Rachel Creager Ireland

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”

Past-Life Regression

The prairie of the Flint Hills is timeless. Things happen here, but the prairie goes on being itself and doing the prairie, and doesn’t really notice us if we don’t disturb it. I spent last week in Berlin and Prague. It wasn’t nearly long enough to get a sense of even one city, but inContinue reading “Past-Life Regression”

Anatomy Nerd

I noticed that I was feeling pain near my left knee whenever I bent forward at the hip. It didn’t make any difference if the knee was straight or bent, bearing weight or not. It’s been over twenty years since I studied anatomy formally, but I have lots of friends who are massage therapists, soContinue reading “Anatomy Nerd”

A Massage Is In The Stars

Astrologers say that the planet Mercury rules communication, including contracts, agreements, and negotiations; and transportation of all kinds. About three times each year, the planet appears from our perspective to move backwards in the sky, and during these retrograde periods, it is said that everything ruled by Mercury is delayed, skewed, or otherwise off-kilter. LettersContinue reading “A Massage Is In The Stars”