A Large Variety Of Massage Table Are Available

The most important piece of equipment you will ever use is the massage table. You might think that it is just a sturdy table, but there are many different types and styles that you may want to consider before purchasing your own. They range from light weight and portable to solid heavy ones that are able to change their height at the push of a button. There are even custom made ones that can be special orders from certain companies.

Craniosacral Therapy - What Is It?

Craniosacral Therapy is a gentle hands-on technique used to detect, evaluate and enhance the function of the craniosacral system - the physiological body system comprised of the membranes and cerebrospinal fluid that surround and protect the brain and spinal cord. This light touch therapy can be used to evaluate and treat malfunctions involving the brain and spinal cord.

Bowen Therapy - Brain Maps

You are born with a fully functioning holographic pattern of your bodymind. This blueprint in your brain directs your formation as an embryo. Over time your sensory input, including injury or trauma, is etched over this original blueprint of your bodymind. New neural pathways are created which alter the original blueprint, resulting in a learned paralysis of your brain's circuitry. Bowen Therapy sends vibrational signals to correspond with particular areas of your bodymind.

Bowen Therapy - Description of the Technique

A Bowen practitioner must also be able to evaluate tissue tension, the amount of stretch there is when moving tissues. An interpretation of tension must be evaluated during each move. This is what makes Bowen Therapy a dynamic rather than static form of bodywork.

Bowen Therapy - History

The Australian government commissioned the Webb report in 1975 and learned that Tom Bowen was attending some thirteen thousand patients annually with an 80-90% success rate, usually in only one or two sessions.

Energy Medicine - Clearing Your Energies - Affirmatins and Gratitude

Develop a 5-minute practice twice daily for clearing your energies. Envision yourself being in the flow, your flow. Concentrate your mind to scan your bodymind and release any tension with your breath. This simple practice will enhance your ability to focus and manage your energy system.

The Many Uses Of Massage Therapy

Massage therapy has many different uses in the modern world – stress relief, relaxation, a day of pampering, and a bevy of healing properties including improved circulation, decreased inflammation, and the promotion of speedier healing.

Do You Risk Getting Stroke With Massage Therapy?

Enjoy your massage but avoid getting stroke. Learn how massage in the wrong area may increase your chances of getting stroke.

Massaging Yourself

Massage in general will increase your blood flow, make you feel rejuvenated, release pain & promote healthy living. When you are sick, a massage will help the healing process.

Travel Stories - Massage Training in the Jungles of Belize - Students

Just outside of Maskall is the eco-tourist lodge where I am to live and teach for the next several weeks. Eco-tourism helps Belize preserve its rain forest and reef ecosystem. Driving onto the grounds of Pretty See Jungle Ranch I see a wide-open savannah, an unusual landscape for the jungles. Horses graze. A toucan, the national bird, nods its head at me. The main lodge and surrounding huts are built in a traditional style with thatched roofs of coconut palm.

Travel Stories - Massage Training in the Jungles of Belize - First Impressions

For thirty years I've taught massage and helped to develop a variety of massage and health related programs in a variety of settings. Each training and program is always unique and a pleasure for me. However the opportunity to train local Belizeans in the art of massage has stayed with me as one of the most memorable because of its dramatic impact in the lives of the students I taught.

How To Choose Your Massage Therapist

The article outlines what a person looking for massage therapy should look out for generally, and in Winnipeg Manitoba particularly.

Nerve Impingement - Brachial Plexus (Shoulder-Arm Complex) And Lumbar - Sacral Complex

This article details the sources and pathways of pain and nerve impingement from the C5-7 and T-1 cervical and thoracic vertebrae regions to the armpit, shoulder, forearm, and hand. It also refers to the section of L5-S1 in the sacro-lumbar region of the lower back.