columns
30	Ben Benjamin's Corner
	Stress may be a necessary part of life, but the trick is to keep it in balance. By Ben E. Benjamin and Ruth Werner
124	Ethically Speaking
	This article continues the discussion of enabling your clients from the Spring 2003 issue. By Dianne Polseno
130	Personal Computing
	Information from three recent computer magazine surveys will help you find which PC is best for you. By Reid Goldsborough
136	A Look Back
	A brief history of oils and liniments used in massage are included in this article. By Patricia J. Benjamin
146	Book Reviews
	Massage business tips, the history of massage, clinical massage, and equine craniosacral therapy and somato-emotional release are discussed in this issue. Compiled by Lisa Mertz
168	Love, Massage & Medicine
	Get a sense of where you are before working with each client, and be aware of the messages coming to you. By Bernie Siegel

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	ON THE COVER June Lordi Photo by Cliff Kucine
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Official Publication of the
American Massage Therapy Association^®
Summer  2003 • Vol. 42, No. 2
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Contributing Editors
Ben E. Benjamin
Patricia J. Benjamin
Theodore Berland
Trudy Brown
Brian Coughlan
Clare La Plante
Lisa Mertz
Jean Pascual
Dianne Polseno
Bernie Siegel
Cherie Sohnen-Moe

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