by Bethany | Mar 14, 2012 | David Lauterstein
A Talk Presented by David Lauterstein at the first National Conference for Teachers of Massage and Bodywork, July 1993 To articulate the past historically does not mean to recognize it “the way it really was”. It means to seize hold of a memory as it...
by Bethany | Mar 14, 2012 | Anatomy, David Lauterstein
Origin: C3-5 Insertion: Superior angle of the scapula Action: Lifts scapula and/or extends the neck (Excessive:“Knot” or upper scapula) Antagonist: Inferior fibers of trapezius The levator scapula is a cable-like muscle that is usually overworked by our tendency to...
by Bethany | Mar 14, 2012 | David Lauterstein
By David Lauterstein, as published the World Massage Festival, which David has been nominated as a 2011 Hall of Fame inductee. I am David Lauterstein, Co-founder of The Lauterstein-Conway Massage School in Austin. I have been a massage therapy teacher since 1982 and...
by Bethany | Mar 14, 2012 | Anatomy, David Lauterstein
by David Lauterstein Origin: sacrum, iliac crest, L5-T7, R 10-12, inferior angle of scapula, Insertion: Intertubercular grove of humerus, Action: Extension,medial rotation of humerus, adduction of humerus, depression of shoulder girdle, lower fibers depress ribcage,...
by Bethany | Mar 14, 2012 | David Lauterstein
This beautiful passage was written by the French philosopher Jacques Lusseyran in his book, And There Was Light. At the age of seven, Professor Lusseyran lost his sight due to a childhood accident. This passage has become a classic in the understanding of the deeper...
by Bethany | Mar 14, 2012 | Anatomy, David Lauterstein
When I first heard of Manual Lymph Drainage, the product Liquid Plumber came to mind! And being a manual plumber was not appealing to me – I’m a holistic healer, not a mere lymph drainer! But the healer in me will find a way. And where does the word “lymph”...
