by Bethany | Mar 14, 2012 | David Lauterstein
In 1785 Claude-Étienne Savary wrote about his experiences receiving massage in Egypt. ‘Perfectly massaged, one feels completely regenerated, a feeling of extreme comfort pervades the whole system, the chest expands, and we breathe with pleasure; the blood...
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 | David Lauterstein
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...
by Bethany | Mar 14, 2012 | Anatomy, David Lauterstein
The scalenes are actually the uppermost of the intercostals muscles, those muscles lying between your ribs that assist inhalation and exhalation. However, big surprise, there are no ribs in the neck! Actually a number of books say the scalenes attach to the vestigial...
by Bethany | Mar 14, 2012 | David Lauterstein
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...
