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THOUGHT ACUPRESSURE
For years I’ve said deep massage of cranium is “like” working on the brain. Lately I’ve come to realize that, in important ways, it’s not “like” it, for practical purposes, it IS massaging the brain. When you create an alternative focus other than thought, in the cranial region, almost inevitably thoughts turn down in volume…
Read MoreHow to Choose a Good Massage Therapist
How to Choose: 5 Characteristics of a Good Massage Therapist Do you hop from massage therapist to massage therapist or feel like you’ve tried them all but can’t settle on one? Maybe there’s a good reason! Finding a massage therapist who is the complete package can be challenging, and depending on what is important to…
Read MoreWhat’s Better Self-Employment or Massage Jobs
What’s Better? Self-Employment vs. Getting a Massage Job A massage job, often massage jobs, or self-employment, I’ve done them both. But what’s better? Obviously, the answer depends completely on you – your needs and goals, your dreams – but I’d like to share my experience with you in an effort to shed some light on…
Read MoreMassage School | Success as a Student & Therapist
Success: How to Get the Most Out of Massage School and Beyond Success in massage school not only means you learned how to give a good massage, but that you also understand how the human body works, what pains it and how it can heal through massage therapy. Also, since just about anyone is eligible…
Read MoreMassage Therapy as a Second Job: Benefits and Barriers
Diary of a Massage Therapist Some of you know me already. My name is Jennifer Bonessi, formerly Shaw, and I’ve been a massage therapist with a private practice in Austin since 2007. You may also know, I was the Marketing Director at Lauterstein-Conway Massage School for several years. I have also worked for a massage…
Read MoreDeep Massage – An Advanced 20-hour Training is coming up
What is Deep Massage as we teach it? It is NOT just deep tissue (though it overlaps with it). Deep Tissue is a common term, but it has become quite problematic. Often clients want you to hurt them! And often therapists hurt themselves, working too hard to fulfill those expectations. The truth is this. It…
Read MoreA Brief History of Anatomy Trains
Tom Myers, the founder of Anatomy Trains, says: “I developed the Anatomy Trains during the 1990’s as a game for students to play when I was teaching Fascial Anatomy at the Rolf Institute . All the books you can find put forward the ‘single-muscle’ theory, but Ida Rolf kept saying, “It’s all connected through the…
Read MoreGrad Chronicle – Amanda Jainté Shanteé Chaboudy
by Amanda Jainté Shanteé Chaboudy My recent story is a very happy one. Like most therapists, however, I was drawn to massage because of the suffering I have witnessed in my life, and the amplified desire to help others, and to find happiness in my work and life. Since Memorial Day has just passed and my…
Read MoreBenefits of Massage | Why You Need a Full Body Massage or Swedish Massage
Five Reasons Why You Need a Full Body Massage – Regularly! by Jennifer Shaw, LMT If you google “benefits of massage,” you’ll likely see lists including words like relaxation, improved sleep, circulation and digestive health. And those are all valid benefits. What these lists don’t usually emphasize is how important receiving consistent, full body massage…
Read MoreAUSTIN’S BEST MASSAGE SCHOOL PART OF THE X-GAMES
Even famous athletes need massage. This year marks the beginning of Austin hosting the X-Games, and they are making sure to keep it local. The X-Games chose Lauterstein-Conway Massage School to be the exclusive massage therapists for the event. “We are thrilled for Lauterstein-Conway, who has been a part of the Austin community for 25…
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