What Are Your Symptoms Trying to Teach You?

Is this anyway to start a workshop? I'm here to learn about assessing my clients' musculo-skeletal conditions -- plus, I'm much more comfortable talking about their symptoms instead of mine...

It would soon become clear that this illuminating exercise - given by the brilliant Bob Duggan (Co-founder of the Tai Sophia Institute) was a powerful step in listening & acknowledging the wisdom of my own body that ultimately will benefit me AND my clients.  

That day, Bob simply asked us to write our symptoms on a sheet of paper and reminded us that these very symptoms in themselves were the best teachers we could ask for.

As he states in his book, Common Sense for the Healing Arts, "Our body has great wisdom, and its symptoms are its way of communicating with us. Thus, I trust that a painful knee may be the body's way of slowing an individual in order to prevent a heart attack. I trust that each symptom has meaning and it is not a random event. I do not suggest that every symptom is understandable. I am aware that life is a mystery. What I do trust is that we can learn to observe the symptoms, and even as the symptoms come and go - we can live well & fully."

 

Are You Sticky....?

As part of the shifting landscape out there - I'm taking this as inspiration to revise my website and resume. Even with my communications background I'm always looking for fresh ideas to make my marketing materials even more compelling - ie sticky. The book "Made to Stick" had caught my eye - but to be honest I didn't want to spend the $18 - so lo & behold after checking out MTS's website the resources page is loaded with FREE podcasts and PDFs. The topics covered range from branding, resume writing, interviewing and teaching. Click on this link if you wanna get sticky...

Who Else Out There Is Feeling the WINDS of Change...?

EQUALIZING, CLARIFYING, CENTERING, GROUNDING, STABILIZING -- do these words resonate with anyone out there in the healing arts...?

For the past few months I've noticed a shift in what brings people to the table for massage whether it's in my own practice or seeing clients externally in a purely clinical setting. While I still see neck or low back issues - it seems as though clients are seeking something "larger" within the bodywork universe.

These shifts have made me look at my profession and ultimately question how should the massage therapy paradigm shift as the economy and healthcare go through their own transformations?