Building your toolbox

by Marc Frazier When therapists build their own toolbox, they generally add and refine things they learn in workshops. And, one of the best tools I have found is studying cadavers. The reason is simple – serious cadaver study helps a therapist more fully understand what it is to be human. There are, of course,…

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How can you do Massage if you don’t know what’s inside?

by David Lauterstein I say to so many of our students, especially when they start the internship, that each person is a gift. It is such a gift, for both for therapist and client, to explore the layers of fascia, muscle, and bone and to see how you can make a positive difference in their…

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Massage Continuing Education: Anatomy Review

By David Lauterstein, MTI, LMT, Co-founder of Lauterstein-Conway Massage School A few years ago Lauterstein-Conway Massage School’s massage continuing education program had the fantastic experience of renting a bus and going to the Bodyworlds Exhibit in Houston. We took 50 massage therapists from Austin. Seeing the muscles in a life-like context is so valuable! I…

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