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As an athlete, someone has probably suggested making massage and bodywork a regular part of your training program. It seems intuitive that massaging overworked, over-trained muscles is great for the body while also improving your overall sense of well-being. Regular use of massage therapy has a number of benefits including injury prevention, improved circulation, [...]
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I’ve been a longtime fan of Kinesio Taping. Many years ago, I was in Taipei teaching salsa. After one evening of teaching class, I inadvertently tripped and fell down a flight of stairs. Luckily, I didn’t break any bones, but instantly my ankle was twisted and swollen making it extremely difficult to put much [...]
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Some folks might have a challenging time associating energy work with “real” bodywork. And by “real” I mean bodywork that can be directly and easily felt, like massage or chiropractic, etc. These forms of bodywork maniputate the body structures like muscles and bones. Energy work is definitely a substantially more subtle modality, [...]
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If you were to ask me right now, what my two favorite styles of massage are, I would say Ashiatsu and Lomi Lomi. I do practice both modalities at this time, so perhaps that makes me biased, but nevertheless…
Ashiatsu is the most recent addition to my tool box. It’s a form of barefoot [...]
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