Tag: Cancer

  • Power to the Client

    Namaste This week a student asked how could we avoid those clients who feel that one massage treatment should resolve their problem, and when this does not happen, they opt for spreading malicious rumors about the Therapist? I don’t know. People are good, up until they aren’t. We do our best and trust that the…

  • Stress Reduction

    Namaste It is important for us to appreciate that we process stress different because everyone is different. We must therefore try to understand how we perceive and respond to stress so that we can adapt the appropriate coping techniques for our circumstances. If allowed, stress can make us ill and keep us ill. One way…

  • Certified Lymphedema Therapist – Trinidad and Tobago

    Oncology Massage It would seem that massage is returning to its rightful place alongside Doctors and Nurses in medical settings after long being relegated to the Sports and Spa world. The art and science of massage, through the decades-long work of dedicated professionals, has captured the attention of the medical establishment, the massage community, and…

  • Chakras and Crystals

    Namaste A Therapist sent me a message recently. It read: I have a few questions… How to use the chakras and meridians to bring healing to ourselves and our clients? Is there one particular crystal to use for all the chakras? I suggested that the chakras and the meridians can be likened to the circulatory…

  • Back Pain

    This occurs due to strained muscles in the back and could come about due to stress or bad posture. For some it is just a matter of age, as statistics show that adults over forty have some disc degeneration which reduces shock absorption, create muscular imbalance and poor flexibility, misalignment of the spine, ligament and…

  • Taboo

    Namaste Carnival is over.  Thank God.  I am often asked if it is a time when I get an influx of clients.  No.  Not because I can’t.  The pulse of this period is simply too vibrant so most of the time I stay in the ambiance of my home until it passes over.  The phone…

  • Massage as an act of Kindness

    Namaste I was gently advised, regarding my remark about Jesus being my Teacher, that Jesus is not merely a Teacher, but that He is the Son of God. Yes, I heard that before. Someone sought to give us a picture of God by stating that He knows what’s beyond the heavens and the earths (yes,…

  • Massage for Healthy Breasts

    Namaste Years ago I had a client who used to be a Teacher before he stepped into the Oil Industry to become involved in Training. He claims he made the shift partly because he was tired of teenage students coming on to him. The difference in the pay cheques also played a part. Each week…