If I had a nickel for every time someone said "I didn't know I hurt there..."  

When most people come to a massage therapist with a problem, they usually know where they hurt, or they think they do.  I'll get to an area that the client thought was not a problem, and suddenly I hear that they are sore there and they didn't know that they were. 

One of the things that we tend to forget is that the body is one organism made of multiple pieces.  But the key to that is that all those pieces are connected.  Something going on in one area may cause pain somewhere else.  In fact one massage style tells the therapist to find the pain... and look for the cause elsewhere.  And although the client may not feel pain at the place that is causing the pain, they probably will once that area is worked on.  And a massage therapist may find the cause of the problem even though the client may tell them no.  I remember a time when someone told me that their problem was in their neck, not their back.  I worked the back as that was what I was drawn to work on.  The neck pain went away.  One just has to remember that every part is connected to every other part, and that any part can cause a problem in any other part.

If I had a nickel for every time someone said "I didn't know I hurt there...", well I wouldn't be hurting for nickels (but I might need to see a massage therapist to deal with the back pain from carrying them).  

• April 9 (Saturday) 11am - 5pm  Confirmed
• May 2 (Monday) 10am - 4pm  Confirmed
• May 7 (Saturday) 11am - 5pm
• June 11 (Saturday) 11am - 5pm
• July 9 (Saturday) 11am - 5pm
• August 6 (Saturday) 11am - 5pm
• September 10 (Saturday) 11am - 5pm
• October 8 (Saturday) 11am - 5pm
• November 12 (Saturday) 11am - 5pm

The following is a list of currently scheduled classes.  This class is a two-day class worth 12 CE hours for Florida massage therapists.  Each class (unless otherwise marked) currently has a status of 'Scheduled'.  This means that a date has been set, but no one has signed up for it yet.  Once a deposit has been received for a class, the status will be 'Confirmed'.  The current schedule is as follows:

• May 14th - May 15th  (Saturday 9:00am - 5:00pm and Sunday 10:00am - 4:00pm)   Confirmed

• August 13th - August 14th  (Saturday 9:00am - 5:00pm and Sunday 10:00am - 4:00pm) 

Note: Check with the hotel for special room rates.  

Maximize your results with less effort. Utilize the science of martial arts and apply it to massage. Body Mechanics and Advanced Techniques for Massage Therapists is designed to reconnect the massage therapist with proper body mechanics and techniques showing how to work without hurting oneself and how to apply deep pressure with little effort.  The class being part lecture, part hands-on practice uses theory, stances, centering, and the proper use of body strength from martial arts and applies them to the art of massage therapy.  Students will learn how to focus their energies and use their body to do deep work with less effort and not get hurt.  This class will help anyone to work deeply with less effort no matter if one is 90 pounds or 250 pounds.  This class is for both the seasoned therapist and the new therapist.  It will show moves everyone is familiar with, but in a new light as well as moves many people may not have seen before (which have been taken from Lomi Lomi, Esalen, and other styles).  The idea is not to dictate how to practice, but to show better body mechanics which the therapist can adapt to what they do.  This is true whether they adapt all of it or just part of it.

Last Saturday saw the first Reiki 3 class of the year.  Caring Palms congratulates the six new Reiki Masters that graduated during that class.  Although it sounds counterproductive in a business sense, Caring Palms believes that the more Reiki practitioners and Masters there are, the more healing is available to everyone.   

To those six new masters... go forth and spread healing. 

Today, we want miracle cures and solutions.  Why with medical science as advanced as it is, there should be nothing that can't be cured.  That's right isn't it?  We want to lose weight by taking a pill, or be healthier by drinking some blue or green concoction.  But what part are we leaving out?  Us.

We need to be a part of the process, and while you're thinking that by taking this pill or drinking that shtuff we are involved, but we really are not.  We are just sitting there watching it happen, and a lot of that is waiting for it to happen.  We need to be invested in what is happening.  We need to be extremely involved. 

Let's face it, every diet supplement on the market says that by taking their product you will lose weight as long as you add eating right and some exercise.  Well if one was eating right and exercising, they would lose weight.  The point is that this supplement will not do it all on its own.  We need to get involved.  We need to realize that we need to take care of ourselves.  And more than realizing that we need to be involved, we need to get involved. 

If we want to be healthier, we need to do more than just take vitamins.  We need to eat better.  We need to do things that promote good health, like going for a walk instead of sitting around watching TV. 

Even when we go to a healer whether that be a medical doctor, massage therapist, chiropractor, or some form of energy worker, we need to be involved.  The number of people that have walked into the Caring Palms office and said "fix me" is incredible.  But in doing that, they are telling the healer to fix them while they remove themselves from the process.  They need to be more involved, and this is not to say they should be looking at and judging every little move.  It is saying that they need to be mentally open and accepting of their treatment.  They need to if not have belief, at least be open to the treatment working and making them better.  That is being involved. 

Mental preparation is 90% of every cure, every solution.  Believing in the process, whether that process is a massage, Reiki session, or an operation dramatically increases the positive effect gained from it.  Mental preparation ahead of time is important so you understand the procedure you will be going through and be able to put your energies into the positive parts of it that will end with you being better.  This is how you get involved.

You make the choice to improve yourself whether that be weight loss, better health, or healing from some problem.  Don't sit and watch this happen from the sidelines.  Get in there and be involved in every part of it.  How much you want, and how much you do makes a difference as to your success.  Be successful.  Be involved.  Be a participant in your own healing.

At Caring Palms, we pledge to do the best work we can at every session.  We not only do this to continue to earn your business, but because we believe that you deserve the best care possible every time you are here.  This is true whether it is massage, or energy work, or classes.  This is our promise.  This is what we will continue to do.