05/28/2020
Dear Body Focus Massage clients,
I hope this finds you and your family in good health. While many things have changed, one thing has remained the same:my commitment to your safety and health.
By its very nature, massage and bodywork requires skin-to-skin contact and you should be familiar with the fact that infection control has always been a top priority for my practice. As we navigate life with additional requirements and modify existing measures due to the coronavirus, please help me to support all of my clients by cooperating with some new requirements.
My practice follows practice guidelines recommended by the Federation of state massage therapy boards (FSMTB), along with infection control recommendations made by the U.S. centers for disease control and prevention (CDC) and occupational safety and health administration (OSHA).
You may see some changes when it is time for your next appointment. I made these changes to help protect my clients and myself. For example:
-I will communicate with you before hand to obtain updates to your health information and ask you specifically about your potential exposure to COVID-19.
-when you arrive at the office. I’ll ask that you wait in your vehicle until I text you to come in. This ensures that we don’t have too many people in the reception area at one time.
-I will greet you at the door and use a no touch thermal temperature screening to confirm that you don’t have a fever.
-i’ll ask if you have developed any symptoms of illness since we spoke. If you feel ill on the day of your session, there is NO penalty for canceling your appointment. Massage is not advised if you have any symptoms of illness. 
-At this time I am recommended to wear a mask. You do not have to but If you choose to, please bring one. 
-I will ask you to sign an informed consent form that states. “I understand that close contact with people increases the risk of infection from COVID-19. By signing this form. I acknowledge that I am aware of the risks involved and give consent to receive massage from this practitioner.”
- there is a sink in the kitchenette area next to the restroom, where you can wash your hands upon arrival. There will also be hand sanitizer available in my office. (PLEASE no GLOVES).
I look forward to seeing you again and I am happy to answer any questions you may have about the steps I take to keep you, and every client, safe in my practice. My practice is tentatively scheduled to reopen on the week of June 15, 2020 as I await the arrival of new CDC disinfectants and other products that have been on back order I need to re-open, please be patient and I will be reaching out separately to reschedule your appointments in order of cancellations and then open my link for easy access once I am caught up. There is always no pressure if you are not ready to come in just let me know and I will move onto the next person.
Thanks,
Ashleigh Graan/Body Focus Massage
