Massage Internship: Learning all the Roles of a Massage Therapist
Tim Sullivan is a yoga teacher and massage therapist in training. You can find him at www.timyasa.com and americainshort.com. I swore I wouldn’t bring Spiderman sheets to internship. This was our first time to really step into the role of massage therapist and I so...
A Study of Bodywork: A look under the hood
by Marc Frazier When I first found out about the introductory cadaver class at Lauterstein-Conway Massage School and Texas State, I was elated! I even told a client I was working with about it-- of course, she looked at me like I had bugs crawling out of my ears! I...
Massage Continuing Education: Massage for the Face
By Jennifer Shaw, Austin Massage Therapist and Guest Blogger When I was in massage school, my instructor described massage for the face as a nice way to bring the client "back into her head" toward the end of a massage. I like that description. Often times, when...
Aston Patterning: Posture from the bottom up
by Michelle Wald We have heard all kinds of information on posture. Posture dictators say, “Don’t slouch, don’t let your head go forward, don’t bend your spine, and don’t round your shoulders.” At the same time telling you to, “Pull your shoulders back, tuck your...
Advanced Massage Modalities: Polarity therapy
By Erika Marcoux, MA, RPP, RYT Polarity Therapy has many principles and four of them are energy, chakras, elements, and touch. Polarity Therapy is a profound healthcare system that uses gentle hands-on work for relaxation, emotional well-being, and relief from...
Why Lauterstein-Conway Massage School Was for Me
Tim Sullivan is a yoga teacher and massage therapist in training. You can find him at www.timyasa.com and americainshort.com. I can still hear my father moaning at the kitchen table when I was rub his shoulders after a long day at work. And then throughout high school...
Cancer, Treatment, and Massage
(Adapted by permission from Medical Conditions and Massage Therapy: A Decision Tree Approach, by Tracy Walton. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.) When working with clients who have cancer, I try to remember that each person will respond differently to...
Healing as the Yoga of Acceptance
Tim Sullivan is a yoga teacher and massage therapist in training. You can find him at www.timyasa.com and americainshort.com. On a recent plane ride from Austin to my hometown of Chicago, after stowing my yoga mat in the overhead compartment and taking a seat, my...
Unexpected consequences of headaches for me and the world
by Christopher Fritel I grew up playing soccer so injuries and muscle spasms are quite well known to me. Rain, cold, sweltering heat, or unfinished homework; Distractions never kept us off the field, so why would anything else. Out of nowhere I started having very...
The Comforts of Massage: “Orthobionomy”
by Tracy Gilliam, Advanced Practitioner of Ortho-Bionomy®, Licensed Massage Therapist, Texas Massage Therapy Instructor and CE Provider I took an Ortho-Bionomy® class on a whim. The flyer that came in the mail was bright yellow - hard to lose on my desk. Not really...