by Bethany | Mar 14, 2012 | David Lauterstein
When I began as a therapist in 1977, Swedish massage, Shiatsu, Rolfing, Aston Patterning, Reiki, Feldenkrais, Alexander work, Polarity, and Cranio-sacral therapy were what one mostly encountered. There was a broad umbrella under which they all easily co-existed. As...
by Bethany | Mar 14, 2012 | David Lauterstein
Years ago I taught a workshop in South Dakota and there were two old-time massage therapists there – Floyd Hauk and Verne Jeffries. Both had that early American pioneer can-do attitude. Floyd talked about doing massage in the early days – working on Indians, on...
by Bethany | Mar 14, 2012 | David Lauterstein, Types of Massage, Zero Balancing
When we say we’re “bone tired”, what does that really mean? It means tired to our core, not just sleepy. It refers to a feeling of depletion – that we’ve drawn upon our vital stores of energy, which are now in need of replenishment. In Chinese medicine 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 13, 2012 | All Articles
By Marsha Walker, PhD, RN, LMT I have had a massage practice in Austin for 33 years now, with many clients getting a massage every 2 weeks for 20 years. I still love it and feel very honored to be trusted to help people in such an intimate way with their health. No...