![]() There were 13 invited teachers and researchers of massage therapy and body-mind work that taught, lectured and demonstrated an incredible array of techniques and strategies for hands-on soft tissue therapy solutions for neck challenges and complaints that are seen regularly by massage therapists.Īs I watched a presenter on the final day of this five-day event, and as I listened and took notes, I realized again just how important educational gatherings like this are to our profession, for these gatherings are true mastermind meetings. Recently, I participated in an incredible online continuing education event called The Neck Jam, organized and facilitated by Diane Matkowski LMT, founder and owner of The Massage Mentor Institute.ĭiane is a recent MASSAGE Magazine All-Star team inductee. When I attend workshops, seminars, lectures and presentations where there is a Q&A opportunity or there are breakout group to compare notes and observations-these are mastermind moments that allow massage therapists to collectively connect with each other to receive input from our collective power of intuition! There are no limitations to the mind except those we acknowledge. I believe the most important avenue is masterminding with colleagues and other therapist-in-believing is that touch is a powerful solution for what matters to people who seek our professional services. Intuition is our communication with infinite intelligence and when we transmute this communication into our touch and guide it with the techniques and assessment skills supported by our knowledge and continuing education amazing results happen for our clients. Massage therapy is touch that is energized by a blending of science and intuition. Massage therapy is a powerful solution to support humans returning to themselves, and returning to the human experience of love, compassion, care, respect and being heard. After the experience of social distancing and the constant drone of fear words broadcast throughout the world’s media outlets, to refrain from touching and interacting in any positive-thought directions. In these post-pandemic times, people are searching for ways to reconnect with themselves to reconnect with their human experience. We massage therapists provide an experience for our clients that connects them with their humanness. Massage therapy, using the power of the hands, the emotion of respect, love, compassion and caring, is what consciousness-based therapy is. It, in my opinion, is closer to a not-truly-caring model. This one action element is largely missing in the authoritative medical model of therapeutic intervention. ![]() The massage therapist listens to the client and believes them. Massage therapy is not an either-or but rather a yes-and process of therapeutic intervention that places the client as the highest authority for what they require to get well. I believe the absence of evidence is not evidence of absence of a healing process in progress. It is this consciousness-driven-therapy model that allows massage therapy to help people in many ways that evidence-based models cannot see, measure, or recognize. Massage therapy has the unique capacity to function in both an evidence-based model and a consciousness-based model. When we as massage therapist are touching a client, we sense vibrations, or vibes, that are emitting from that person. as it is to know and understand the role of energy and vibrational frequencies. Thus, it is equally important that we know the sciences such as anatomy, kinesiology, physiology, neurology, etc. The wonderful aspect of massage therapy and bodywork is we, as professionals, work with both elements. ![]() Intuition is our subconscious mind connecting with infinite intelligence, and both are a matter of energy. I suggest that our profession is judged by how we educate ourselves and how we connect our techniques and science knowledge with our intuition. I believe a society is judged by how it educates its young. Massage therapy is a powerful solution to support massage clients returning to themselves-and returning to the human experience of love, compassion, care, respect and being heard.
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