by davidl | Jan 9, 2018 | 500-hour Massage Program, All Articles, Anatomy, David Lauterstein, Deep Massage, Massage Workshops, Types of Massage
Re-root the back! By David Lauterstein The back does so much for us – helping us stand, twist, turn, bend forward and back. It’s no surprise the back requires a complicated interweaving and interaction of many muscles. One of the main groups is called the erector...
by davidl | Aug 11, 2017 | All Articles, Deep Massage, Types of Massage, Zero Balancing
by David Lauterstein Beginning about ten years ago, Aminah Raheem, the wife of my Zero Balancing mentor, Dr. Fritz Smith, asked if I would consider writing his biography. At the time I was still working full-time on my second book, The Deep Massage Book, so I thanked...
by davidl | Mar 28, 2017 | All Articles, Deep Massage, Types of Massage
DISCLAIMER: The following piece will likely be most relevant to advanced bodyworkers and practitioners of other CAM therapies who enjoy a philosophical “bent”. I realize it is somewhat densely philosophical! If you have any questions or comments, feel free to email me...
by davidl | Dec 10, 2016 | All Articles, Deep Massage, Types of Massage
I studied with Daniel Blake, former Rolfer, in his offshoot of Rolfing, “Structural Bodywork” in 1982 and ‘83. Then I took cranio-sacral trainings with him and with early students of Dr. John Upledger. After my first such training, I realized that you can affect...
by davidl | Sep 19, 2016 | All Articles, Deep Massage, Types of Massage
Massage Therapy for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome What is the “carpal tunnel”? A passageway from the wrist to the hand, the carpal tunnel is made of tendons, ligaments and bones. The median nerve passes through the tunnel and provides sensation to your thumb, index finger,...
by davidl | Aug 9, 2016 | All Articles, Deep Massage, Types of Massage
by David Lauterstein There are structural theories and therapies relating to our anatomy. And there are energy theories and therapies. So far the two have been evolving in parallel, without much conscious interconnection. Yet since people are both structure and...