Massage Therapy Journal - Spring 2003

columns
28	Ben Benjamin's Corner
	Good and bad stress is a normal, beneficial fact of life. By Ben E. Benjamin and Ruth Werner
136	Ethically Speaking
	As massage therapists, we are, by nature, caring people. But can our caring go too far? By Dianne Polseno
140	Personal Computing
	Use the following suggested links to spice up your Web site, but be careful how much you add. By Reid Goldsborough
144	A Look Back
	Seated massage made leaps and bounds in the 1980s. By Patricia J. Benjamin
150	Book Reviews
	This issue's topics include CAM, healing stone massage and deep tissue sculpting. Compiled by Lisa Mertz
176	Love, Massage & Medicine
	There is no question in my mind that the individual who lives a life of meaning also lives a longer, healthier life as a by-product. By Bernie Siegel

departments

14	Editor's Letter
18	Letters To The Editor
23	AMTA President's Editorial
24	Kaleidoscope
40	New Products
158	CD Corner
160	Classifieds
162	Directory of COMTA Schools
170	Calendar of Events
171	Advertiser Directory

	ON THE COVER Photo by George Contorakes/Masterfile



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Official Publication of the American Massage Therapy Association^® Spring 2003 • Vol. 42, No.1 • • •

Michael L. Schwanz	Editor
Michelle L. Wolf	Associate Editor

Contributing Editors
Ben E. Benjamin
Patricia J. Benjamin
Theodore Berland
Trudy Brown
Brian Coughlan
Clare La Plante
Lisa Mertz
Jean Pascual
Dianne Polseno
Bernie Siegel
Cherie Sohnen-Moe

Douglas Kelly	Design Director
Whitney Larson	Art Director

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Elizabeth M. Lucas	Executive Director
Jerry Hossli	Manager, Media Sales & Service
Christina Rompon	Media Sales & Service

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