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During my time in massage school I was well practiced in using bolsters to support the knees when the client was in the supine position and I have enjoyed them as a client as well. Recently I found a friend who uses a pillow instead of a bolster, and I tried it out.

I can see this as being a great choice if the client was to be supine for a longer amount of time than say 30 minutes, definitely. I liked the pillow, but I do think that the bolster provides a little more leeway with draping, especially as a male client.

Have you tried other options aside from the bolster? What have your clients said?

I spend much more time giving massages than I do receiving, so face cradle covers to me were kind of something to not think about much. Recently one of my clients mentioned her enjoyment of a friend’s face cradle cover, so I thought more about it.

In the name of being frugal I simply got the cradle covers that came with the natural sheets I had recently ordered. It made sense to me, they matched the sheets, they were natural cotton with no bleach or dyes, and didn’t cost anything extra. I knew these cradle covers were going to be much more comfortable than those cheap, rough towels we used in the massage classes, so I made that decision and never thought about it again.

Then my dear friend mentioned how she liked the covers that Eric used during her sessions. I asked for more details and she said that it was softer, smoother, and it did not bunch up as much, so it made breathing easier and gave her a more free feeling, or less constricted / claustrophobic feeling. Well those are important things to consider, so now I’ll be upgrading and adding more options for my face cradle coverings.

When I started massage school I had already purchased an older used massage table from a friend and used that at home, but starting school I knew it was time to upgrade and buy a new one. At the time I made a quick decision, the brand that the school suggested (and offered to purchase and have delivered for us) was a good brand, and there were two choices metal or wood. Being in a phase of desired things all natural and wood, I chose the wood variety. If I could go back and change that decision I would.

I do love the look of the wooden table legs, and I appreciate the old world feel of adjusting through the holes in the wood on the legs, however, I have come to appreciate the aluminum massage tables now. The metal legged variety are much faster to make height adjustments with, and much lighter for carrying around. Clients will rarely see the metal legs and I doubt any would be turned off by it. So I will end up buying a lighter, quicker aluminum based massage table in the future. I’ll keep the wooden one at home where it doesn’t need to be moved or adjusted often, and maybe on day I’ll transfer it to my own spa or massage office location, but if I could go back and repurchase again, I’d simply choose the wooden one.