INSIGHTS & RESOURCES

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I've been thinking about how to give a great massage for kind of a while. And writing about it. And demonstrating it. And talking about it...

Below are lots of ways for you to grow yourself.

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Find Your Focus Again // Free Mini-Course

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We all get distracted during our sessions. We all have aches and pains while we work. These things are inevitable. But what happens next is not. Some therapists burn out. Other therapists find their focus again. Learn how, here. One short guide with tips. Three audio tracks to bring your focus back into your body.

ARTICLES

I've been fortunate to write for our major massage publications for nearly fifteen years.

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Do Less. Focus More. Care Carefully.

GET UNSTUCK AND OUT OF YOUR RUT Massage & Bodywork / Winter 2025

What Makes a Massage Great?

NAMING THE ESSENCE OF OUR SUCCESS Massage & Bodywork // May-June 2024

Feet First

HOW TO MASSAGE WITH AN AWARENESS OF YOUR WHOLE BODY Massage & Bodywork // November-December 2022

How to Work with Pain, Not Against It

YOU CAN'T FIX YOUR CLIENTS Massage & Bodywork // May-June 2022

Leave Diagnosing to the Doctor

HOW OUR FRIENDLY ADVICE CAN BACKFIRE Massage & Bodywork // January-February 2022

Find Your Floppy

GET RID OF YOUR OWN TENSION WHILE YOU WORK Massage & Bodywork // July-August 2021

Easing the Stress of Pregnancy

(with Carole Osborne and Michele Holland) Massage & Bodywork // May-June 2021

Reflections on Touch in a Distanced World

WHAT I'VE LEARNED (SO FAR) FROM COVID Massage & Bodywork // January-February 2021

Less is More

A MORE EFFECTIVE WAY TO USE LUBRICANT Massage & Bodywork // January-February 2020

The Client Who Demands Deeper

UNDER PRESSURE FOR MORE PRESSURE Massage & Bodywork // January-February 2019

Embrace the Parasites that Want to Rule Your Life

A POTENT CAREER-ENHANCING TOOL MASSAGE Magazine / October 2017

Rock On!

SOOTHE CLIENTS WITH SATISFYING CONTACT MASSAGE Magazine // June 2017

The Solution Is the Sides

APPROACHING THE BODY FROM NEW ANGLES Massage & Bodywork // March-April 2017

Pour Don't Push

HOW TO MASSAGE WITH GREATER DEPTH AND EASE Massage & Bodywork // November-December 2016

Breath

YOUR MOST POWERFUL TOOL Massage & Bodywork // May-June 2016

Mindful Massage

WORKING IN THE PRESENT MOMENT Massage & Bodywork // January-February 2015

Stretch Yourself

SOME CLIENTS ARE DIFFERENT—AND THAT'S OK MASSAGE Magazine // September 2014

Mindfulness

BREATH, THOUGHTS, FEELINGS, SENSATIONS MASSAGE Magazine // September 2013

Free Your Focus

A GUIDE TO CAREER SELF-PRESERVATION Massage & Bodywork // July-August 2013

Ground Your Perception

POUR, DON'T PUSH MASSAGE Magazine // March 2013

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PODCAST EPISODES

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VIDEOS

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Pre- and Perinatal Massage Therapy

A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO PRENATAL, LABOR AND POSTPARTUM PRACTICE

This textbook has been the heart of the prenatal workshops I've been teaching for years. I am so proud to be a co-author of this beautiful book.

Handspring Limited (2021) // $70 // paperback and e-book available