Author: Julie Onofrio
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Things they never tell you about being a massage therapist
Being a massage therapist is becoming a popular career choice for many. People are drawn to the field for many reasons. Wanting to help people is one of the main reasons and wanting to have a career where you can make a difference compared to having a corporate job where you often feel like a…
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Massage and Sleep Disorders
Massage therapy can help alleviate problems with sleeping. Sleep is one of the top factors in regulating pain. Sleep deprivation can lead to more painful symptoms. Massage therapy can help create better sleep by helping to relax the nervous system and calm people down. The American Massage Therapy Association’s Position Paper on massage for sleep…
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History of AMTA (American Massage Therapy Association) 1980-present.
1982 – Council of Schools, Founded in 1982, was an independent forum for massage therapy school owners, administrators, and faculty to communicate. While independent, the council worked closely with the AMTA, as it was the largest massage association of that time. And in 1999, the COS made the choice to officially become the AMTA Council…
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My experience with Zentherapy® (Structural Integration offshoot)
In the early 90’s, I was interested in Rolfing and the 10 series sessions idea. I went through the sessions and also went through the Hellerwork 11 session series. I also got just regular massage sessions from someone who was trained in Zentherapy® which is one of the unofficial offshoots of Rolfing created by William…
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The Rolfing Lineage: First Rolfers to trademark nightmare
Emmett Hutchins was one of Dr. Ida Rolf’s first students. Dr. Rolf appointed Emmett as one of the first teachers of her work. As Dr. Rolf requested, in the 1970s Emmett moved from California to Boulder to focus on the work that would eventually bring into being the Rolf Institute of Structural Integration. In the early 1990s,…