Office Inspection Surprise I’m very grateful for my students! I’ll tell you why. On Friday, my office was inspected. Brian from the Department of Health came in, and he was friendly and professional as always. He inspected the usual things […]
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.
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? 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 […]
If You Feel Thankful, Write It Down. It’s Good For Your Health Get yourself a gift this season, a Gratitude Journal. It doesn’t have to be fancy. It can be anything with paper that you can write in. At night […]
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 […]
