An interview with massage therapist, Nancy Dail
TLC is honored to be one of the few national locations sponsoring the distinguished founder of the Downeast School in Maine – Nancy Dail. Ms. Dail has been a professional massage therapist since 1974. A leader in her field, Nancy has presented workshops throughout the U.S. and internationally, in Russia. She is certified in Orthopedic…
Read MoreBeing out of Synch – with Massage Therapy!
I sometimes wonder if those of us involved in massage and the art and science of high touch (rather than high tech) are a little out of synch with the times. Well I don’t wonder – I know I’m, at least a bit, out of synch. Then I remind myself of how a piano is…
Read MoreA note to TLC Massage School Alumni
Dear Alumni, I just want to share some excitement re new recognitions and developments around here. My book’s coming out in a month! The Deep Massage Book arises from all the lessons you’ve contributed to over the years – THANK YOU, alumni! The Deep Massage Book features 30 beautiful illustrations, extensive technique explanations, elaborations on…
Read MoreLoving Time #2 – in Massage and in Life
“The element most grossly omitted from treatises on harmony up to the present is the element of time. The question of the time-interval that must elapse between one sound and another if the two sounds are to produce a pleasing consonance or an interesting relation, has been avoided. And yet the simplest consideration of the…
Read MoreWhere is the pyramid in your body? – Deep Massage Newsletter #1
In the last months I’ve been intrigued by a little known muscle, the pyramidalis. This muscle lies anterior to rectus abdominis, and is contained within its sheath. Its action is to tense the the fascia of the ‘linea alba”, meaning “white line,” between the two sides of the rectus abdominis. Pyramidalis originates on the superior…
Read MoreWhat Happens When Your Massage Client Disappears?
I have received student sessions for years – it’s a requirement at our school (I know – tough life for us teachers!) I commonly have the experience that, in the best sessions, one forgets the therapist is there. The touch feels so trustworthy and clear that the focus is not on the therapist’s touch, but…
Read More“It Looks Like It’s Dancing to the Rolling Stones”
This morning I took me and my dog, Phoebe, for a walk. I guess the opening of presents brought me back to the biggest present, my own body. I’d been having a little back pain and hoped to relieve it by visualizing the sacrum and its ligaments. I could feel, refreshingly, movement in that area…
Read MoreMassage for the Soul – Zero Balancing
If you wanted to massage your soul, how would you do it? We all want to feel healthy – not just in our bodies. We want to enjoy clear thinking, emotional vibrancy, spiritual inspiration – things more commonly more associated with soul than with body. Recently someone called Zero Balancing a “massage for the soul.” …
Read MoreMarketing with Your Body! Massage Promotion with one’s Whole Self
The more you learn about massage and bodywork, the more you learn about life as a whole. I have been a therapist now for 35 years and a teacher for 25. I have run my school, The Lauterstein-Conway Massage School in Austin, Texas, for 23 years. I’ve learned that the same principles that apply in…
Read MoreThe Deep Massage Book – update!
About a year and half ago I wrote about the process of writing The Deep Massage Book, which I’ve been doing, off and on, for a number of years. So here’s an update. I’m done with the writing and the commissioned illustrations from a fantastic local medical artist, Christy Krames, MA. I’ve pasted the table…
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