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Waving my hands 5 Replies

In massage school my instructor had us wave our hands over the client and say to ourselves " what is mine is mine and what is your's is your's" as a way of grounding. I thought it was a little…Continue

Started by Bill Cahalan. Last reply by Ginny Hilton Sep 14, 2010.

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Comment by Darcy Neibaur on September 18, 2009 at 2:46pm: The Video is wonderful Gloria! Thank you. Breathing is not one of my strong points. Geting better at it though.

Comment by Shari Auth, LMT, L.Acu, NCBTMB on September 18, 2009 at 2:28pm: I think practicing massage and other healing modalities has improved my ability to ground, because it is so essential to do healing work. If I feel I'm starting to get ungrounded or thrown off center, I feel my feet, drop my energy down into my feet and take a deep breath and really come back into myself and my body and breath.

Comment by Mike Hinkle on September 18, 2009 at 12:56pm: Neat video, Gloria!

Comment by Mike Hinkle on September 7, 2009 at 1:54pm: Grounding for me seems like a continum. I rarely feel that I am not grounded. Linda Kramer (Sudevi) taught some breathing classes, but I have been fortuanate to feel comfortable in almost everything I do. I think confidence in my ability to perform is what keeps me grounded.

Comment by Marissa on September 6, 2009 at 10:42am: Hey all! I have to admit, I had to learn very early on to keep myself blocked/grounded. My instructor called me a Psychic Sponge. That worried me. If I do not continuously keep myself to myself, I will mimic my client's systems. Craniosacral work especially. When I was 8 months pregnant I "got lost" in the Craniosacral treatment and my child's rythym as well as mine mimicked the client. Crazy, but true. Now, after every massage, with that last long effleurage stroke, I "ball" it up and do a finger flick with each hand. Then I put both hands a long the clint's spine and do a gentle rock that grounds them as well. It's working for me, so I'll keep going with it!

Comment by Gloria Coppola on September 6, 2009 at 10:37am: Enjoy this little video I made. Hope it explains some things. Grounding is essential! So is breathing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQ6bdfAMwHA

Comment by Monica A. Roberson on September 5, 2009 at 9:22pm: I will admit that when I took my state boards I purposely put dirt in my pockets..it most certainly helped!!

Comment by Monica A. Roberson on September 5, 2009 at 9:20pm: hello Mike...thank you sooo much for interest in this group..any thoughts or comments are always welcomed!!

Comment by Mike Hinkle on September 5, 2009 at 8:48pm: Hi Monica!

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