Can personal injury improve your massage therapy practice?
Sprains, strains, cuts, contusions, breaks, concussions… There are so many ways to get hurt! Massage therapists know, because we see the gamut of ways human beings get injured in our … Continue reading
Breath is a rhythm
Breath is a rhythm We gotta say in. The bounce in our step Is chosen in the brain. An understanding of the continuous myofascial network of the human body brings … Continue reading
With thanks… Taking Care Portland, August, 2013
Sunday morning. August in Portlandia. Light filters through the window, soft and golden. Hydrate. Stretch. Move. Dance. Run. Down to the river with the dogs to stand atop the old … Continue reading
A massage therapist goes to Md Anderson Cancer Center
I really dig how they have a swooshy red strike-through on “Cancer” as part of their logo. I ponder the thumb drive in my hand. And, I realize that storage … Continue reading
Compassion Arts PDX, LLC launches in Portland, Oregon!
Dear friends, My bodywork practice is in such lovely transition, as I continue to sculpt my craft in the healing arts. I started up my first massage therapy website, Transcending … Continue reading
Chemotherapy and music
One of my massage clients recently asked me about the music I listen to that has influenced my own. Golly, it’s a big question. Music has been such an influence … Continue reading
A massage therapist goes to NCNM
In January, Taking Care Portland was invited to speak at the National College of Natural Medicine’s 2013 Integrative Oncology Conference in Portland, Oregon. Of course we said, yes! Steve Frost, … Continue reading
A massage therapist’s top forty two of 2012
I’m an introspective bloke. Living more and more in the hear and now, it’s still quite useful to take a breath or two and stroll back into memory, to see … Continue reading
Minimalist running and the sensate massage therapist
“Everyone begins life with an open mind… a driving curiosity… a sense of wonder” -Carl Sagan A late Autumn morning in Oregon. All the world is new. On the rocks, … Continue reading
Compassion, brainwaves and haptic perception, plus September’s Taking Care Portland
Ya know what got me into massage school? I was rear-ended in Oly…. That’s Olympia, Washington. I began seeing a physical therapist. He had me remove my upper garment and … Continue reading
First of Nine: Tensegrity Blog 