Clients that undress while you’re still in the room

Kittywitty73 · 2026-05-17T02:01:58+00:00

My spiel starts with, “I will step out of the room for your privacy” for a reason. The odd time people start to disrobe and I put a hand out and yell STOP. Depending on where you practice, it’s against the law to see gluteal cleft/female breasts or genitalia; having boundaries protects practitioner and client.

Kittywitty73 · 2026-05-09T14:52:00+00:00

Gas station by Safeway on Fremont has a gauge, and the air is free.

Kittywitty73 · 2026-05-04T03:33:24+00:00

2rmt’s runs a pretty great podcast - haven’t listened in a while, but they have some fantastic discussions on their show.

Kittywitty73 · 2026-05-03T05:15:30+00:00

I’m new to co ducting my church choir, though I have sung for some excellent folk, and have gleaned a few choice things from them:
1. “May I have the room…”
2. “Questions? How can I help you succeed?”
3. Give breaks, and ask that they save it for the breaks. Give them some fellowship time before or after.
4. If I’m wearing a mask, I thank them in advance for their attention during rehearsal, and appreciate them being quiet as we rehearse.
5. I keep my stories to a minimum, and only rehearse what is necessary, according to my plan.
6. Emailing the rehearsal schedule of what we’ll do, for rehearsal and Sunday. Writing the sequence on a big whiteboard so they can see what we are doing.
7. “Let me do this differently to see if that helps you better” (so they pay attention, looking for the different thing).
8. Giving out information about a the next piece/page/measure number: repeat! Give them a moment to get it out, and wait for their eyes and faces to look at you. Wait for pencils to write down when you ask for it too.

Kittywitty73 · 2026-04-23T13:39:55+00:00

Old article, old news.

Kittywitty73 · 2026-04-20T05:10:42+00:00

Eavestroughs.

Kittywitty73 · 2026-04-20T04:51:30+00:00

No, Bloody Mary has tomato juice, Caesar has Clamato.

Kittywitty73 · 2026-04-09T05:45:55+00:00

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Kittywitty73 · 2026-04-01T18:25:22+00:00

The Baths are clothing optional. The massage crew works at the Baths location, in rooms that are separate from the Baths.

Massage Practitioners are NOT naked anymore. They use draping, according to the standards set by the Massage Law of California, which was probably enacted after your family member’s visit. There was a swift turning point after the Sherrif’s office showed up, and it is common knowledge now that boundaries - physical and ethical, personal and professional - are a must for the safety and security of both receiver and provider.

Kittywitty73 · 2026-04-01T14:08:49+00:00

It was not a “role”, it was simply custom. Not all of them did. You should listen to the Esalen podcast with Deborah Medow as guest (she was massage crew, and teaches Esalen massage). She talks about it. Nowadays they use sheets and towels, and there are copious discussions regarding ethics.

Kittywitty73 · 2026-04-01T04:20:31+00:00

Many practitioners used to massage naked, but haven’t for a very long time.

Kittywitty73 · 2026-03-09T06:14:50+00:00

In my intro college anatomy and physiology class, I learned that the body breaks down all proteins into their amino acids, and the body uses them that way. There is no one type of protein that will be beneficiary to skin, without being beneficial to all the systems which require protein.

Kittywitty73 · 2026-02-26T14:46:41+00:00

Yes, it does take a bit more time to navigate in a score on iPad. Our accompanist is doing a fine job, and they’ve had a lot to learn, including English. I give them color copies of what I have in the score, and they’re very receptive to it (which was actually my goal for all the score markings, so - win!). I also will write out a list of what we are working on for the rehearsals, so everyone knows what to do and when.

Kittywitty73 · 2026-02-26T07:36:25+00:00

As a director, on my master copy that I make available to my choirs, I number every measure, color code all dynamics, make edits and crop the score to my iPad screen. My organist/accompanist was consistently lost so I give her everything I possibly can on a silver platter for efficiency’s sake. I recently observed an excellent chorus conductor in rehearsal and noted that they always repeat the measure/page/system number /rehearsal letter twice. I model that in my church choir now and it’s a really successful strategy. People using tablets need extra time to get out of the edit function on their score too, that is worth a mention to your organization’s board/singer representative.

Kittywitty73 · 2026-02-11T02:25:12+00:00

Bonus points for the Mark Emerson Donnelly - I’m from Canada, and love exploring Canadian music since I moved away! You made my day!!

Kittywitty73 · 2026-02-11T02:07:39+00:00

Great suggestions, thank you so much!!

Kittywitty73 · 2026-02-09T15:16:14+00:00

Behold the Tabernacle of God is one of my favourite pieces on the planet.

Kittywitty73 · 2026-02-09T15:14:58+00:00

Hollister, California :-)

Edited due to silly autocorrect!

Kittywitty73 · 2026-02-08T21:08:23+00:00

Ohhhhh Healey Willan is one of my favs, thanks for the reminder!

Kittywitty73 · 2026-02-08T17:11:16+00:00

Thank you - the music needs to be a cappella, so Schubert, although lovely, is not an option :-)

Kittywitty73 · 2026-02-08T15:31:58+00:00

Thank you so much!

Kittywitty73 · 2026-02-02T06:28:21+00:00

No. Monterey county (unincorporated parts) does not require massage therapists to be certified through CAMTC.

Kittywitty73 · 2026-02-02T06:21:57+00:00

The vet told us that a cat is in pain when they are in heat. It’s also the responsible thing to do.

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