What Lights Your Fire?

by Frank MerillatWhile sitting listening to music this morning I happened across the Door’s recording of Light My Fire. Later while out walking my dogs I got to thinking about life, education and what lights my fire. I thought about how my interests and work have...

Protection for the Bodyworker

by Ariela GrodnerProtecting oneself from taking on the symptoms of dis-ease that a client exhibits is a consistent and recurring issue for practitioners across the entire spectrum of massage modalities. How does one cultivate the necessary empathy and awareness to...

Process or Technique?

by Frank MerillatI just finished assisting in the latest version of Deane Juhan’s Resistance/Release approach. Deane has been coming regularly to our school and offering this course for approximately five years now and I enjoy how I keep learning, going deeper in the...

Develop Ease and Efficiency With Trager Approach

by Frank MerillatHere I sit writing as year 2015 comes to its end. As I look back, it has been an eventful year. There have been lots of changes at the school. We now have a Night Program, there has been a bit of reorganization, new faces are seen, the website has...

Global Traditions Focus on PeriNatal Massage

by Leslie StagerAround the world, the cycle of pregnancy, birth and becoming Mother––as well as women’s other blood mysteries of menstruation and menopause––has been revered and acknowledged with elaborate ceremonies for the women who are recognized as the source of...

Positioning is Everything in Pregnancy Massage

by Leslie StagerPrenatal Massage offers therapists a unique, inspiring opportunity, not only to relieve pregnancy discomforts, but to also massage two people at once and potentially impact the mother and infant’s relationship for the rest of their lives! Pregnancy...