage therapist course: yoga stretches for patientsFor massage therapists and wellness practitioners seeking to get unstuck through purpose-driven inner work, this episode explores how wellness professionals can use self-awareness and mind-body connection to overcome burnout, create work-life balance in their wellness business, and build a conscious, holistic healers practice that serves both their wellness center clients and themselves.