How I succeeded as a massage therapist
By Celeste Siebenaler, LMT I am a native Texan and Austinite who completed my 500 hour Massage Therapy program at Lauterstein-Conway Massage School in 2009. Before I graduated from school, I planned to have my own practice. Here are the things I did to prepare for that to happen. I got my license in the…
Read MoreHospice Massage | The Three Big FAQs
By Jennifer Shaw, Austin Massage Therapist and Guest Blogger 1. What is Hospice Care? Hospice is “(a)n interdisciplinary program of palliative care and support services that address the physical, spiritual, social and economic needs of terminally ill patients and their families,” as defined by Taber’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary. The idea of hospice for the terminally…
Read MoreDoing Hospice Massage – Business or Volunteer Service?
by Pietro John Caporusso, LMT Actually, what I wrote first was “Business or Pleasure? “ Isn’t that how the phrase usually goes? But I realized that sounded pretty dark for an activity that is both sobering and personally satisfying for me. Unlike most CE workshops that teach massage techniques or business practices, the focus of…
Read MoreMassage of the Belly, Breath & Deep Relaxation
by Gretchen Cole I have a strong desire for every massage student to develop the skills to confidently and compassionately perform bodywork with clients’ abdominal area. I lobby continually for inclusion of this often neglected area, reminding students there are many ways to prioritize on time in their sessions and still include touch, breath and …
Read MoreMassage Internship: Learning all the Roles of a Massage Therapist
Tim Sullivan is a yoga teacher and massage therapist in training. You can find him at www.timyasa.com and americainshort.com. I swore I wouldn’t bring Spiderman sheets to internship. This was our first time to really step into the role of massage therapist and I so wanted to be professional. I’m talking paying clients, full sessions,…
Read MoreA Study of Bodywork: A look under the hood
by Marc Frazier When I first found out about the introductory cadaver class at Lauterstein-Conway Massage School and Texas State, I was elated! I even told a client I was working with about it– of course, she looked at me like I had bugs crawling out of my ears! I guess that’s a normal reaction…
Read MoreMassage Continuing Education: Massage for the Face
By Jennifer Shaw, Austin Massage Therapist and Guest Blogger When I was in massage school, my instructor described massage for the face as a nice way to bring the client “back into her head” toward the end of a massage. I like that description. Often times, when receiving bodywork, we become someone headless, as the…
Read MoreAston Patterning: Posture from the bottom up
by Michelle Wald We have heard all kinds of information on posture. Posture dictators say, “Don’t slouch, don’t let your head go forward, don’t bend your spine, and don’t round your shoulders.” At the same time telling you to, “Pull your shoulders back, tuck your chin in, hold your stomach tight, and tuck your bottom…
Read MoreAdvanced Massage Modalities: Polarity therapy
By Erika Marcoux, MA, RPP, RYT Polarity Therapy has many principles and four of them are energy, chakras, elements, and touch. Polarity Therapy is a profound healthcare system that uses gentle hands-on work for relaxation, emotional well-being, and relief from physical pain. The basis of Polarity Therapy, founded by Randolph Stone, is in Chinese medicine…
Read MoreWhy Lauterstein-Conway Massage School Was for Me
Tim Sullivan is a yoga teacher and massage therapist in training. You can find him at www.timyasa.com and americainshort.com. I can still hear my father moaning at the kitchen table when I was rub his shoulders after a long day at work. And then throughout high school and college, in the library, after hours squinting…
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