By Adrienne Engel, LMT, SEP When I started my career, my goal was to become the best massage therapist by learning many modalities to help others reduce pain and improve function. Thirty-one years later, I have a long list of techniques and skills to offer for healing...

By Adrienne Engel, LMT, SEP Hi, my name is Adrienne Engel, and I am a somatic massage therapist specializing in trauma integration and our spiritual connection. I’ve been a massage therapist for the past 31 years, and I absolutely love it. One of the most important...

By Caroline Verdi ARCB Reflexologist, LMT MA107748 Have you ever had a client who was highly resistant to settling down and relaxing? Use Reflexology! Perhaps you had a client with digestive issues, but they were not comfortable having their abdomen massaged? Use...

By Pete Whitridge Welcome to Spring! This month I will be in Gainesville to offer my class Myofascial Components of Head, Neck, and Shoulder Pain. We have a wonderful group forming for this first CE class of the year at FSM and we invite you to join us. This is...

By Pete and Lee Whitridge We’d like to share a little FSM history and highlight one of the school’s most celebrated former owners and graduates. We both had the pleasure of watching Benny Vaughn on Live with Gil Hedley recently. Benny is one of the most prominent...

By Giorgia G Milne Touch of Presence® Biodynamic Cranial Approach (BCA) is about orienting to the paradigm shift from a disposition of intervention to one of non-doing, trusting the inherent wisdom of the body and of the creative forces of life. William Sutherland,...

By Pete and Lee Whitridge We’re well underway in the 2025-2027 license renewal cycle. With the new year, I know many of you are starting to think about continuing education requirements and options. I’ll address the current requirements for renewal later in this...

By Adrienne Engel, LMT, SEP InBodyMeant Somatic Training is the most comprehensive somatic massage course on the market and builds your competency. Somatic work is a valuable skill to integrate into the modalities you currently provide. It enhances your nervous...

By Pete and Lee Whitridge Welcome to the final days of the 2023-2025 licensure renewal period. You should have received a “Dear Licensee” notice by email if you haven’t already renewed your license, reminding you of all the specific requirements you need to complete...

By Adrienne Engel To remember the parasympathetic response in the nervous system, think of a parachute.  Experienced parachuters open their chutes, safely and effortlessly drift back to the ground. The sensation of returning to the ground is similar to how our...