by davidl | Feb 5, 2014 | David Lauterstein
or I’m Frustrated. You want to know why? Hell if I know! When it comes to emotions, we might say the only thing that’s frustrating is frustration! Therefore, when it comes to the emotional impact of massage, we might say our first concern is often the relief of...
by davidl | Jan 31, 2014 | David Lauterstein
“Thought is the welling up of unknown life into consciousness.” D. H. Lawrence One of the first and most powerful ways we evoke the mind, is we touch the person and they then naturally bring their awareness to what and where we’re touching. Immediately they are :...
by davidl | Jan 31, 2014 | David Lauterstein
Much research is disproving or not yet supporting our assumptions about how we affect the body through massage. Circulation – we may not affect venous return much, even though it’s been a hallmark assumption of Swedish massage Fascia – it’s been shown that fascia...
by davidl | Jan 31, 2014 | David Lauterstein
Tips for Therapists Get Feedback – unlike paints and notes, our medium is intelligent and can tell us if our work is inspiring them! Brilliantly eliciting and responding to feedback can almost guarantee that you can optimize the experience in every single session....
by davidl | Jan 8, 2014 | David Lauterstein, Thai/Shiatsu
There have been many recent on-line discussions in our field about “energy” and the role it may or may not play in our work and education. Many people have noted regretfully that some of the discussions have given rise to divisiveness somewhat uncharacteristic in our...
by davidl | Jan 2, 2014 | David Lauterstein
Various T.V. shows have depicted massage as something kind of weird or funny. And that’s fine. But I see that as people making fun of things they don’t understand or are embarrassed about. Massage and the study of massage is actually one of the most profound...
