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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY PUBLISHES LARGEST STUDY EVER ON MASSAGE THERAPY USE

July 2024

"Many people receive massage therapy and for many reasons. But according to a new study – the largest and most comprehensive ever conducted on the subject – the prevalence of visits to massage therapists is higher than one might have imagined and the reasons may be surprising."

“What our study shows is that it’s probably not helpful any longer to label massage as an ‘alternative’ therapy, with all of the marginality that the term conveys.”

“Licensed massage therapists ought to be respected as mainstream practitioners, whose profession provides a therapeutic approach not just to address pain and functional challenges but to foster wellness and overall well-being, physical and emotional.

Everyone can benefit from working with a skilled massage therapist. They’re the hidden gems in the healthcare system.” - Jeff Levin, Ph.D., M.P.H., University Professor of Epidemiology and Population Health. (Robert Rogers/Baylor University)

Study Link: Journal of Science & Healing
Prevalence & Determinants of Massage Therapy Use in the US
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1550830724000958

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Birmingham Therapists Share Importance of Mental Health Wellness for Black Women By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson | For The Birmingham Times Dr. Nadia Richardson-Johnson is a professor, diversity consultant as well as Founder and CEO of the Black Women’s Mental Health Institute (BWMHI…

StrongHer Kim Richardson. Check out the article.

For 16 years, Kim Richardson ran a Birmingham-based grants consulting business that secured more than $125 million in grants awarded and managed for clients from all over the country. But in 2023, she decided to press pause on her business to focus on her passions and teach yoga full time.

"Kim, what are you doing?" was a question she heard a lot after she decided to step away from her business. But she recognized that she was tired, burned out and had grown weary of the massive applications and multiple grant application deadlines. She needed time to focus on herself and what nourished her while contemplating the evolution of her grants business.

"There is a never an ideal time to take a break. Too often, it's an illness that will shut you down. I wanted to take time off with intention," Richardson, 51, said of the sabbatical. "This was an opportunity to say, ‘I want to pivot. I’m recognizing, in myself, the signs and symptoms of fatigue.’ It’s really difficult to write a federal grant application if you can’t focus."

As she practiced yoga to relieve stress, Richardson was also noticing that she wasn't seeing other African Americans taking yoga or teaching yoga in the local studios she visited. She wanted to change that. Since yoga is a good way to relieve stress, combat depression and manage anxiety, Richardson wanted to help spread the experience and benefits of yoga within her community.

"I wanted to get the word out about the benefits of yoga. If you can breathe, you can do yoga," said Richardson, a resident of the Roebuck Springs neighborhood.

Richardson has been practicing yoga for nearly 10 years, and in 2018, she became a 200-hour registered yoga teacher to help increase representation in the yoga community. Today, she is a certified yoga therapist. She is trained to teach a variety of styles, including aquatic yoga, chair yoga, prenatal yoga, oncology yoga, children’s yoga and more through her new company, Yes You Yoga Wellness. She uses her grant writing skills to secure funding so she can offer certain classes for no cost or low cost. A grant even helped her provide mats for participants when she teaches yoga at the Donald Hawkins Rec Center on Wednesday nights at 6:30. (The free, beginner classes will return on April 10. )

Even before she started teaching yoga full time, Richardson was working to bring yoga to as many groups as she could. She taught evening classes for over a year at the downtown Birmingham public library, starting in 2018. She partnered with the Prison Yoga Project to pilot a yoga program for inmates at the Donaldson Correctional Facility in 2019. She worked a group of yoga teachers to spearhead a pilot yoga and mindfulness class for fifth graders at three Birmingham City Schools in 2022. Periodically, she introduces yoga to Birmingham police officers at the precincts.

As a facilitator for UAB's Arts in Medicine Program, she leads yoga sessions at Children’s Hospital every week, offering yoga to in-patient and out-patient children and teenagers with complex behavioral health needs. She also offers a weekly Yoga for Cancer class and leads virtual and in-person classes for veterans through the Birmingham VA. Richardson is also part of a research team at UAB, where they are looking to see if yogic breathing will improve the quality of life for individuals living with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease.

"Yoga is about much more than being able to do poses," Richardson said. "It relieves suffering. It can invite ease and relaxation into your everyday life."

A recent national award is proof of the impact Richardson is making in the community. In June 2023, Richardson was nationally recognized by the International Association of Yoga Therapists as one of only four national finalists for their Seva Award, which recognizes yoga therapists for their service to underserved communities.

For more information on Richardson, visit www.yesyouyoga.org or check her IG page at .

Thank you to the Coalition of 100 Black Women - Central Alabama Chapter, Inc. for having the members of The Olive Branch Mind & Body Suites come and speak to you all about alternative health and wellness solutions.