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Massage as a Spiritual Journey – A Path with Heart Study

In more than a decade of teaching, I have seen two primary motivations for why people decide to study and practice massage and bodywork — they are looking to heal themselves and/or they are seeking a change of livelihood, a “path with heart.” Starting from either point, an inward journey ensues. Bodywork education is moreContinue reading “Massage as a Spiritual Journey – A Path with Heart Study”

Healing With Sound – The Power to Create, The Power to Heal, Part II

Sound has the power of creation. In the Bible, the world is created by way of sound: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God” and, further, “And the Lord said, Let there be light: And there was light.” According to Hopi myth, the Spider WomanContinue reading “Healing With Sound – The Power to Create, The Power to Heal, Part II”

Massage as a Spiritual Journey – A Path with Heart Study

In more than a decade of teaching, I have seen two primary motivations for why people decide to study and practice massage and bodywork — they are looking to heal themselves and/or they are seeking a change of livelihood, a “path with heart.” Starting from either point, an inward journey ensues. Bodywork education is moreContinue reading “Massage as a Spiritual Journey – A Path with Heart Study”

The Interconnectedness of Body and Mind – A conversation with energy worker Barry Kapke

Massage & Bodywork: Tell me briefly about the incorporation of spirituality in your own bodywork. Barry Kapke: My approach to bodywork is definitely influenced by Eastern views. My practice and teaching of forms such as shiatsu, nuad bo rarn (traditional Thai massage), Breema bodywork, and Swedish massage, and incorporating aspects of other approaches such asContinue reading “The Interconnectedness of Body and Mind – A conversation with energy worker Barry Kapke”

The Interconnectedness of Body and Mind – A conversation with energy worker Barry Kapke

Massage & Bodywork: Tell me briefly about the incorporation of spirituality in your own bodywork. Barry Kapke: My approach to bodywork is definitely influenced by Eastern views. My practice and teaching of forms such as shiatsu, nuad bo rarn (traditional Thai massage), Breema bodywork, and Swedish massage, and incorporating aspects of other approaches such asContinue reading “The Interconnectedness of Body and Mind – A conversation with energy worker Barry Kapke”