First of Nine: Tensegrity Blog

Portland, Oregon's Cancer Survivorship and Bodywork Zine by Compassion Arts PDX, LLC

Pocket Anatomy free app code winner!

Last week, First of Nine was once again giving away free iPhone and iPad app codes for one of our favorite quick reference anatomy apps, Pocket Anatomy! This is a … Continue reading

July 22, 2013 · Leave a comment

Win a free app code for Pocket Anatomy!

First of Nine and Compassion Arts PDX, LLC is giving away a free iOS app code for Pocket Anatomy app, available on the iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch! Download from the … Continue reading

July 19, 2013 · 10 Comments

Massage therapy iPad apps: Pocket Anatomy adds female anatomy!

The latest version of Pocket Anatomy is out! This version ads both male and female anatomical models. Pocket Anatomy uses an innovative slider system that quickly adds and subtracts layers, … Continue reading

July 15, 2013 · 2 Comments

The rise of social media in the bodywork field

Back in the day, I recall waiting twenty minutes to download a bikini-clad lass over a twenty four-hundred baud modem on my friends’s TRS-80. The Trash-Eighty, we used to call … Continue reading

July 14, 2013 · 5 Comments

Biotensegrities and an old school Apple user

We’ve been chatting about the tensegrity architecture of the myofascial network in the bodywork field for awhile now. It’s a concept snagged from the artistic and architectural world. A contraction … Continue reading

July 7, 2013 · 6 Comments

The anatomy of a massage scam

When you’ve been in the bodywork game for a wee bit and you’ve begun to make your presence known on the Internets (it’s a series of tubes, ya know?), sometimes … Continue reading

March 7, 2012 · 48 Comments

Smile contest winners!

First of Nine’s smile contest was a rousing success! Now, the fun bit! Pocket Anatomy, wonderful developers from Ireland, have generously donated $100 in free iOS apps. We’re giving away free … Continue reading

February 22, 2012 · Leave a comment

Smile, massage therapists! Ya might win an iPad or iPhone app! It’s contest time!

I woke up smiling today. Taking a self-care day off from the world. For sensitive folk, taking a step back from the quickening of the world is essential for balancing … Continue reading

February 5, 2012 · 9 Comments

iPad apps for massage therapists: Pocket Body

Welcome to the tablet generation, dear folks. The iPad 2 is pretty much the most amazing gizmo to plop out of Cupertino, since the Apple Macintosh. The iPad is infusing … Continue reading

January 30, 2012 · 12 Comments

A massage therapist with an iPad

Howdy! Welcome to my brand spankin’ new blog! Gotta start somewhere, so might as well be with a riveting top ten list! I’ve had the iPad 2 for a wee … Continue reading

March 24, 2011 · 9 Comments

Compassion Arts PDX, LLC

Hamid Shibata Bennett, LMT, CAMT (OBMT #301)
Advanced massage therapy and bodywork
3810 SE Belmont ST
Portland, Oregon 97214
503.975.1259