Posts Tagged ‘continuing education’
The Meditation of Chair Massage
“Standing or walking, sitting or lying down, During all these waking hours, Let us establish mindfulness of good will, Called the highest state!” – Gautama Buddha Doesn’t lying down at night feel so good? Could sitting down feel as good? One place where sitting down feels as good as lying down is at the airport…
Read MoreChair Massage is more than a “door opener”
By Jennifer Shaw, Austin Massage Therapist and Guest Blogger Just because chair massage is what massage therapist Lisa Santoro calls “a door opener,” does not mean it doesn’t require more technical training and practical experience than traditional massage therapy education offers. In an interview published by Massage & Bodywork Magazine, Santoro and fellow chair massage…
Read MoreLove your Lymph! Why it is important to massage therapists
By Jennifer Shaw, Austin Massage Therapist and Guest Blogger Lymph is a clear fluid that flows its way through the body toward the heart. If the words “toward the heart” didn’t sound significant enough to you, here are three more reasons why you should care about your clients’ lymph – and your own. The…
Read MoreThree Myths Busted | Why You Need a Pregnancy Massage Course
By Jennifer Shaw, Austin Massage Therapist and Guest Blogger Even the seasoned massage therapist probably remembers the first time they worked on a pregnant massage client. When we reached the pregnancy portion of our massage training, I remember being terrified by prenatal massage. Even in my practice now – four years after my certification, when…
Read MoreMassage of the Belly, Breath & Deep Relaxation
by Gretchen Cole I have a strong desire for every massage student to develop the skills to confidently and compassionately perform bodywork with clients’ abdominal area. I lobby continually for inclusion of this often neglected area, reminding students there are many ways to prioritize on time in their sessions and still include touch, breath and …
Read MoreA Study of Bodywork: A look under the hood
by Marc Frazier When I first found out about the introductory cadaver class at Lauterstein-Conway Massage School and Texas State, I was elated! I even told a client I was working with about it– of course, she looked at me like I had bugs crawling out of my ears! I guess that’s a normal reaction…
Read MoreMassage Continuing Education: Massage for the Face
By Jennifer Shaw, Austin Massage Therapist and Guest Blogger When I was in massage school, my instructor described massage for the face as a nice way to bring the client “back into her head” toward the end of a massage. I like that description. Often times, when receiving bodywork, we become someone headless, as the…
Read MoreAston Patterning: Posture from the bottom up
by Michelle Wald We have heard all kinds of information on posture. Posture dictators say, “Don’t slouch, don’t let your head go forward, don’t bend your spine, and don’t round your shoulders.” At the same time telling you to, “Pull your shoulders back, tuck your chin in, hold your stomach tight, and tuck your bottom…
Read MoreAdvanced Massage Modalities: Polarity therapy
By Erika Marcoux, MA, RPP, RYT Polarity Therapy has many principles and four of them are energy, chakras, elements, and touch. Polarity Therapy is a profound healthcare system that uses gentle hands-on work for relaxation, emotional well-being, and relief from physical pain. The basis of Polarity Therapy, founded by Randolph Stone, is in Chinese medicine…
Read MoreUnexpected consequences of headaches for me and the world
by Christopher Fritel I grew up playing soccer so injuries and muscle spasms are quite well known to me. Rain, cold, sweltering heat, or unfinished homework; Distractions never kept us off the field, so why would anything else. Out of nowhere I started having very mysterious visual focusing problems like auras associated with migraine headaches.…
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