Laura Allen is the Massage Division Director of Soothing Touch, a manufacturer of products for massage, spa, and the natural food industries. A licensed massage therapist, she is the author of five massage therapy books published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, several other self-published books, numerous magazine articles, and has been an in-demand instructor of continuing education for massage therapists since 2000. Allen resides in Western North Carolina with her husband James. Visit her website at www.LauraAllenMT.com