Posts Tagged ‘impact of touch’
Mired in the Truth: Beauty and Massage
Plato identified the three realms of virtue: goodness, truth and beauty. Massage has been, to some extent, lately mired in truth. So-called science-based or orthopedic approaches have been extremely popular. The “facts” are trotted out as the rationale for how we should approach client’s neuromuscular symptoms. But what people most respond to is quality of…
Read MoreMassage Therapy: Growing New Arms
The other day I working on a woman who has chronic complaints in her extremities. As I worked, I had a deeper insight into the origins of her pain, tension and discomfort. A Case Study: The Servers Some people are raised to do for others. Their own independent self-expression and the meeting of their own…
Read MoreThe Calling of Massage Therapy
There are those people who are drawn to play music, and they can not go a day or two without wanting to pick up the guitar. There are those who love writing. Finding words for their experiences gives their lives an essential, deeper meaning. Similarly there are those who are drawn to touch. Touch is…
Read MoreIn Memoriam
One of our most wonderful graduates, Rasa Sittler, passed away on December 28, 2009. Rasa Sittler was born in Germany and emigrated with her family to the U.S. as a young girl. She studied theater in Germany and later in New York. She performed internationally with the Munich Bach Choir and with the Players Workshop…
Read More7 Reasons: Deep Massage vs. Deep Tissue
What Is the Difference Between Deep Massage and Deep Tissue? By David Lauterstein Massage therapists performing Deep Massage generally work without lubricant (unless there is a painful feeling of stretching the skin). Using lubricant causes the therapist to slip over the tension and, to compensate, they have to use tremendous pressure not to slip. This often causes…
Read MoreMassage and the Impact of Touch: Inspiration
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 impact of touch. Inspiration When I had eyes, my fingers…
Read MoreDimensions of Touch: Part Two
by David Lauterstein In a “virtual” age, a time greatly affected by the pace of computers and their powerful yet imaginary realities, each individual’s unmet hunger and the social need for the actual becomes more and more urgent. Touch is a medium of actual reality. Touch is a medium of living reality, just as light…
Read MoreDimensions of Touch: Part One
by David Lauterstein The renaissance, they say, took place in the 15th and 16th centuries. We are, however, in another renaissance today, one of equal or greater importance. This renaissance was predicted by the futurist, John Naisbitt in his book Megatrends. Naisbitt spoke of the coming world as one of High Tech and High Touch.…
Read MoreAn Argument for “Do It Yourself” Massage
By Jennifer Shaw, Austin Massage Therapist and Guest Blogger Valentine’s Day is just a few weeks away, and the realization of the next Hallmark holiday is probably just at the fringes of your mind. Soon, you’ll be considering chocolates in line at the supermarket check out, making dinner reservations and chasing down the last dozen…
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