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In my last Alabama shanghai massage ylyzd505 Therapist Blog I spoke of the importance of using proper body mechanics. Following that same line of thought I’d like to look at the movement classes we teach at RMI. These classes come under the heading of Somatic Education, which is an important branch in the field of massage and bodywork. The word somatic was coined by Thomas Hanna and comes from the Greek root “soma” meaning, “body”. The word is usually associated with the term psychosomatic meaning mind/body. Somatic education is the process of learning about ourselves and how we are wired. For example, why do we move in a certain way when we do such and such a thing? How can we move with less effort and more grace? It is by paying attention to what we are doing that we can modify and improve our function. Somatic education is really about tinkering with the nervous system. As massage therapists we can use somatic education to assist our clients in learning about their movement patterns (especially unhealthy ones) and how to find more efficient ways of using themselves. In the movement classes the students attend to themselves. They are guided in self-explorations that teach them about themselves; how they hold themselves and how to let go of unnecessary tension. It is essential for a therapist to have a heightened sense-of-self so they can discern whether it is their tension they feel or that of their client. In fact, if the therapist is tense then they will not be able to truly feel the subtle textures of their client’s tension. The more the therapist is at ease with themselves the more they can assist their client into that same space. As David Moore, an old friend used to say, “you can’t give away what you don’t own.” The pioneers of somatic education were forward thinking explorers. They understood that shanghai massage ylyzd505 the human being is designed to learn at any point and at any time. In that sense they were decades ahead of the scientific community, which rejected the idea of brain-plasticity until very recently. The term neuro-plasticity is used to convey that the human nervous system is malleable; it alters its connections and impulses depending on factors such as amputation, stroke, as well as use. The exciting thing is that we can make adaptations to how we live and function to find our maximum level of health. If you want to read further about how science now understands this amazing ability there is an excellent book by Norman Doidge, MD called The Brain That Changes Itself.