Attuning to ‘Radical Wholeness’

Book Review Philip Shepherd’s book Radical Wholeness is an interesting mix. He anchors his perspective in the roots of self-awareness while casting a broad net including culture, learning and habits of being. Importantly for our work, he offers a keen analysis of how Western/European culture builds upon a false idea of the mind-body split. An…

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COVID: What about clotting?

You might have seen headlines about the problem of clotting that comes with COVID-19 infection. This should set off alarms in your mind when thinking about massage or manual therapy. Blood clots are a sure contraindication for certain techniques. How can we sort out this risk when getting back to work? Pathophysiology At this point,…

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Sources and Resources–Learning about COVID

Here are the sources I’m following for guidance amidst the flurry of news (noise?) about COVID: Pathophysiology and clinical implications Science Daily — email newsletter with overviews and links to studies Medscape — email newsletter with overviews and links to studies JAMA — links to studies (no summary overviews) Ninja Nerd Science/Medicine — excellent videos…

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