Massage Makes Me Healthy and Happy Initiative 2026 Trends Initiative Chair: Heather Zdan, Executive Marketing Professional, United States Initiative Vice-Chair: CG Funk, Consultant, United States TREND 1: Manual Lymph Drainage (MLD) Manual Lymph Drainage (MLD) is becoming increasingly popular as both a therapeutic and wellness practice, due to a combination of growing scientific interest, broader clinical integration and cultural wellness trends. Research has documented physiological…
Massage Makes Me Healthy & Happy, an initiative of the Global Wellness Institute, is a global movement that aims to celebrate the healing powers of massage therapy and promote its benefits through research, education, advocacy and awareness. Massage Makes Me Healthy & Happy Day is celebrated annually on March 20th in a virtual event from 12pm-1pm EST. Our annual celebration highlights the benefits of massage…
Massage Makes Me Healthy and Happy Initiative 2025 Trends TREND 1: Massage Fosters Overall Wellness People receive massage therapy 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. In this study, using data from more than 27,000…
Massage Makes Me Healthy & Happy, an initiative of the Global Wellness Institute, is a global movement that aims to celebrate the healing powers of massage therapy and promote its benefits through research, education, advocacy and awareness. Massage Makes Me Healthy & Happy Day is celebrated annually on March 20th in a virtual event from 12pm-1pm EST. Our annual celebration highlights the benefits of massage…
Massage Makes Me Happy Initiative 2024 Trends TREND 1: Massage Therapists’ Career and Demographics Working as a massage therapist offers many opportunities in the growing industry of wellness. And, employment for professional massage therapists continues to rise. The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that massage therapist employment will grow 18% through 2032 which is faster than the average for all U.S. occupations. Because of this,…
Massage Makes Me Happy Initiative 2023 Trends The Massage Makes Me Happy Initiative Trend reminds us that massage can serve as a beneficial modality for new health and wellness challenges. TREND 1: Anxiety and Depression Anxiety and depression are on the rise for both clients and practitioners. Moreover, anxiety and depression can affect anyone and manifest differently in each person. However, there are ways to…
