chair massage

THE STORY AND PRACTICE OF CHAIR MASSAGE IN AUSTIN

Crossing Paths with Chair Massage Lauterstein-Conway has been offering chair massage classes for decades, but before the mid-1980's, there was no chair massage. Originally chair massage utilized a very specific routine devised by David Palmer, the co-designer of the first massage chair and the kata, or system of individual training exercises, that he taught. Palmer’s method was based on acu...

THE MEDITATION OF CHAIR MASSAGE "Standing or walking, sitting or lying down, During all these waking hours, Let us establish mindfulness of good will, Called the highest state!" - Gautama Buddha Doesn’t lying down at night feel so good? Could sitting down feel as good? One place where sitting down feels as good as lying down is at the airport in Austin, Texas. That’s because ...

You see chair massage all over – in grocery stores, banks, airports, concerts, car races, etc. – it’s wild! I recently saw someone doing chair massage where I could not believe my eyes – I felt like going over and giving the therapist a ticket! ☺ This person was loading up her hands with oil. Then she actually took her hand and suddenly plunged her hand down from above the neck, under the r...

TLC School Massages Fox News

Monday, March 9th, two of TLCschool's massage therapy instructors Hannah Ford and Scot Maitland presented a segment on couple's massage on Fox.

The Meditation of Chair Massage

"Standing or walking, sitting or lying down, During all these waking hours, Let us establish mindfulness of good will, Called the highest state!" - Gautama Buddha Doesn’t lying down at night feel so good? Could sitting down feel as good? One place where sitting down feels as good as lying down is at the airport in Austin, Texas. That’s because whenever I fly I make sure to get a chair massage. ...

Three reasons Chair Massage opens the Gateway to Massage

By Jennifer Shaw, Austin Massage Therapist and Guest Blogger If you're new to massage, chair massage is the perfect gateway to your new career. There are many reasons chair massage is a great "entry point" for those new to massage therapy. Convenience is probably the most obvious reason - chair massage can be done any time or place. Here are three more reasons that chair massage can help you...

Chair Massage is more than a “door opener”

By Jennifer Shaw, Austin Massage Therapist and Guest Blogger Just because chair massage is what massage therapist Lisa Santoro calls “a door opener,” does not mean it doesn’t require more technical training and practical experience than traditional massage therapy education offers. In an interview published by Massage & Bodywork Magazine, Santoro and fellow chair massage therapist actually ...

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 full time at a small massage clinic. I remember that the same week I was having to prepare for my sports massage exam at TLCs...