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Dear Barb, <br />I am writing to ask if Mounds View requires a license for me to run a business (sole <br />proprietorship) practising Rosen Method bodywork. I would like to rent an office space I've <br />looked at on Mounds View Boulevard (Co Hwy 10), in which I would practice with clients as <br />an intern for about a year (the internship entails 350 bodywork sessions, 25 of them supervised <br />by a teacher) and then continue into certified professional practice in Rosen Method bodywork. <br />Rosen Method bodywork is *not* massage, according to the Rosen Method community in <br />which I am training. Practicing with clients as an intern over the next year will complete my <br />certification as a Rosen Method Bodywork Practitioner by the Rosen Method Open Center, <br />which in turn is certified by the Rosen Institute which governs the standards and ethics of <br />practicing Rosen Method bodywork worldwide. The Rosen Institute's Ethical Principles, Scope <br />of Practice, and Code of Professional Conduct, page 8, states that "Rosen Method Bodywork <br />and Movement are unique and stand alone. Rosen Method is specific in its application and <br />does not include any other healthcare modalities such as massage, psychotherapy, physical <br />therapy, trauma recovery disciplines, and so on." Unlike massage <br />(which manipulates the body through touch), "Rosen Method bodywork uses touch and talking <br />to enhance self-awareness in clients. Rosen Method touch is non-manipulative, non- <br />demanding, and listening." <br />However, the landlord of the office I'd like to rent cautioned me that cities vary in how they <br />define massage, and because Rosen Method bodywork involves touch, some cities might <br />consider it to fall under massage ordinances (even though, as above, the Rosen Method <br />community does not consider this massage). So, I need clarification on how Mounds View sees <br />this to inform whether I can proceed with renting this space and starting this business here <br />(which is the community I've lived in for 6 years - so I hope I can). <br />I have read the Mounds View Therapeutic Massage ordinance <br />(https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/moundsviewmn/latest/moundsview_mn/0-0-0-4094). I <br />do not interpret Rosen Method bodywork as meeting the definition of Massage in this <br />ordinance (Sec. 114.002 - Definitions. Massage.), which states that massage involves various <br />manipulations of the body ("rubbing, stroking, kneading, ...", etc.) "with the purpose of