by Ristine Williams | Jun 17, 2014 | All Articles
Diary of a Massage Therapist Some of you know me already. My name is Jennifer Bonessi, formerly Shaw, and I’ve been a massage therapist with a private practice in Austin since 2007. You may also know, I was the Marketing Director at Lauterstein-Conway Massage School...
by davidl | Jun 17, 2014 | All Articles, Deep Massage, Types of Massage
What is Deep Massage as we teach it? It is NOT just deep tissue (though it overlaps with it). Deep Tissue is a common term, but it has become quite problematic. Often clients want you to hurt them! And often therapists hurt themselves, working too hard to fulfill...
by Ristine Williams | Jun 10, 2014 | All Articles, Anatomy
Tom Myers, the founder of Anatomy Trains, says: “I developed the Anatomy Trains during the 1990’s as a game for students to play when I was teaching Fascial Anatomy at the Rolf Institute . All the books you can find put forward the ‘single-muscle’ theory, but Ida Rolf...
by Ristine Williams | Jun 4, 2014 | All Articles, Alumni Stories
by Amanda Jainté Shanteé Chaboudy My recent story is a very happy one. Like most therapists, however, I was drawn to massage because of the suffering I have witnessed in my life, and the amplified desire to help others, and to find happiness in my work and life. Since...
by Ristine Williams | Jun 2, 2014 | All Articles
Five Reasons Why You Need a Full Body Massage – Regularly! by Jennifer Shaw, LMT If you google “benefits of massage,” you’ll likely see lists including words like relaxation, improved sleep, circulation and digestive health. And those are all valid benefits. What...
by Ristine Williams | Jun 2, 2014 | All Articles
Even famous athletes need massage. This year marks the beginning of Austin hosting the X-Games, and they are making sure to keep it local. The X-Games chose Lauterstein-Conway Massage School to be the exclusive massage therapists for the event. “We are thrilled for...
