Jenny Ray teaching LaStone® Today I am again travelling to England and Chelmsford to attend several courses with Jenny Ray. This time it will be eight days of courses, four days with LaStone Sacred Strokes, one day Drum Making, one day Shamanic Journey, and two days with Healing Hands – learning and learning to teach … Continue reading
Image by mozzercork via Flickr This is my last post in the “Eat, Love, Pray” massage series I have written over the last few weeks. Massage and love go hand in hand. I am not talking about physical or familial love, the type of love you have for a spouse or child, but rather about … Continue reading
Image via Wikipedia The last two weeks I’ve been writing about massage from an “Eat, Pray, Love” point of view. Today I want to cover the spiritual and mental aspect. By spiritual I don’t mean religious, but rather a way of thinking that searches for awareness, personal growth and development, becoming a better person and … Continue reading
Last week I wrote “Eat, Love & Pray Massage“, an article inspired by the book Eat, Pray, Love and how that relates to massage. This week I would like speak about the importance of senses. Massage awakens the senses The physical aspect of massage, especially wellness and holistic massage, is not only about “fixing what’s … Continue reading
Like so many others, I read “Eat, Pray, Love” and was touched by the story and the author’s insights and discoveries. Now as the hype, around the book and coming film, is growing, I began thinking about it again and in my mind the word massage kept popping up. A clear request from my subconsciousness … Continue reading
There are reasons to choose to have a massage in your own home, and there are reasons not to. When it comes to it, it all comes down to your temperament and what you value important in regards to relaxation. If you’re in doubt if having a massage at home is for you, look at … Continue reading
Image via Wikipedia When I feel confused about things in my life and can’t seem to find the answers to my questions, or even quite figure out what my questions are, I turn to a form of meditation. I have created an evening ritual that fits into my work and philosophies as a massage therapist. … Continue reading
The expression wellness massage is fairly new, though the concept has been around for years. Often they’re called relaxation massages. Relaxation massage is not quite the same as wellness massage. Nor is wellness massage to be confused with therapeutic massage. There are some distinct differences, which I will explain below. Let’s define Wellness first: the … Continue reading
Being a LaStone® Therapist isn’t just about learning a new massage routine or learning a new technique. It’s learning a whole new approach to massage and implementing these principles into the different bodywork techniques we already know and use. We learn some routines such as the Original Body or Castle Building. These are very specific … Continue reading
It is no coincidence that the stones I use in my massages are those they are. Not only are their thermal properties important, but also the nature of the very stone plays an important role. Stones are harvested with respect for nature and treated well. Time is taken to find the right basalt stones which … Continue reading