Fall and catch massage sounds very judo-y. But I promise that you won’t have to make your client tap out. Fall and catch massage is a way to do massage without squeezing and pressing a client’s muscles with all your might. Instead you “fall” into the client, and the client’s body “catches” you. Your body [...]
Want to be able to do more massages and not be in pain? Then ask: Why am I doing this? Wait, not: Why am I doing massage? I’m talking about these “why(s)”: Why am I doing a particular technique every massage? Why am I using my palms to effleurage? Why do I use my thumbs [...]
I didn’t understand massage body mechanics when I was a massage student, and I thought every MT had hand pain. My hands got to be such a problem that I went to my teacher, Telema, for help. She watched me work on a fellow student. What she told me to do seemed too subtle to [...]
Will working on a low massage table hurt your back? Not if you adopt these strategies: (1) use the table for support, (2) take wider stances when doing lighter pressure, (3) incorporate seated work and (4) avoid static posture positions. When you do those four things you’ll be able to deliver all ranges of pressure [...]
