Massage Minute #40

I know that you believe you understand what
you think I said, but I am not sure you realize that
what you heard is not what I meant.
- G. D. Maitland

In one witty, razor-sharp sentence, Maitland not only expresses the difficulty of communication (in any medium), but also the frustration of didactic teaching. A frustration that I often internalize as desperation...’how do I explain myself more clearly? More succinctly? More precisely?

I guess that’s why I am such a big fan of analogies. Because, it allows my students to learn by relating to the information instead of straight memorization. Massage is nothing if not experiential...analogies allow us to become seduced by the possibility of our perception.

It really doesn’t get much better than this: Great info AND a comprehensive routine?! Click on the above link for the Massage and Bodywork article, print it, read it...re-read it, practice it, master it. Boris Prilutsky, MA, LMT is the next big thing...keep an eye out for this guy and his DVDs: http://www.massagevideonetwork.com

Sometimes you hear about an old pathology with a new name, such as CAD, instead of Whiplash; or Grave’s Disease vs Hyperthyroidism. Can you guess at this one? Click on the link above for the newest article from the AMTA

 

Being an energy worker, I thoroughly enjoyed the insight and depth of this article. This is one of those articles that makes more sense, the longer you are in the field. It forces you to step out of the world that is your treatment room and onto the larger arena of how we are all interconnected and how pain and suffering has a purpose not just an effect.

I have experienced literally dozens of emotional releases. In fact, I look forward to them...it is never expected, but it is always welcomed. In some cases the Emotional Release is a necessary part of the client/patient’s healing process; as tangible as a knot softening, the ‘sigh’ of tension releasing and the breath of life.

As body workers, we are not just here to provide an indulgence, we are here to fulfill a purpose, a calling...a duty with each and every client/patient.

I respect each and every one of you for your talents and gifts. And to you, I say, “Namaste.”

Ashiatsu: Why it’s the newest rage, How it can help prolong your career and Where to learn it.

I’ve been fortunate enough to receive this modality, not once, but twice. For those of you complaining of lower back pain, hand, wrist and arm pain...you may find this modality to be your saving grace. It’s already being provided at all the major spas and, other than the one major piece of equipment (valued at a mere $599 if you take her workshop), there isn’t much else to invest in....except for the occasional pedicure ;0)!

Here is a personal review of what if feels like:
It is very reminiscent of Lomi Lomi in that is very broad and wave-like. Like Lomi, it has the potential to be very deep and specific. A seasoned therapist is able to apply a good amount of direct pressure on specific points muscles such as Piriformis, Quads, Paraspinals and the Suboccipitals.

I expect clients will thoroughly enjoy the novelty of it. Here are some pics from Michelle Mace-Lambert’s Demo at November’s FSMTA meeting:

She will be teaching both Bar and Floor Ahh...shiatsu at FCNH; December 9-11. Call the school and ask to speak to Dar Weiberg for pricing and availability.

Tedy Narvaez
LMT, CNMT, CSMT, CReiki
407.595.8436

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