by Frank Merillat Well hello to all and here we go again. It’s a new year and all that holds for possibilities. By the time you are reading this I will have celebrated my 75th birthday and my thirtieth year of studying the art of bodywork and association with the...

By Luann Overmyer Our body can be viewed as a community of interdependent neighborhoods filled with diversely skilled laborers (cells) that need nourishment and refuse management to do their jobs well. Cells organize themselves into organs, glands, and tissues...

By Pete Whitridge Welcome to the New Year! Wishing you all a happy, healthy and prosperous year ahead. As you probably know, I love fascia and focus on it in my teaching. I’d like to share a new book with you from a very entertaining writer named David...

By Ariela Grodner In my case, I feel as if all the things I do in my daily life are built around arriving in that moment when I get to be present for another human being. I have a client later today; what a blessing that is! How do I prepare myself?  The morning...

A conversation between Nathalie Fosse and Christina Polnyj-Pollman on their upcoming workshop. I am so thrilled to be a part of a new course offering titled Free the Feet, February 4th and 5th, 2023 with my friend and colleague Nathalie Fosse. Nathalie graduated...

By Ariela Grodner The seed has been planted like three little jewels in the fertile soil at the Florida School of Massage. Today is just a few days after our last offering and I'm feeling such deep gratitude to be back in the beautiful blue room. When I sit in that...

By Pete Whitridge Welcome to Fall! In my work on the Probable Cause Panel for the Board of Massage Therapy, we’ve begun seeing many cases involving the new Designated Establishment Manager (DEM) requirements. Most cases involve establishment owners failing to name a...

By Frank Merillat So it’s that time again! We are one year away from the deadline to renew our massage license. That means we need to be thinking and planning for completing our continuing education requirements. Do you have a plan? Do you know the requirements to...

By Pete Whitridge One of the simplest tools for calming the nervous system is also the most intrinsic necessity for maintaining life - breath. Breath control and the ability to exhale longer than you inhale are basic principles in most breathing practices, regardless...

In this post, we're revisiting our Live Your Dreams series with FSM staff member and graduate Natalie Nix. She has recently created and launched a yoga studio in Gainesville, Kardiya, focusing on alignment based classes. Natalie is an inspiring example...