We're recently moved the my hubby's hometown of Albi in the Tarn with our young family. We're starting to get ourselves established Finding it difficult to find a definitive route, which is to be expected I have read some of the previous posts on this forum and have done other research regarding the differences in terms of culture, not calling myself a 'massage therapist' etc.
Are there recommendations for professional insurances? We use MAIF for our car etc, but they don't do anything for this area of work. Do I need to or is it beneficial to be part of a 'professional organisation of massage therapists'? Are their others? Is it relevant? Thanks for your message and sharing your experience.
My training is in Holistic Massage, and I have come to terms with practicing under the title 'bien etre', what's in a name anyway? Surely, if you are good at what you do and you phrase it correctly and find your market s , your business will grow. I'm not feeling jaded or cheated that my qualifications don't transfer exactly I'm not the first expat to have to restart If your wife has the time and is willing, I'd be keen to have a chat maybe on the phone to get some constructive support or hear some of her lessons learned I would greatly appreciate.
It is unfortunate that France still takes a rather dim view of the benefits of qualified therapists, irrespective of their origins, but especially so of citizens from other EU states.
There would no doubt be cause for a case with the ECJ, but that would take time, money and effort, and you can bet your bottom dollar that the corporatist interests would fight it all the way to prevent the market from being opened up. The reason why others have no doubt stressed the need for careful wording is that local physios keep an eye on anyone who sets themselves up as a "masseur", and are quite agressive when it comes to getting out the "beating sticks" - for them, it is a simple matter to file a complaint for "illegal practice of medicine" and then you find yourself bogged down in a lawsuit just as you're trying to get off the ground.
