In our society the sacrum has become something we just sit on. May these reflections help restore the sacrum to its rightful place -- as playing a central role in our lives!
Read MoreNatural and political disasters first evoke our tears, genuine grief, and mourning. Afterwards, we start to seek causes—someone or something to blame. With global weather change ignored by some leaders and their readiness to re-enter the dark ages, we don't have to look far.
Read MoreCultivating the inner and outer smiles through Deep Massage and Zero Balancing in the UK
Read MoreMuscles and fascia are just communication media through which we can deeply affect the whole person.
Read More“Dark was the Night / Cold was the Ground” is a song recorded by Blind Willie Johnson in 1927. Here is a poem I wrote inspired by him and the trajectory of the recording.
Read MoreWe often see “The Garden of Earthly Delights” - but rarely the placid outer panels of this triptych.
Read MoreThe periosteum, that extraordinary membranous tissue enveloping our bones, represents one of the body's most sophisticated sensory interfaces, yet its significance remains underappreciated in many therapeutic contexts.
Read MoreA poem based on our new grandson’s inspiring and delightful movements and sounds.
Read MoreRecently a friend responded to our extended correspondence about life’s complications with one word. She wrote, “Selah.” I never had heard the word before and was intrigued. The deeper I explored the more mysterious and wonderful it became.
Read Morea poem - born, like so many, from wishful thinking…
Read MoreIf we pause there, inside the sensation of the arms and listen - we can discover their messages for us.
Read MoreThe “box” is a simple name for a container. In Zero Balancing and Deep Massage we consciously encourage the person to feel safe and contained through a very high, caring touch quality. Then the touch, when sustained, can, within the box (aka the inner arena, the field), evoke new experiences that may help the client let go of tensions that no longer serve them.
Read MoreFor me - a young beatnik/folkie at the time - the Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago was paradise.
Read MoreWhen a person, with pure appreciation and a peaceful mind, tries to compose with stones, grass and water in order to create one unified beauty – the formation is called a “garden.” In this context, the garden is the embodiment of the peaceful coexistence of all the elements of nature.
Read MoreFulcrum is distinct from “technique” because a fulcrum, applied to touch, is a balance point, much like the mid-point of the see-saw. The see-saw moves up and down, but the middle, the pivot point, the fulcrum, is still - the part that doesn’t move. In a therapeutic fulcrum, the clarity in touch is the pivot point for the client’s inner work releasing tensions no longer needed.
Read MoreFulcrum - a point of support on which a lever turns
Read MoreThe World Central Kitchen has been doing the most tender work - helping people in need wherever they are. Please consider donating – https://tinyurl.com/2s4xurvx
Read More· The clavicle is anatomically classified as a “long bone.” As such it is the only long bone in the body that lies horizontally.
· It is the first bone to begin the process of ossification during development of the embryo, during the fifth and sixth weeks of gestation.
· It is one of the last bones to finish ossification, at about 21-25 years of age.
· In birds, the clavicles fuse to form a single Y-shaped bone, the “furcula” or what we call the “wishbone.”
Read MoreDesigning sessions is a high art and science. It is one of the most profound endeavors there is. Because we are trying to determine what interactions through touch assisted by thinking, feeling, observing and talking will make an optimum difference in someone’s life.
Read Morea poem on the (necessary) magic of horizontality
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