Health

Pandemication Blues – people are hurting in more ways than one

I don’t know about you, but when I ask my clients what’s going on when they come into the office, I expect to hear about their back, their neck, their knee, some physical problem. But these days when I ask that question, I often get answers like, “I’ve been kind of depressed.” I’ve heard that so many times lately. Have you?

Protect Your Clients and Yourself during Bodywork Sessions

A major league baseball star’s ribs were injured recently during an at-home massage, causing him to miss at least six weeks of his career on a division-leading baseball team. It helps to have excellent techniques that allow you to do good bodywork without hurting your clients. And without hurting yourself, too! That’s what Direct-Indirect Technique (DIT) is all about. You can work as deep or as gentle as you need to and get good results with your clients every time.

PTSD and Cranial-Sacral Therapy

Veterans that make it back home often deal with physical, mental, and emotional disorders that linger through the rest of their lives. I have personally treated veterans with PTSD successfully in my office using Cranial-Sacral Therapy (CST), gentle Myo-fascial techniques included in Direct-Indirect Technique classes, and the techniques described and practiced in the DIT class for Special Needs Clients.

You Don’t Have To Go No-Carb

You Don’t Have To Go No-Carb This short news report from NPR describes a way of eating that is very similar to how I’ve eaten over the past few decades. It explains why I don’t eat bread until the end […]

Have You Crossed Over into Counseling Clients?

Have You Crossed Over into Counseling Clients? Sometimes, a client will jokingly say things like, “I should pay you twice. You’re my therapist in more than one way.” I always remind them of my scope of practice and that I […]