by Bethany | Jul 20, 2023 | 500-hour Massage Program, All Articles, Massage Workshops
Our arms and hands are tough, dexterous, and exquisitely sensitive. Hands have multiple sensory inputs that can detect the subtlest sensation, and a proprioceptive complexity that allows us to play piano, violin, or drums, stream our thoughts and feelings into a...
by Bethany | Jan 29, 2020 | Anatomy, Massage Careers, Massage Workshops, Types of Massage
How Orthopedic Massage Can Support Your Massage Practice Even licensed massage therapists need additional advanced trainings like a Orthopedic Massage certification to deepen their massage practices. Exploration in modalities like orthopedic massage therapy allows...
by Bethany | Oct 11, 2019 | Anatomy, David Lauterstein, Deep Massage, Massage Workshops
What a fascinating world that of the sacro-iliac is! By David Lauterstein The SI Joint is the transitional joint from the axial to the appendicular system. On a deeper level, the axial system is, in a sense, who we are and the appendicular can be viewed as how we...
by Bethany | Sep 20, 2019 | All Articles, Anatomy, Deep Massage, Massage Workshops, Sports Massage, Types of Massage
Muscle Specific Deep Tissue Techniques Can be Integrated into Any Session 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...
by Bethany | Jul 11, 2019 | All Articles, David Lauterstein, Massage Careers, Massage Workshops, Self-Care, Types of Massage, Zero Balancing
WHAT CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY AND MIKE TYSON ILLUMINATED FOR ME By David Lauterstein Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth. – Mike Tyson This somewhat shocking quote from Mr. Tyson is nonetheless important to all of us, as individuals and as therapists. ...
by Bethany | Jun 6, 2019 | 500-hour Massage Program, All Articles, Alumni Stories, David Lauterstein, Massage Workshops, Self-Care
MASSAGE THERAPY IS A PRACTICE – NOT JUST A PROFESSION By David Lauterstein To do massage therapy genuinely, requires the cultivation of virtue. And to accomplish that requires some discipline and practice. Like yoga, fine arts, and meditation, massage works as a...