Have A Massage Party

A massage party is a fun and trendy way to introduce massage therapy to new clients. Have one for your friends or co-workers and give the massages yourself so they can see what they are missing.

Or get a friend who loves your massages to host one at her house and you can pick up some new clients. Just make sure you bring plenty of business cards.

A client can also book a massage party and invite you to do the massages or to be part of a team of massage therapists, depending on the party size and type.

These can be just massage for a few girlfriends at someone's house or massage can be just a small part of a huge blowout. They can have soft music and aromatic candles burning or a live band playing loud rock music with plenty of food. Teens, young moms, senior citizens, and career women all have massage parties.

Teenagers love the fun and glam of the spa coming to them.

Chair massage at a bridal shower or a bachelorette party is a wonderful surprise for the bride-to-be. She can be pampered in the privacy of her own home with some friends and relatives.

Young mothers have a difficult time getting out of the house. They want to relax and have fun with their girlfriends, like they did before the baby came along. If they have more than one to care for, they are especially stressed and would appreciate a girl's night with some close friends, having massages and facials and lots of gossip.

Career women also love getting together for massages and a makeup or jewelry presentation with plenty of time for catching up with friends and lots of good food.

There are many more types of massage parties. Maybe a few of these ideas will give you ideas for one yourself.

Get New Clients

I have been a guest at several and I have been the therapist at some. Each party has a different mood, depending on what the clients want. For instance, Donna hosted one for a few of her friends where I was the massage therapist. Donna and her guests started by giving each other facials while I gave massages to the guests in a corner. After the massages were through, about two and a half hours later, I packed up and left and they were going into makeup and hairstyles.

Another chair massage party that I worked was a pajama party for ladies in their twenties and thirties. Yes, a slumber party and they were really having fun. I worked on the shoulders, neck, back, and feet while they ate and watched movies.

The possibilities for incorporating massage into any event are endless as feeling great will work with almost any theme. They will help to grow your chair massage business by giving the client new ways to hold gatherings for friends.

Everyone likes their party to be trendy. The host can choose to pay for the therapist or can explain to the guests that if they would like the services of the therapist, they will need to pay for it. It just depends on the type of event you are having.

A massage party is a great way for a new massage therapist to gain clients. It is best to invite as many people as possible with the understanding that as many as one to two-thirds of those you invite will not show up. After I got my therapy license, I decided to kick off my practice by inviting friends and relatives to my house for snacks and complimentary chair massages.

I invited everyone I could think of and had my 3 kids do the same. To my shock, more than two-thirds of the invited guests showed up!

I had my massage chair set up on the deck in the backyard. My kids helped out with greeting and serving food and drinks while I gave massage after massage.

The party was a success and I managed to pick up some regular clients and a few semi-regular clients who call when they are hurting.

That massage party worked so well that I decided a few months later to ask a friend to host one at her home where I would give free chair massages to pick up more clients.

So she invited her friends, neighbors, and co-workers. The weather was cooler by then so we had everything indoors. Guests mingled and some watched a movie while I gave massages. I ended up booking some new clients for table massage and picked up 3 more regular clients.

Teen Massage Party

While the latest pop tunes blared and the girls shared the latest information about all of the cute guys at school, Liz and her guests got chair massages and facials-things that some of them had never before experienced. It left them all feeling grown up and important.

Sarah's mom decided to have a teen massage party to celebrate the end of a successful school year. It was held in the backyard on the deck next to the swimming pool. The teens got chair massages and then went into the pool for some hydrotherapy workout exercises. It was a great way to kick off the summer for Sarah and her friends.

Andrew's high school journalism class was invited to his teacher's house for a Christmas party in early December. There were many games and activities, with chair massage among them. The massage therapist gave 15 minute sessions all evening and once the kids cleared out, the teacher needed a good massage.

Surprise the teens in your life with a massage party.

Bridal Massage Party

Here is an example that I took part in to give you an idea of what brides are doing.

Susan, the mother of the bride, hosted a massage party for her daughter two days before the wedding. The mother of the groom, the maid of honor, the bridesmaids, the bride, and her grandmother were all included--eight in all.

Susan hired four massage therapists to come to her house and give 45 minute full body table massages to each of them. All of the ladies was given relaxation massages. The bride was given a full hour of work.

What made it fun for the ladies was that four massages were performed at a time in the same large room. All eight ladies were in the same room at once, talking about last minute wedding details. They could also take phone calls, which is normally a massage no-no.

The bridal massage party was deemed a success by the bride who decided to start getting massages one to two times a month. A few of the bridesmaids signed up for a massage for the next month as well.

Massage parties can be a great source of new clients for the massage therapist.

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Young Mother's Massage Party

Kelly and Robin invited four other new mothers and everyone got their husbands to watch the babies on a Saturday afternoon. Each lady brought food and shared the latest stories about their families and friends.

I gave chair massages out on the deck. The ladies truly appreciated them since there was really no time for pampering in their daily routines. Their backs and shoulders were overworked carrying babies around all of the time. Someone else was at the party giving manicures. Each mom paid for their own massage and manicure.

The ladies decided to get together once a month for a moms massage party. The next month, I was invited back to help with pampering. This time the ladies got chair and foot massages and pedicures.

This was a great way for them to bond with a support group and get a break from from the kids and the housework for a short time.

Career Women Can Have A Massage Party

Jane also had a makeup consultant come in. I was set up in one corner of the den and the makeup consultant was in another. She gave facials all afternoon and I gave chair massages. No soft music was playing at this party--just lots of shouting and excited squeals and clapping!

The guests enjoyed the treatments but were very eager to get back to the competition and laughter in the middle of the room. The teachers had a blast.

Now here is an example of a relaxing career woman massage party. Carla, also a teacher, (What can I say? Almost all of my friends are teachers.) thinks dealing with kids all day long is hectic and she wanted to have an evening where she and her girlfriends could just relax and be pampered. So she booked me for chair and foot massages.

Candles burned and soft music played in the background as the teachers talked and caught up on the latest gossip while I performed the chair massages. Then everyone soaked their feet in small blow-up tubs of skin softener with marbles in the bottom to massage their feet while they soaked. Then I gave foot massages to each teacher while they soaked.

Two completely different ways to incorporate massage into a get-together and there are so many more ways to do it.

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