by David Burrows, BA, CMP, CHTP, RMT
ATH Co-Editor of Massage and Bodywork

This article is a review of the book “Market and Grow a Rich Massage Business” (Heaven and Earth Publishing, 2012) by Cary Bayer, a long time contributing writer to Allthingshealing.com...

Editor´s Note from David Burrows: My review of Cary Bayer's book "Market and Grow a Rich Massage Business"

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Editor's Note from David Burrows: I was glad to come across a video which demystifies Mayan Abdominal Massage.  This short professional, entertaining video features a clip of a therapist demonstrating Mayan Abdominal bodywork.

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by David Lauterstein

Perhaps the biggest health secret humankind needs to hear is being carried by the bodywork profession! What do you think it is?

Ever since Ida Rolf stressed the important of verticality and the role that fascia plays in that – we have seen, in essence, the final step in human evolution...

Editor's Note from David Burrows: Many of us, including me, have heard of Mayan Abdominal Massage and wondered about it. What is it?  Is it exotic? This article by leading massage educator David Lauterstein presents his down-to-earth view of abdominal massage. The article originally appeared prior to a workshop on Mayan Abdominal Massage in order to educate people about the benefits of this type of bodywork.

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Editor's Note from David Burrows: Some massage therapists, like Erik Dalton in this video, employ a very technical approach to massage drawing on complex knowledge of anatomy and physiology.

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Editor's Note from David Burrows: Massage Educator/Musician David Lauterstein shares a clip of his original guitar music to accompany massage.

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by Lu Mueller-Kaul

A lot of my clients with low back problems have some form of hyperlordosis. Lordosis is the normal, slight curve in the low back, so hyper-lordosis means there is too much curvature...

Editor's Note from David Burrows: Author shares her insights into the mysteries of Low Back Pain and its association with curvature of the spine.

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Editor's Note from David Burrows: Notice in this video of doing massage for a pet involved slow, deeper, more intentional touch than normal petting.

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by David Lauterstein

For lower back pain, some of the most important structures we need to address are the ligaments. Of particular interest are those running “horizontally” – from the levels of S5, 4, 3, 2, 1 and L5 to the ilium at each vertebral level. The sacroiliac and iliolumbar ligaments are, in other words, running at 90° to the “vertically” organized fascia associated with the erector spinae...

Editor's Note from David Burrows: One of the best massage educators around shares one of the less known causes of back pain and how to treat it with massage.

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Editor's Note from David Burrows: William Lee Rand, one of the great living practitioners of Reiki bodywork, shares a meditative video on how to use your eyes to heal. Included in the video is an exercise you can do with a partner to see auras and past lives.

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by David Burrows, BA, CMP, CHTP, RMT
ATH Co-Editor of Massage and Bodywork

Reiki is a Japanese term which translates as “Universal Life Force Healing.” Reiki was developed by Dr. Mikao Usui. Many versions of the origins of Reiki have been told. Historians are not definitive on Usui’s life or the origins of Reiki. What follows here is the version of the story of Reiki as it was told to me by one of my Reiki teachers...

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