The 19-year-old is on summer break from college, so we decided to join the Y together and workout regularly. I’ve mostly been more of a yoga person than a pumping iron person, but I have my moments. These regular workouts are reminding me how much better I feel when I do it than when I’mContinue reading “Working Out”
Category Archives: The Body
Fluff and Buff
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”
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”
Rachel Creager Ireland, LMT 