David Lauterstein

We can build this field of massage. In this field of dreams, science and research are revered and acknowledged as essential for their vast contributions and insights. In this field, the art of touching is cultivated with the recognition that there are ways to talk about energy, spirit and soulfulness in our work that are…

When the Bell Telephone System started doing commercials saying, “reach out and touch some,” I was disappointed, a little offended and kind of disoriented. Because it was us massage therapists who, much more than the telephone companies, were actually reaching out and touching people. That phrase belonged to us! The same now goes for so-called…

Plato identified three absolute values – goodness, truth and beauty. It’s easy to see how massage therapy utilizes truth. We endeavor to be, when possible, evidence-based. We rely on the complex and fascinating truths of anatomy and physiology. And goodness is eminently part of our work. Massage is perhaps the most direct application of kindness…

Are you considering enrolling in massage school.  Here’s a unique perspective! Whether you know it or not, when you enroll in massage school, you are on a classic Hero’s Journey.  If you ever get the chance to read Joseph Campbell’s Hero with a Thousand Faces, you won’t be disappointed.  However, if you don’t have the…

If you will take your left leg up, placing the ankle on your knee and look at the bottom of your foot, there is a number 7 in the sole of your foot, looking back at you! When, long ago, our ancestors descended from the trees, more and more distinctness grew between the structure and…

There are two ways that bones are experienced. On the one hand, they feel like solid things inside us connected by joints. On the other hand, when we experience them more deeply, we feel them to live at the very core of our being – as when we say, that chilled me to the bone…

On April 15th my wife and I said goodbye to our Golden Retriever of 13 years who has been thankfully suffering for not too long with cancer. Her name was Phoebe.  She was the only dog I’ve had as an adult.  I’m sure many of you can imagine the pain we are in at her…