Structural Bodywork: Getting the Upper Hand on Posture
by Marc Frazier, LMT, NASM, MTI The Influence of the Upper Limbs In the world of Structural Bodywork – and massage in general – much attention is given to the mechanical influence the lower limbs have on the pelvis and spine, and for good reason – the impact is...
Three Fresh Videos: Wrist Stretches for Massage Therapist
By Jennifer Shaw, Austin Massage Therapist and Guest Blogger If you’re a massage therapist, you are probably acutely aware of the state of your wrists and forearms. If you didn’t learn how to take care of them in massage school, you probably figured it out pretty...
Self Care for Massage Therapists
by Gretchen Cole, LMT, MTI and Massage Instructor The Spiritual Warrior Retreats. When thinking about self-care and the need for our own nurturing, a quote from Lao Tzu comes to mind, "Timely retreat is the mark of the spiritual warrior." I use it often to remind...
Self-care for Massage Therapists: You Know What To Do
By Jennifer Shaw, Austin Massage Therapist and Guest Blogger It happened. I managed to stuff a massage client in the empty hour between working at my “real job” and a volunteer event in the evening, and I was thinking about Christmas shopping. And I did it. I caught...
The Anatomy of Fight or Flight for Massage Therapists
By Jennifer Shaw, LMT, Guest Blogger Does this apply? Origin: Central Nervous System Insertion: Preganglionic Fibers Action: Fight or Flight When I told a friend of mine I was writing a blog article about the sympathetic nervous system, his response was, "Fight or...
A Massage Therapist’s Research into the “Bodymind”
By Marsha Walker, PhD, RN, LMT I have had a massage practice in Austin for 33 years now, with many clients getting a massage every 2 weeks for 20 years. I still love it and feel very honored to be trusted to help people in such an intimate way with their health. No...
The Diary of a Massage School Student: Week Five
Tired? You're not alone. Dara Allen-Trainer, September 2010 "Saturday Section" student and TLCschool Customer Service Guru, is tired, too. But she's not the one who falls asleep. See what she has to say about how the first five weeks of massage school have impacted...
Extreme Home Makeover: A Massage Adventure
By Rainbough Phillips, LMT, Owner of Breath & Balance Bodyworks Have you had any adventures in massage? My first adventure occurred about a year after I had started working in the field. I was a few months into my second semester of massage school, and was working...
Massage Continuing Education: Happy Feet
Generally we have no appreciation for our feet and tend to ignore them for many years, until they decide they need some attention and rudely let us know. We force them to put up with poorly fitted shoes, stand on hard surfaces for hours on end, walk further than they...
Massage Job Fair: Massage Therapy & Chiropractics
By Jennifer Shaw, LMT, Marketing Director Are you considering working with a chiropractor? Have you been referred a client from one? How many of your massage clients also see chiropractors? Because the massage and chiropractic industries often overlap, at the 2010...