I am a member of the professional organization Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals. In a time when the US suffered a lack of clear guidance and leadership, I’ve been grateful that the leadership of ABMP has established recommendations for practicing massage, as well as stating unequivocally when they don’t believe it is appropriate to practiceContinue reading “Revisiting Covid Procedures”
Author Archives: Rachel Creager Ireland
Affirmations
Affirmations are an amazing and powerful way to bring about the life we want to inhabit. Sometimes people struggle to find the right affirmation, however, and don’t find the affirmations that they use to be effective. Affirmations are meant to change our thinking at a fundamental level, and that’s an essential part of how andContinue reading “Affirmations”
Supporting the Immune System
Everyone is thinking about immunity these days, so I posted an informal poll asking friends what they do for their immune systems. The most common answer was getting adequate sleep, which surprised me, even though it is definitely very important for optimum health. The reason it surprised me was because I wasn’t raised to valueContinue reading “Supporting the Immune System”
Layers of old and new
As I type, I’m sitting at the old desk my Dad used for planning Physics lessons. Later he was disabled by a stroke, and took up building model cars at this desk. In the process, he deposited countless layers of every color of paint and glue on the desk top. When I took it fromContinue reading “Layers of old and new”
Mostly Wellness
Shortly after I graduated from Massage Therapy school in the 90s, I went into an advanced course in Myofascial Massage Therapy. This is a structural modality, related to Rolfing, which is the kind of bodywork that is supposed to change your life. It’s “intense” (aka painful), and so deep that there’s no need to removeContinue reading “Mostly Wellness”
Rachel Creager Ireland, LMT 