by Bethany | Sep 19, 2014 | All Articles
by Brian Utting The phrase ‘deep tissue work’ is used in so many contexts that it’s hard to know what it means anymore. To some practitioners, ‘deep tissue’ simply means deep pressure. To others, it has more fascial, myofascial, or structural connotations....
by Bethany | Sep 15, 2014 | All Articles
by Hannah Ford A riddle for you: what do a sub sandwich, a novel, and a massage have in common? They’re all deeply unsatisfying if you leave out the middle. Your massage education included the basics of abdominal massage, but have you found yourself skipping...
by davidl | Sep 10, 2014 | All Articles
It has always been incredible to me how much massage clients enjoy foot massage. Yet most therapists know very little about the detailed anatomy of the foot! And mostly they use general massage techniques! It brings a whole new level of pleasure, service, and benefit...
by Bethany | Aug 29, 2014 | All Articles, Alumni Stories
Natalie Durkin, LMT I attended Semesters 1 & 2 at TLC during 1999-2000. My immediate passion became working with clients for pain management, sports performance, and rehabilitative/restorative bodywork. In my first years starting out, I continued to work part-time...
by Bethany | Aug 25, 2014 | All Articles
by Jim McCormick CLIENT: MALE, 45, Engineer, healthy ZB FRAME: “I WANT YOU TO HELP ME REMOVE MY DOUBT.” ZB SESSION: The client didn’t specify exactly what doubt he wanted to get rid of. He was not really open to doing a lot of processing about it verbally. When he...
by davidl | Aug 15, 2014 | All Articles
“Relax” – from the Latin, “to open again” “Calmness of mind does not mean you should stop your activity. Real calmness should be found in activity itself.” – Shunryu Suzuki-roshi It’s interesting that when therapists talk about kinds of massage – sometimes “relaxation...
