A New Year and the Dance Goes On

It’s a new year! The world did not end with the Mayan calendar. Congress still struggles with our nation’s issues. Clients are coming in and a new round of teaching Neuromuscular Therapy has begun. The dance continues. I feel very blessed to be teaching with Cate,...

Death, Family and Tom Myers is Coming

There was a death in my family this past month. It happened on November 8th and at the same time as I was participating in the Angel Walk that proceeds graduation. This got me thinking about family. I think of family in two ways. The first is by blood relation. I do...

The Year After Cancer Treatment: How We Adapt Massage

  My client rolled her eyes as she told me, “Now, this is hard. This is way harder than my year in cancer treatment.” She was referring to the year after cancer treatment. She was several months out. Armed with clear scans and a clean bill of health from her...

Creative Education Model at FSM Inspires Graduate Success

This month in our graduate spotlight we feature Cindy Black, licensed acupuncturist and massage therapist, who graduated from the Florida School of Massage in 1990.  Cindy is the founder of Meridian Massage Institute, which offers practical workshops, certifications,...

Cancer and Massage Therapy: Changes in the Profession

Each year, about 1.5 million people in the US are diagnosed with cancer.  Many of them choose to seek massage therapy for healing support during their cancer journey. At the same time, the massage therapy profession is still regrouping from the myth that was taught...

Aha Moments

I love it when I “get” something, when my understanding deepens or changes. These are “Aha Moments” for me. Since I work with the movement of the body, I am interested in how it works and how I can work with it more effectively. I am constantly reminded of how little...