Being a soccer play in my younger days and having many sports injuries, tears, ligament damage, fractures and soft tissue injuries I have had my fair share over the years. I learned through my own injuries and 20 years being in practice working on tens of thousands of patients. Now with that said, you have…
Do you love your body? As a therapist for over 20 years, I have lost count of the number of times I have heard people say: “I hate my body.” “I don’t understand why It is not working”. “Why Is my body is not co-operating?” “I can’t control my habits/impulses” Let me tell you something…
“To touch is to be given life” – MichaelAngelo In these times of a global pandemic, Black Lives Matter, global dissent, economic hardships; where the new norms are of physical distancing and virus/contagion phobia. Where we are constantly disinfecting our hands, our physical environments and everything in between. Where levels of communications have been at…
Shiatsu Therapy and The Abdomen (The Hara) What is the Hara? Why in Shiatsu therapy does the therapist often start your treatment by feeling your abdominal region or focusing in that region? Ancient Asian cultures believe the shape of one’s Hara tells about the character and condition of a person. Yellow markings are reflex zones for the organs….
By Cassandra Hall Primeau, RMT The abdomen is by far one of the most neglected areas of the body, but it can also prove to be one of the most important. You’ve probably heard your massage therapist say at some point, “everything is connected.” It’s absolutely true. Since the abdominal region is at the…