All Articles
The Yoga of Massage: Biomechanics
Tim Sullivan is a yoga teacher and massage therapist in training. You can find him at www.timyasa.com and americainshort.com. Yoga and massage, both body arts, are part of an ever intertwining and interweaving web. Correct biomechanics allow us to practice these two modalities with healthy longevity, and without necessarily sweating all over our mats and…
Read MoreInsights into Soft Tissue: A Massage Case Study
by Nancy Dail, author Kinesiology for Manual Therapy and founder of the Downeast School of Massage in Maine I confess I have passion for my work and revel in a good challenge. A recent client provided an opportunity for close study and analysis. A 50-year old woman presented with a constant headache for the last…
Read MoreMassage Therapy Around the World
by Joy Sablatura, LMT, MTI Oh, you are doing the ‘Eat Pray Love’ thing; many people said to me when they heard I was traveling in India for four months. No, I was not a woman in a “search for everything” as the subtitle of Elizabeth Gilbert’s bestseller Eat Pray Love touts. I was in…
Read MoreSports Massage – Great for the Therapist and for the Athlete!
By Shane Melear, LMT, MTI When I went to massage school I just knew I wanted to be a massage therapist. During a business class the teacher wanted to know what services we planned to offer and what populations were we interested in. This was the first time I had thought of offering different techniques…
Read MoreTaxes: Conquer your Fear of Massage Business Taxes
By Jennifer Shaw, Austin Massage Therapist and Guest Blogger Massage therapists, have you done your 2010 taxes? Like all good citizens, I’ve made a start. I’ve collected a lot of stuff I think I need. I’ve also collected a lot of stuff I’m pretty sure I don’t need, but am keeping anyway “just in case.”…
Read MoreBodywork: Finding what you didn’t even know was there
by Keith Vencill, LMT, CDMT Clients often reveal that the most intense areas discovered during the session are exactly that: unearthed, previously unknown tension and pain. Around this pain and because of it, compensatory movements and postures can grow. These very pragmatic structural and energetic arrangements are temporary adaptations, but can linger long after they…
Read MoreMassage: The Essentials of Touch
by Tara White, LMT, MTI, Guest Blogger As a massage therapist, my life is pretty much immersed in touch. I have come to find that when I go on vacation, I begin to feel out of sorts after a few days of not working because the act of touching another person is so grounding to…
Read MoreAn Argument for “Do It Yourself” Massage
By Jennifer Shaw, Austin Massage Therapist and Guest Blogger Valentine’s Day is just a few weeks away, and the realization of the next Hallmark holiday is probably just at the fringes of your mind. Soon, you’ll be considering chocolates in line at the supermarket check out, making dinner reservations and chasing down the last dozen…
Read MoreStructural Bodywork: Getting the Upper Hand on Posture
by Marc Frazier, LMT, NASM, MTI The Influence of the Upper Limbs In the world of Structural Bodywork – and massage in general – much attention is given to the mechanical influence the lower limbs have on the pelvis and spine, and for good reason – the impact is profound. However, this has also led…
Read MoreThree Fresh Videos: Wrist Stretches for Massage Therapist
By Jennifer Shaw, Austin Massage Therapist and Guest Blogger If you’re a massage therapist, you are probably acutely aware of the state of your wrists and forearms. If you didn’t learn how to take care of them in massage school, you probably figured it out pretty quickly along the way. Have you shared this wisdom…
Read More