Announcements
Update: Relating COVID 4-phase approach to manual practice
Last week, Governor Inslee announced a 4-phase approach to re-opening our state in the face of COVID-19 risks. These phases represent a graduated way of balancing relative risk of exposure/transmission with genuine benefits of being back at work (financial, services provided, mental well being, etc.). I like this graduated approach; that seems realistic given the…
Read MoreGetting back to work during COVID-19, Part 3: Taking care of ourselves
Earlier this month, I described my fingers as lonely. It’s been so strange to not touch people — in greeting or departing, just passing by casually, and of course, with our work. I know I’m not alone in this. We massage practitioners like touching people so much, believe in the power of touching people. We’ve…
Read MoreGetting back to work during COVID-19, Part 2: Practical Considerations
On April 6th, the WA State Board of Health gave us guidance about how to work with clients while the COVID-19 public health isolation protocols are in effect. Some of us have shut down our practices completely, some of us are seeing a few clients. One thing is for sure: when we begin practicing again…
Read MoreGetting back to Work during COVID-19, Part 1: Essential or Non-essential?
This is a 3-part post covering topics relating to re-opening our bodywork practice. Thanks to Cinny Burrell for prompting me to write this! Essential but not Emergent: Over the past month, I’ve been thinking a lot about this designation “essential” or “non-essential” as it has been handed down through our public health system. I understand…
Read MoreCOVID 19 by the numbers — things to know
A compilation of info, as we know it, about this virus. Sources listed below. R0 = 2-3 The “R-naught” is description of how spreadable a disease is; how virulent. For example, typical influenza has an R0 of just over 1, meaning that the disease spreads at a one-to-one rate. COVID 19’s R0 is between 2-3. This…
Read MoreHow to stop touching my face
One of my favorites! Pay back is hell.
Read MoreHow we’re handling our practice during COVID-19
Managing our practice right now is an unfolding process. How do we coordinate our efforts with others in the profession when most of the time we’re working one-on-one with clients? How do we consider the risks and benefits of our actions during this time? For ourselves, our clients, and on behalf of the larger circles…
Read MoreDo the Five and another five
Do the Five The World Health Organization has a simple campaign to help stop the spread of COVID-19 (and many other diseases): Do the Five! I imagine you’ve seen the PSA icon on Google: 1 Hands — wash them often 2 Elbow — cough into it 3 Face — don’t touch it 4 Space —…
Read MoreDuring this unusual time, a fresh start
Here we are in the land of COVID-19 — such an unusual time! As the onset of social distancing settled, I began taking notes about any number of topics. My aim to begin blogging again, to help clarify my thinking, to share discoveries and insights and to give myself another creative outlet while my usual…
Read MoreGetting ready to travel for summer teaching!
Hi Folks, We’re getting ready to travel to Breitenbush Hotsprings for the Pacific Northwest Massage Practitioner’s Retreat on July 13-16, 2018 in Detroit, OR. We’ll be presenting gentle and effective ways to balance the “lozenge” in our torso (a.k.a. the ‘core’) using Myofascial Balancing assessment and manual techniques. The retreat is superbly organized and hosted…
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