Well said.
August 27, 2008 at 12:22 pm (Massage)
By touching a body, we touch every event it has experienced. For a few brief moments we hold all of a client’s stories in our hands. We witness someone’s experience of their own flesh, through some of the most powerful means possible: the contact of our hands, the acceptance of the body without judgment, and the occasional listening ear. With these gestures we reach across the isolation of the human experience and hold another person’s legend. In massage therapy, we show up and ask, in so many ways, what it is like to be another human being. In doing so, we build a bridge that may heal us both.
Tracy Walton,
“The Health History of a Human Being,”
Massage Theray Journal, Winter 1999
Michael Kocis said,
November 29, 2008 at 8:56 am
Excellent ! A massage (if done correctly) releases energy, emotions, thoughts, and feelings that may have built up from a lifetime. Other than the obvious relaxation followed by thirst that a client can experience after a therapeutic massage, they often times have feelings ranging from a burst in energy to uncontrollable crying.
Thanks for posting this quote from Tracy
Michael Kocis
http://www.prescottlmt.com
Kimberly Fisher said,
November 4, 2009 at 12:04 am
Excellent quote… thank you so much for sharing!
James M said,
June 10, 2010 at 12:50 pm
In my training and experience I have realized that not only does the mind hold memories, but muscles as well. Its quit interesting to see my thoughts put into words better then my ability allows. Thanks for sharing this quote.