Comments on: Accentuate the Positive … http://www.naturaltouchmarketing.com/blog/marketing-matters/2008/06/accentuate-the-positive/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=accentuate-the-positive Massage Marketing Insights for Massage Therapists and Bodyworkers Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:13:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Eileen http://www.naturaltouchmarketing.com/blog/marketing-matters/2008/06/accentuate-the-positive/comment-page-1/#comment-36 Eileen Tue, 01 Jul 2008 05:13:03 +0000 http://www.naturaltouchmarketing.com/blog/marketing-matters/?p=19#comment-36 I've been putting off responding to your entry until I can think of something fully, well, responsive. The best I can come up with is: YES. And I think that will do. Keep going, Joey. Keep putting the good stuff out there. Eileen I’ve been putting off responding to your entry until I can think of something fully, well, responsive. The best I can come up with is:

YES.

And I think that will do.

Keep going, Joey. Keep putting the good stuff out there.

Eileen

]]> By: Joey http://www.naturaltouchmarketing.com/blog/marketing-matters/2008/06/accentuate-the-positive/comment-page-1/#comment-25 Joey Sun, 22 Jun 2008 14:38:34 +0000 http://www.naturaltouchmarketing.com/blog/marketing-matters/?p=19#comment-25 I'm a member of the healing community (Reiki/reflexology)and a student of metaphysics, so I understand the power of intent and the spoken word. This therapist was offered the gift of a moment in time to make a positive shift in the life of someone. This encounter was a lost opportunity for two people. It is reflective of the way the therapist looks at the world (and her healing). That negativity was layered onto the stress and misfortune of the one seeking help. Good for you for making the office aware so that the therapist has a chance to examine her approach so that the next person can (hopefully) get the help he/she is looking for. Like Jessica, I find that the day, mine and the other person's, goes better if statements are phrased in a positive, hopeful light. The Universe has BIG ears! Think of it as a the jeanie in the lamp...."Your wish is my command!" If you say something negative or if you say something positive, the Universe says "OK, here you go!" I’m a member of the healing community (Reiki/reflexology)and a student of metaphysics, so I understand the power of intent and the spoken word. This therapist was offered the gift of a moment in time to make a positive shift in the life of someone. This encounter was a lost opportunity for two people. It is reflective of the way the therapist looks at the world (and her healing). That negativity was layered onto the stress and misfortune of the one seeking help. Good for you for making the office aware so that the therapist has a chance to examine her approach so that the next person can (hopefully) get the help he/she is looking for.
Like Jessica, I find that the day, mine and the other person’s, goes better if statements are phrased in a positive, hopeful light. The Universe has BIG ears! Think of it as a the jeanie in the lamp….”Your wish is my command!” If you say something negative or if you say something positive, the Universe says “OK, here you go!”

]]> By: Eileen http://www.naturaltouchmarketing.com/blog/marketing-matters/2008/06/accentuate-the-positive/comment-page-1/#comment-23 Eileen Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:28:36 +0000 http://www.naturaltouchmarketing.com/blog/marketing-matters/?p=19#comment-23 YES! Go, Jessica! You made my morning. Eileen YES!
Go, Jessica!
You made my morning.
Eileen

]]> By: Jessica http://www.naturaltouchmarketing.com/blog/marketing-matters/2008/06/accentuate-the-positive/comment-page-1/#comment-22 Jessica Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:50:18 +0000 http://www.naturaltouchmarketing.com/blog/marketing-matters/?p=19#comment-22 Your story makes my heart sad and I’m so grateful that you not only offered this woman an alternative, but that you spoke to someone higher up the food chain, so that this sort of encounter does not take place again in their clinic. Thank you! I first would’ve expressed empathy to this woman at how difficult it must be to be living with this chronic pain and for so long. I would have applauded her for taking charge of her own health and for seeking alternative treatments when traditional healthcare had not been able to totally eradicate her pain. I would tell her that our bodies have an amazing capacity to heal themselves and that we simply need to give it the support it needs to do what is in its nature to do. I would have shared with her the many benefits that massage can provide and how massage can assist the body in its healing. I would share personal “success” stories of clients who had benefited from massage. And finally, that, if and when, she chose to pursue massage, I would be honored to be a part of her healing process. Regarding a “don’t phrase”…. A specific don’t phrase doesn’t come to mind, but the intent is to state something in a positive, rather than a negative way. I was reading in a Nia newsletter how, if someone has a cold, and someone asks them how they are doing, they respond by saying “I have a cold.” The newsletter went on to talk about how, at the point that you are experiencing symptoms from a cold, that your body was already responding to heal itself. So, instead of saying “I have a cold” you could say, and it would be true, that “I am healing.” A strong affirmation indeed! Your story makes my heart sad and I’m so grateful that you not only offered this woman an alternative, but that you spoke to someone higher up the food chain, so that this sort of encounter does not take place again in their clinic. Thank you!

I first would’ve expressed empathy to this woman at how difficult it must be to be living with this chronic pain and for so long. I would have applauded her for taking charge of her own health and for seeking alternative treatments when traditional healthcare had not been able to totally eradicate her pain.

I would tell her that our bodies have an amazing capacity to heal themselves and that we simply need to give it the support it needs to do what is in its nature to do.

I would have shared with her the many benefits that massage can provide and how massage can assist the body in its healing. I would share personal “success” stories of clients who had benefited from massage. And finally, that, if and when, she chose to pursue massage, I would be honored to be a part of her healing process.

Regarding a “don’t phrase”…. A specific don’t phrase doesn’t come to mind, but the intent is to state something in a positive, rather than a negative way. I was reading in a Nia newsletter how, if someone has a cold, and someone asks them how they are doing, they respond by saying “I have a cold.”

The newsletter went on to talk about how, at the point that you are experiencing symptoms from a cold, that your body was already responding to heal itself. So, instead of saying “I have a cold” you could say, and it would be true, that “I am healing.” A strong affirmation indeed!

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