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?
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.
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 […]
Neuroscience Says Listening to This Song Reduces Anxiety by Up to 65 Percent Well, I listened, but I couldn’t tell if it reduced stress. I may be too tired right now to feel stressed. Anyway, what do you think? Does […]
16 Ways to Practice Self-Care As I always tell my students (and my clients), “If you want to help others, you’ve got to take good care of yourself FIRST!” As Mel Robbins says so eloquently, “You can’t pour from an […]
What if the Placebo Effect Isn’t a Trick? How important is it that you take the time to listen to and have compassion for the client you’re about to work on and after you’ve worked on them? This is a […]
Great Group of Therapists at the Muscle Balancing Training! Great group of therapists at the Muscle Balancing training this weekend in Fayetteville. Each class always reminds me how different we are in so many ways, yet we share this mission […]
