Posts Tagged ‘Massage School’
MY FIRST MASSAGE TABLE
By David Lauterstein, LMT, MTI, Certified Zero Balancing Teacher, Co-founder of Lauterstein-Conway Massage School In my early years I was mostly studying and playing music. But as I moved into my late 20’s I started to realize I didn’t want to do music for a living. I got into therapy and the therapist recommended receiving…
Read MoreOK here’re two things that woke me up at 5:00 this a.m. with anger, sadness, and fear –
1. URGENT CONCERN RE THE MODEL PRACTICE ACT (and other recent legal developments) The originally circulated version of the Model Practice Act (MPA) contained the requirement that all massage schools be accredited. Massage schools are already regulated by the state they are in. Now schools are free to become accredited but are in almost no…
Read MoreGrad Chronicle – Natalie Durkin
Natalie Durkin, LMT I attended Semesters 1 & 2 at TLC during 1999-2000. My immediate passion became working with clients for pain management, sports performance, and rehabilitative/restorative bodywork. In my first years starting out, I continued to work part-time in corporate office environments while completing my licensing requirements and building my practice. In the Winter…
Read MoreHooked on Acupressure
A Massage Therapy Instructor’s Reflection on Her Journey with Chi/Qi. by Dr. Gayl Hubatch OMD, LMT instructor I use acupressure for everything – from my own muscle stiffness after a workout, headache or trouble sleeping to giving hour-long treatments in my professional clinic. When my spouse or daughter has a headache or allergies, they are…
Read MoreDON’T LIKE HOLISTIC HEALTH?
I was at a panel discussion last week about public relations with media representatives who cover healthcare. One covered healthcare topics on radio, another on T.V. and another in the newpaper. One topic discussed was their reluctance to cover “holisitic health,” because, they said, it often couldn’t be shown to be evidence-based. I had many…
Read MoreA Brief History of Anatomy Trains
Tom Myers, the founder of Anatomy Trains, says: “I developed the Anatomy Trains during the 1990’s as a game for students to play when I was teaching Fascial Anatomy at the Rolf Institute . All the books you can find put forward the ‘single-muscle’ theory, but Ida Rolf kept saying, “It’s all connected through the…
Read More8 Places a Massage Therapist Can Work
Some professions have you in a cubicle your whole life. Others have just one track you can take. But Massage Therapy is different! It’s a personally fulfilling career. You get to help others and you get to work in so many different environments. Massage Centers – the popularity of businesses like Massage Envy, Massage Harmony,…
Read MoreWhat’s great about hot stone massage?
by Rima Star Hot stone massage joins the benefits of heat with massage, using natural riverbed lava rocks, heated in water in the therapy room. Hot stones are a tradition that has been used by Native Americans and other indigenous cultures around the world for centuries. Bringing these natural elements into the massage therapy experience…
Read MoreGrad Chronicles – Rhianna Sanford
by Rhianna Sanford Over the past 10 years I keep coming back to the reality that a good education is paramount in finding fulfillment and maintaining a sustainable practice. When I became a Massage Therapist I felt I had finally found something I loved doing and loved who I was doing it. Becoming a massage…
Read MoreA note from David
I have to tell you I have never been more excited about our school than just now! We have learned so much and interacted with so many bright people this past year! We have begun a new schedule. We have added a new Deep Tissue segment. We have added new workshops and trainings – Manual Lymph…
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