Now that I’m in Wichita, I occasionally pop up in some of the places in Kansas where I used to work, before I moved to Texas. A client told me that in my absence she had visited a different massage therapist in the area, but found the therapist consistently used pressure that was deep toContinue reading “Fluff and Buff”
Category Archives: The Body
Winter Shoulders
A client came to me last week for mid-back pain. After the treatment, his pain was much improved, but he returned a few days later with notable tension in the shoulders. He thought it was related to the Arctic weather we’ve had these last few days. This was a good observation. I know from experienceContinue reading “Winter Shoulders”
The Psoas Controversy
Oh, this is one of my favorite muscles. It’s deep, mysterious, and controversial. It’s like the occult conspiracy of soft tissues, many people have never heard of it, but it’s secretly affecting your posture, your comfort, and your freedom of movement. In my first specialty of Myofascial Massage Therapy, we learned to palpate and releaseContinue reading “The Psoas Controversy”
On Being a Jigsaw Puzzle
I spent much of the last year studying Zero Balancing, a new (to me) bodywork modality that works with bones, rather than soft tissues as massage therapy does. I finished my coursework in November, took the online exam last month, and this week I finally took and passed my practical exam. That is, I gaveContinue reading “On Being a Jigsaw Puzzle”
I Talk With My Hands
Typically, massage therapists show you a picture of their face, or the space where they work. I don’t touch you with my face, and the space where I work is wherever you are. So here are my hands. What do my hands say? Most often, something like It’s okay. You can let go now.You canContinue reading “I Talk With My Hands”
Rachel Creager Ireland, LMT 