Need to do some massages on vacation, but can't bring table

[Erica L]

hubby and i are leaving for our vacation on friday morning. the first part of the trip is going out to a 2 day bike race with our clients, then from there head to SoCal for surfing, climbing, and mountain biking. thanks to the bikes, surfboards, and climbing pad there isn't going to be any extra room in the truck for my table. i was looking at those thai massage mats and wondering if a inflatable raft would work? i'm mainly going to be doing leg massages and use a low table anyways. do you think putting the mat on the floor and using my sheets would work? i could bring my bolster and a pillow. any other ideas? i thought about using the hotel bed, but then i'd have to get them to change positions a lot so i could access both sides of the bed.

 

[? G??? ? ????s ?]

you don't want inflatable anything...no stability. I'd go with the firm-foam skinny mats hikers use under sleeping bags. Light, portable (they roll up real small), and covered with a sheet this should fit your purpose.

 

[BarrieG]

that because it's hard to regulate pressure? that's a good idea. we've got a few of those at the house.

thanks for the reply!!

 

[???????? ????]

I'm picturing you pressing down and the other leg popping up off the air mattress to kick you in the forehead!
t031
You sound like a well-equipped outdoors junkie and I figured you must have some of those skinny mats around. If not, they aren't expensive.

Have a great trip!

 

[Rissa C]

that's a good visual. : we've got several types of thermarests in the garage. the trick will be finding one long enough. hubby seems to think we have a long one. what a fantastic idea. thanks again!

 

[stefan_ptg]

On the other hand

Air matresses are perfect for CranioSacral! That is what they teach it on.

 

[Lottie]

The problem is, she's not doing cranial...

 

[subtleanarchy]

i'll be doing sport massage. it will pretty much just be lower body. :wink:

 

[Gerrymander]

Sorry if this is off topic Jilleth, but you live in TX and you are going on vacation to Cali? If that's the case, how do you plan on doing massage work out there? How can you have massage work setup without living there?

 

[Rush]

Good point...

Licenses are required everywhere in CA....

 

[A-Hart !]

Good point...

Licenses are required everywhere in CA....

Actually, the rules vary from city to city, county to county in CA.
boofdorf

 

[chiped_wood]

If you read Jillith's post more carefully, you'll see a couple of things: one is that she's already in California (has been since April 21st), so probably won't read the recent posts until she gets home. Two is that she went on a biking/surfing/climbing vacation. My impression (which might be wrong) is that she wanted to offer massage to her husband and fellow travelers. She wasn't planning on setting up a temporary practice in California. I think it's nitpicking to ask about licensing laws for vacation-based massage. However, if you want to get technical, there is currently no state-wide license requirement for massage in California. Here's a link to a list of states that have requirements (you'll see California's not among them. I also have friends in California that confirm this is accurate information):
http://massagetherapy.com/careers/stateboards.php

 

[Away With The Fairies]

thanks blisss. t006 actually i wasn't massaging in cali. i was massaging hubby and i's clients (who travelled with us)at a bike race in far west texas. from there hubby and i left on vacation and clients drove home from west texas. i have a texas license. now everyone can breathe a sigh of relieve. no laws being broken here. t110