Tag: Massage Therapy

  • Snake Oil Massage

    This is a natural product that once belonged to the low-priced, low-profit category of natural remedies; if for no other reason because it could not be patented so that the price could be manipulated. It is also one of those traditional remedies that worked, but the explanation given for how it worked seemed incredulous. Thankfully,…

  • Juxtaposed Grapefruit

    Namaste As a citrus, we are assured of our daily dose of vitamin C from grapefruit. For that matter, it is considered among the top vitamin C foods, and thanks to the role of the media, you’ll be hard-pressed to find someone who doesn’t agree that eating grapefruit is a healthy way to start the…

  • Self-Care for Therapists

    Namaste Recently in class a student asked how as therapists we can best take care of ourselves in order to have a long career. Nutrition, from our own view, was one of the points I touched on. Our ancestors observed the diets of animals such as the gorillas and chimps, but they also used instinct…

  • Testicular Arterial Flow

    Namaste The recent advertisement I posted for massage classes yielded some interesting conversations. One being… Hi. Just asking do massage therapist get pay good. how much do they get a hour. was always inquisitive about it because a always wanted to do it but didnt know if it would b a good career for me.…

  • Vitamin Toxicity

    Namaste In the right doses, the cure can kill. Yet it is done as we self-medicate with the belief that we will prevent or abort occurring processes. Toxicity caused by vitamins can be acute, or it can be chronic. In the case of the former, toxicity causes increased intracranial pressure, drowsiness, irritability, abdominal pain, nausea,…

  • 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…

  • Career Day

    Namaste I was recently invited to participate in a Career Day at a Secondary School. Back in our time, we were given information sheets in Third Form and these were to be filled out at home with the guidance of our parents. So the discussion was mainly on the home front as to what your…

  • 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…

  • Services

    Cupping Therapy Athletes are turning to cupping therapy in conjunction with other treatments to relieve stiffness and to help address injuries. Post-surgery and many other clients are also discovering the benefits. Cupping therapy…  Contours the body  Stimulates circulation  Loosens the adhesions  Tones and firms the skin  Provides drainage of lymph…

  • 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…