Every great class is an experience of oneness that becomes a transformational fulcrum in our lives.
Read MoreThe ribs take their long and winding roads around our hearts and lungs. In 24 ways, they embrace the history of our loves, our griefs, joys, our furies and so much more. The history of the human heart is the emotional history of each one and every one of us.
Read More“.Love is the medicine for the sickness of the world” – Karl Menninger
Read MorePianos strings are “mis-tuned” slightly - on purpose! Why?
Read MoreBone flutes are among the oldest known artifacts of human technological ingenuity.
Read MoreEvery part of your physical body contributes to the biochemistry of your emotional body.
Read MoreOn April 23, our son, Jake, and the love of his life, Lauren, got married. May we all share in the highest blessing of these two creative, wonderful people.
Read MoreExploring our inner world, our soft spots, our presence in teaching capacities, and facing the challEnges of opening our mindsets to more inclusive, sensitive, and equitable ways of relating is the goal we hope we have shared with you. - Misty Rhoads and Mary Murphy , ZB Faculty
Read More“I’ve been reading your philosophical missives with interest but I have a little problem with the last one. “ - Allan Davidson on the key to Ida Rolf’s work.
Read MoreYears ago I saw a colorfully painted wooden sculpture that struck and delighted me. The vision and memory of the sculpture has become indelible over the years. It was sculpture of two great figures: Muddy Waters and Georges Balanchine.
Read MoreIn a world dominated by virtual reality there are two competing hungers. One is for more and more virtual reality - ultimately an unfulfilling inner momentum for escape. The other is the hunger for more and more actual reality. As a massage therapist, everyday I see and help fulfill the hunger for actual reality.
Read MoreEarly reviews of “The Deep Massage Book” convey a sense of the uniqueness of what one learns by studying Deep Massage: The Lauterstein Method.
Read MoreWe ourselves are mostly water, human forms of embodied rain. Rain represents mourning, yet also replenishment and new growth.
Read MoreThere are special places of awe and power where we can rest and be rejuvenated. The book reminds us that we can do this within ourselves. We already know this in our bones.
Read MoreBecause “stress is the condition of living in constant and unsettling change,” it is a form of unremitting grief, what Hegel called, “the highway of despair.”
Read MoreMay our sadness and depressions be transformed into a special kind of tenderness.
Read MoreIn Zero Balancing, we cultivate our ability to sense and to see as equally important as the touch techniques we apply.
Read MoreThe common term for a muscle that is, suspiciously, called the “prime mover,” and its counterpart that does its opposite action - is “agonist” and “antagonist.” “Agonist” comes from the Latin root for “combatant” and of course “antagonist” from the root for the “opponent” of the combatant. So it would seem as though there is a kind of war or cage match at least between these two muscles.
Read MoreA link to the cover article from the Massage Therapy Journal - from about 30 years ago!
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