Do Less. Focus More. Care Carefully.
It’s easy for us to get stuck in our work—physically, mentally, emotionally. Let’s look beyond the usual self-care routines to find better ways to get unstuck and back to the work you love.
David M. Lobenstine, LMT
David M. Lobenstine, BA, LMT, BCTMB, has been massaging, teaching, writing, and editing for over 15 years in New York City, with a focus on clients at all stages of childbearing. He is an authorized instructor of the Pre- and Perinatal Massage Therapy workshops, and also designs and teaches his own continuing education workshops, both across the US and online at Body Brain Breath. For more information about the author, visit bodybrainbreath.com.
ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
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What Makes a Massage Great?
Embrace the repetition that's at the heart of bodywork; then, reinvent each session depending on your client's needs.
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Feet First: How to Massage with an Awareness of Your Whole Body
By practicing using your whole body in every movement you make, your sessions will start to feel flowing and full of ease, rather than heavy and full of effort.
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Reflections on Touch in a Distanced World
One licensed massage therapist explores what it's been like to distance and miss massage work due to COVID-19, and what it might be like to return to massage.
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You Can't Fix Your Clients
Approaching your sessions with a shift in your mindset around pain, including in the language you use, can help your clients embrace all aspects of themselves.
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Leave Diagnosing to the Doctor
Massage therapists aren't supposed to diagnose. There is some variety from state to state, but for the most part, we are allowed to "assess" but not to "diagnose."