Folding Towels Podcast with Jackie and David

Running a massage business isn’t just about great hands — it’s about solid systems. In this episode, David and Jackie chat with Chantel Ryan from Legally Healthy about how clear policies protect your clients, your reputation, and your calm. Learn which five documents every therapist needs, how to avoid common compliance traps, and why good paperwork is part of good care.

Philosopher and author Jason Del Gandio joins Folding Towels to explore what he calls the vibe—the subtle exchange of energy between people. From the dance floor to the treatment room, he explains how awareness, intention, and presence shape human connection and how therapists can consciously work with the energy they project and receive.

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Massage therapist and educator David Lobenstine shares how moving from New York to Vermont reshaped his practice, why sustainable technique makes 12-hour clinic days possible, and how therapists can fall in love with massage again. This doesn't happen in one leap. It happens in moments—tiny, repeatable acts of presence—that add up to a career you can sustain, and even cherish...