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Do you Breathe Correctly?
Posted by: | CommentsMost people breathe only into the front of the rib cage. To breathe fully and engage you lungs properly, expand your ribcage from front to back and side to side. If you only breathe into the front of the ribs, you can shorten the paraspinal muscles. This constriction can affect you posture and create tension that is unnecessary.
Take a moment and lie on your back. Relax your neck and let all tension in your back, abdomen, legs, and feet release. Breathe into the sides of your ribcage. Feel how this motion opens the ribcage to the back. Each time you inhale, sense the ribs lifting toward the ceiling as well as, pressing against the floor. Take 10 deep breaths as you feel the ribcage moving from front to back and side to side. When you are ready, sit up and feel how open your body feels in every direction.
Breathwork 4 Massage Therapists
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Massage Therapists Should Refresh Often on Anatomy
Posted by: | CommentsToday I made a visit to Bodies here in Las Vegas. I am an Anatomy Nerd and am fascinated by the human body. I realized how important it is for therapists to keep up with anatomy and kinesiology. Every time I visit Bodies, I learn or remember something I had forgotten.
Anatomy is such a crucial component to doing bodywork. I believe continuing education for massage therapists should include a certain amount of hours just to refresh on Anatomy.
Massage therapists have to not only be able to point out bony landmarks and the certain muscle groups but also have the ability to work that muscle despite the size and shape of the client. Palpation skills are of utmost importance to be confident and perform effective work. Massage therapists greatly benefit from the constant study of anatomy.
Personal Body Maintenance for the Bodyworker® Courses offer Massage Therapy Continuing Education.This seminar not only refresh the therapist on anatomy and kinesiology, it gives experiential anatomy through kinesthetic awareness exercises and yogic techniques.
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Massage Therapists Need to Train Like Athletes
Posted by: | CommentsThink of yourself as a massage athlete. Manual therapy demands skill, strength, and endurance, just like a track and field runner or baseball player. The symptoms of over-training are just like an athlete and include fatigue, lack of energy, pain, insomnia, and depression. Rest is essential for the treatment of over-training. You can take your resting heart rate in the morning and if it is higher than the previous day, you may not have recovered from the previous day.
Insightful strategies for self-care and injury prevention are included in the inspiring book, Creating Peace with Your Hands, written by Karina Braun. Creating Peace with Your Hands is also a 12 course for massage therapy continuing education.
Personal Body Maintenance for Bodyworkers®
Posted by: | CommentsWhy learn Personal Body Maintenance? As a Massage Therapist you have to think of yourself as an athlete and train your body so it can endure the stress and strain that result from performing bodywork. The Braun Method of Personal Body Maintenance is a four-part approach that includes techniques for proper body mechanics, warm-up/ aftercare, and strengthening and stretching of the body so you can keep up with the demands of your career and stay healthy. Consistent maintenance of your body is absolutely necessary to learn so you can increase your income and extend your career. Get In Touch offers live and home study massage therapy continuing education . This method will teach you how to have durability and, as a result, you will prosper in the career that you love for many years to come.
If you are healthy, life is great! If you become injured or unhealthy it can affect your whole existence. Making a commitment to care for your body will make your life happier and less stressful. Have strategies set in place for self-care. Therapists often perform self-care in their off time and do not have a habit of when and what techniques will be used. Do not wait until an injury occurs. Learn The Braun Method of Personal Body Maintenance so you can prosper in your career and stay healthy!
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Prevent Physical Burnout
Posted by: | CommentsIn my years as a Massage Therapist, I have learned more about myself by helping other people. I have also learned that I have to care for my own body so I can give to others. I have been in the field for over a decade and have owned my own spa, been a massage instructor, and worked at a spa on the strip in Las Vegas.
The physical part of my job is what drove me but it also led to burnout and injury. I was working full time at the spa and writing the book Creating Peace with your Hands. I was performing many deep barefoot massages, in addition to various other types of massage, and my feet started tingling and going numb. I continued doing massage instead of taking a break. Eventually, I had to stop doing any type of massage because the symptoms persisted. I guess the universe wanted me off my feet so I could finish the book.
I literally could not walk for a year of my life. After 20 months of ankle surgeries, physical therapy, and low back decompression I am able to walk. I am proud to say that I completed my book and now want to share it with everyone in the massage community.
I believe that education about self-care and injury prevention should start as your foundation. Constant awareness of your body should be used with this physical occupation. Even veterans in this field need to be reminded about body mechanics and self-care techniques. I also think that massage therapy continuing education is essential to the improvement in your technique. You can always learn no matter how long you have been doing this.
You can create peace in other people’s bodies when you care for yourself first. This balance is one of the toughest parts of the job. My mission is to educate and inspire therapists to care for their own body and prevent injury.
To prevent physical burnout:
• Stretch and warm up before you start your day of massage
•Stretch your arms and hands between each client
•Change up your working tools
•Fuel your body with the proper nutrition
•Utilize cryotherapy after your day of massage
•Receive massage weekly or bi-monthly
•Clear your body’s energy daily
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