D/E/F
Modalities
Deep Tissue Massage- Massage
applied to the deeper, core layers of the body often using the elbow as
well as the usual thumb, finger and fist pressure. Greater
awareness is often needed to go into the deeper tissues without hurting
the client. Deep tissue work helps with chronic pain and injury rehabilitation.
See also:
Deep Tissue
Section
DO-IN - Taoist system of stretching,
bodily postures, movements similar to hatha yoga. Introduced to US
by Michio Kushi. Chinese Taoist monks first noticed that it was instinctive
for a person to touch or hold and injured or painful body part. Nutrition
is absorbed from the air and surrounding energy.
Embodiment Training - The work of
Will and Lyn Johnson. Will, a Rolfer and practicing Budhist, uses
meditation, breath, diet to develop awareness of the body and mind.
Books resources: By Will
Johnson
The
Posture of Meditation.
Balance
of Body, Balance of Mind: A Rolfers Vision of Buddhist Practice in the
West
Aligned,
Relaxed, Resilient: The Physical Foundations of Mindfulness
Web resources:
www.embodiment.net
Equine (horse) Massage- The
techniques of massage and bodywork are applied to horses of all disciplines
of riding ( dressage, hunter/jumpers, western, endurance, eventing).
For injury rehab, injury prevention, training, abuse recovery, or just
be nice to your horse. You don't need to be a licensed massage
therapist in most areas, but having the background and education will make
the best therapist. Horse handling is a big part of this, as horses
in pain can be a handful.
Web resources:
TTEAM-
Linda Tellington Jones Equine Awareness Method; kind of like Feldenkrais
for horses.
Equissage
school of equine massage
Equinology
Northwest School of Animal
Massage
Esalen Massage - Basically swedish
massage influenced by the early leaders of Esalen, Charlotte Selver and
Bernie Gunther. Teaches the therapist to approach the client with
a quiet mind,
bringing out the intuition and being fully present. It integrates
a philosophy of mind, emotion, and spirit along with the physical manipulations
that Swedish offers. It carries an
attitude of intimate touching (non-sexually),
caring, energy awareness, emotional and spiritual healing. Parts of the
philosophy concern the following: 1) touching is a basic need (as essential
as air, food, or water), 2) caring about others is natural, 3) getting
in touch with one's own body leads to a more effective way of loving and
relating to others, and 4) that healing comes from within as well as from
the outside. The actual movements are light and focus to induce deep
states of relaxation rather than relive specific tension as in Swedish.
Web resource:
Esalen
Institute.
Touch points from Esalen
Esalen Videos and DVD's
Feldenkrais- Developed by Moshe
Feldenkrais (1904-1984), Israeli
physicist, mechanical engineer and the
first European to earn a black belt in Judo. He developed this method
out of his own need to heal a knee injury. Feldenkrais believed that awareness
had to be experienced, not taught verbally. His main premise was "Unless
we know what we are doing, we can not do what we want". Clients are
called students as it is a process of unlearning restrictive habits and
replacing them with efficient, graceful movement. Awareness through Movement
is the movement part of Feldenkrais. The bodywork part is called
Functional Integration which involves treating the nervous system primarily
through the skeletal structure by using hands on, painless manipulation.
Full training 3-4 years.
Book Resources:
Awareness
Through Movement by Moshe Feldenkrais
Mindful
Spontaneity by Ruthy Alon
Web resources:
www.feldenkrais-resources.com
-sells tapes and videos of the lessons.
www.feldenkrais.com
-Feldenkrais Guild. Online lessons
