The Two Mothers of Deep Massage
the skin of this planet must be stretched, the sea of its whiteness must be ironed and the hands go and go, the sacred surfaces are smoothed and that's the way things are made: hands make the world each day.-- Pablo Neruda My mother, Faye Markin, was a deep thinker...
Massage, Awe and Time
If you know even a bit about the science of the human body - having even the most basic understanding of how the nervous system works, how muscles and bones are structured, etc. - then you almost inevitably will see the body from the standpoint of awe. We are so...
Deep Massage Book – updates
The Deep Massage Book has just been out for three months! It's interesting to me that a Continuing Education Coordinator suggested to me that I use its subtitle as the title for my workshops - I never thought of it! The subtitle is "How to Combine Structure and...
A Cornucopia Saturated with Massage Jobs
By Jennifer Shaw, Austin Massage Therapist and Guest Blogger One of the most common comments people make to me when I tell them I am a massage therapist is something along the lines of, “Wow, Austin is really saturated with massage therapists, isn’t it?” The statement...
Wisdom from a Graduate
Fascia, the primary connective tissue in our bodies, is "thixotrophic". This is the chemical property of certain natural substances (such as some clays in the soil, paints, some condiments) such that, when we add activity to them (such as pressure, heat, movement),...
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...
How is it all going to work?
by Kaia Petin It's been nearly 10 years since I earned my massage therapy license from Lauterstein-Conway. To be honest, it’s only been in the last 2 years that I feel successful when I tell people that I’m a massage therapist. And now, I absolutely love my job and...
Massage – A Journey to the Center of the Self
“In my room, the world is beyond my understanding; but when I walk I see that it consists of three or four hills and a cloud.” – Walllace Stevens In my treatment room, I sometimes wonder if I can really help someone and how. But when the session begins, the...
You Have The Touch
"So before a question, so before a doubt My hand moves out and ... I have the touch" Peter Gabriel Before every question and before every doubt, one thing is so obvious we rarely notice it. As Peter Gabriel says...
Concerning Sincerity
Concerning Sincerity This is a longish entry and, it’s interesting, how modern technology has inclined us to sound or word bites. It’s becoming almost revolutionary to ask people to slow down, to pay attention for more than a few minutes, to do or say things that make...