William Sutherland, D. O., discovered the craniosacral system in the early 1900’s, many years after graduating from Osteopathic school. Through meticulous study of the skull and almost 2 decades of self-experimentation, he gained enough insight to begin addressing the...
By Frank Merillat, LMT There is a saying I learned when I lived in the Virginia Mountains that goes like this: “Even a blind hog finds an acorn once in a while”. I think this applies well to the practice of massage and the concept of therapy. I even...
“Nothing stops me. I keep working hard at what I do; it’s the only way to make change in the world” Ariela Grodner did not plan to attend FSM. However, in 2002 Ariela convinced a good friend that she had to check out “this cool massage school” in...
by Tracy Walton She called me about getting massage for her brother. He was in treatment for advanced cancer, and he felt too sick to arrange massage for himself. “What is different about massage for people with cancer?” she asked me. And “How is it different...
by Giorgia Milne The ground substance of our connective tissues is the matrix within which life originates. It is composed of a liquid substrate that bathes, and is within all cells, and provides the means for global, body-wide, communication. It behaves as a...
By Frank Merrilat I recently received an email, it began “Happy Renewal Year”. It was an inquiry about an upcoming workshop that I will be presenting in March and a nice play with words. I have to say that it got me thinking about the meaning of renewal....
