Bodywork: Finding what you didn’t even know was there
by Keith Vencill, LMT, CDMT Clients often reveal that the most intense areas discovered during the session are exactly that: unearthed, previously unknown tension and pain. Around this pain and because of it, compensatory movements and postures can grow. These very pragmatic structural and energetic arrangements are temporary adaptations, but can linger long after they…
Read MoreRitchie Mintz
by David Lauterstein I’m not sure you all know that we have a delightful and very special workshop coming up on March 30. It is a don’t-miss experience to for all bodyworkers and massage therapists in Central Texas! This remarkable class is called Fascial Explorations – and the Streams of Life. It features Ritchie Mintz,…
Read MoreWeave
by Jason Bratcher In the previous article on the Austin Massage blog I focused on the “Deeper” aspects of Lomi Lomi (it’s a great read and I encourage you to read or reread it and blend it with this new article.) Since Lomi Lomi means to “Weave”, amongst its other definitions, I thought I would…
Read MoreENDING THE ENERGY DEBATE
This is an article I’ve spent a long time writing – for the Alliance for Massage Therapy Education and just published by Massage Today. May it do a WORLD of GOOD. Please share with other therapists! Very happy to get these responses already! Thank you most sincerely! “A very well spoken and balanced perspective on this challenging…
Read MoreMoving Meditation
by Lauren Bilbe A few years back, I made a fortuitous decision to leave my career as a bureaucrat. My goal was to find a calling that allowed me to live a rhythm of life that works optimally for me, allowing for more free time. I desired to have a greater, more immediate impact on…
Read MoreBeyond the Immune System: Making History with Massage
A Talk Presented by David Lauterstein at the first National Conference for Teachers of Massage and Bodywork To articulate the past historically does not mean to recognize it “the way it really was”. It means to seize hold of a memory as it flashes up at a moment of danger. …
Read MoreI Get Structurally Integrated
Ritchie Mintz, Certified Advanced Rolfer and Howard Miller, Produce & Meat Supervisor. Wheatsville Food Coop. will be presenting their perspectives on anatomy and Fascia in the upcoming workshop – Fascial Explorations and the Streams of Life on March 30. Register Today – CLICK HERE! This passage is excerpted with permission from Ritchie Mintz’ new book, Foundations of Structural Integration.…
Read MoreLose Frustration Now – Ask Me How!
or I’m Frustrated. You want to know why? Hell if I know! When it comes to emotions, we might say the only thing that’s frustrating is frustration! Therefore, when it comes to the emotional impact of massage, we might say our first concern is often the relief of frustration. Anger itself doesn’t feel bad at…
Read MoreHow Zero Balancing work will benefit your clients!
The Advanced Program at Lauterstein-Conway begins with Zero Balancing. The reason for this is Zero Balancing is a revolutionary touch therapy approach that works with the entire musculoskeletal system. It will result in your work immediately having greater clinical benefits for your clients. Zero Balancing focuses on the skeletal aspect of the musculo-skeletal system. If…
Read MoreGO WHERE THEY’RE NOT / GO WHERE THEY ARE
“Thought is the welling up of unknown life into consciousness.” D. H. Lawrence One of the first and most powerful ways we evoke the mind, is we touch the person and they then naturally bring their awareness to what and where we’re touching. Immediately they are : aware of HAVING a body aware what they feel…
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