Bodywork - More than a Massage
Massage Therapy and Bodywork - Bringing the Body Back to Health
As a student at one of the nation's finest massage therapy schools, I feel that this group is necessary for several reasons. First, much of my career will be educating people on the wonderful benefits of massage therapy and its many modalities, which are often referred to jointly as bodywork. Second, I would like to throw away the old misconceptions about ma ...learn more
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Created: Oct 23, 2007
Updated: Mar 17, 2009
Membership: Open
Semi-Private
Topic: A Beginning in Bodywork
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If there's something you want to know about, I'll try and answer to the best of my abilities, and if possible I'll ask my instructors or I may refer you to the sites that list the new research that's being done on the importance of touch, how massage can help animals as well as people, and all that other good stuff.
By the way, did you know that massage is one of the earliest healing practices of humankind? The art of massage is found in writings as early as 2000 B.C. References of reflexology can be found in texts, illustrations, and artifacts dating back as far as 2500 B.C. Early Chinese, Japanese, Indians, Russians, Egyptians worked on the feet to promote good health. And the Greeks and Romans incorporated massage as well as hydrotherapy into their society's way of life. Only recently, in the 19th and 20th centuries, have we begun to rediscover this vital information about our bodies and the amazing things that they, and we, can do.