Hi Jon,

Okay, put your ideas on paper and bring them forward at the symposium.
I will make sure there is a vote taken by the (MTAC) Massage Therapy
Advocacy Council at the Festival and we will send the results along
with our findings to President Obama's staff for their review. We all
know it is the best thing people can do for themselves. Maybe someday
the rest of the population will agree. I believe by Summer the economy
will be back and it will be a great Festival. Great teachers and I
can't wai to meet Jean Shea. Biotone will be the Institution of the Year.

Take it easy,
Mike

--- In sanantoniomassage@yahoogroups.com, jon sullivan
<seniormassage@...> wrote:
>
> Hey Mike, thanks for the support. i'd be glad to speak to anyone
> about this idea. i haven't yet made reservation for the festival, but
> i am hoping to be able to attend, as my good friend Sharon Puszko
> will be there.
>
> Thanks, let me know what i can do,
> jon
> On Dec 5, 2008, at 11:27 AM, Mike Hinkle & Cindy Michaels wrote:
>
> > Hi Jon, this is a great idea. I wish it was mandatory to get at least
> > one massage a month. Just like it is manadatory to vote in Australia.
> > It would end all war. This alone would make it worthwhile. Jon this is
> > such a great idea. Could you bring it up at this year's World Massage
> > Festival in New Braunfels, Texas at the symposium? It would make a
> > great topic.
> >
> > Thanks,Mike
> > http://www.worldmassagefestival.com
> >
> > --- In sanantoniomassage@yahoogroups.com, jon sullivan
> > <seniormassage@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hey Y'all,
> > >
> > > I wanted to see if I could get your quick help. I'm not sure if
> > > you've heard, but there's a movement of citizens inspired by the
> > > presidential campaign who are now submitting ideas for how they
> > think
> > > the Obama Administration should change America. It's called "Ideas
> > > for Change in America."
> > >
> > > I've submitted an idea and wanted to see if you could quickly vote
> > > for it. The title is: Therapeutic Massage Service Corps/Touch Care
> > > for All. You can read and vote for the idea by clicking on the
> > > following link:
> > >
> > > http://www.change.org/ideas/view/
> > > therapeutic_massage_service_corpstouch_care_for_all
> > >
> > > The top 10 ideas are going to be presented to the Obama
> > > Administration on Inauguration Day and will be supported by a
> > > national lobbying campaign run by Change.org, MySpace, and more than
> > > a dozen leading nonprofits after the Inauguration. So each idea
> > has a
> > > real chance at becoming policy. In brief, my idea is:
> > >
> > > An initiative to fund skilled appropriate touch in all aspects of
> > > health care: preventative, skilled care(pre/post natal,homeless,
> > > infants,children, teens, orthopedic, psych., geriatric, diabetic,
> > > alzheimers, parkinson's) palliative, end-of-life care, survivor
> > care.
> > > trauma, cancer, cardiac...every need addressed every burden of care
> > > level, every facility and new programs to help the aged.
> > > Did you know that years ago nurses gave their pt's. a massage every
> > > day? first with alcohol then with lotion? ask an old nurse they'll
> > > tell you it eased the pt's suffering and they required less drugs.
> > > That sort of therapeutic touch is absent in most care facilities
> > > today. Nurses don't have time, Medicare doesn't allow therapist's
> > the
> > > time, insurance won't pay usually.
> > > Where do you get the benefit of appropriate massage care? Maybe when
> > > you get into hospice, if there is a massage volunteer, or maybe not
> > > ever...help millions of suffering elderly receive regular skilled
> > > touch with well trained massage therapists. Then let's partner with
> > > schools and facilities to begin simple hand or foot massage training
> > > to help the burgeoning population of diabetic conditions in our
> > > nation. The research is there that says massage helps all conditions
> > > by reducing the seat of disease, stress. Now is the time to wrestle
> > > back quality in healthcare, not status quo Medi-crap. Down with
> > > drugs, up with touch!
> > > Thanks for the support,
> > >
> > > jon sullivan, LMT, Austin TX
> > >
> > > ----------------------------------------------------
> > >
> > > Thanks for being part of the moment for change in America. And good
> > > luck!
> > >
> > > - The Change.org Team
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>