Category Archives: Education

Viewing Massage Through a Holonic Lens

Posted on August 2, 2012 by David

One of the critical topics in the massage community is how to define and label what we do. How we define massage influences how we market our services, how we regulate them and how we educate new people coming into … Continue reading →

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The Canyon Ranch Think Tank

Posted on July 10, 2012 by David

Have you every wondered why the National Certification Board of Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) has such an awkward name? What’s with that business of “Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork?” Couldn’t they have stopped after the word “Massage?” You can credit … Continue reading →

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Is it time for massage to embrace touch?

Posted on November 11, 2011 by David

Which profession should hold the keys to the storehouse that contains all of  the world’s  knowledge about human touch? Besides bodyworkers, is there any other (legal) occupation with more practical and theoretical knowledge about touch? I don’t think so and … Continue reading →

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Quality Control Through Katas

Posted on August 1, 2011 by David

When I first began developing chair massage sequences in 1982, one of my students was also a student of Haruyoshi Ito, who had introduced a Japanese movement form called Shintaido to the United States and Europe during the mid 1970s. … Continue reading →

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