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articles, learning about new and updated
techniques, and ways to market myself and
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ENERGY RELEASE
Fantastic article on energy release ["Energy Release
and the Art of Self-Protection," November/
December 2013, page 90]. A must-read.
We are interested in making massage therapists
aware of the Alexander Technique, because many
of their clients can benefit from it, and because
it can help them sustain their own careers.
We are engaged in kinesthetic reeducation—
teaching people to stop engaging in habits that
hurt them, and instead reconnect with their
bodies' natural balance and ease of movement. Â
Learning the Alexander Technique enables clients
to sustain the benefits of massage by not re-creating
their tension patterns. Clients get more from their
massages as they deepen their knowledge of how
their bodies are designed to move.
It's also a useful tool to help massage therapists
take care of themselves. You do active, demanding
work in which your attention is given to helping
others. By enhancing your ability to pay attention
to how you are using your own body and mind
while you help others, the Alexander Technique
can help you avoid injury and burnout.
The best way to learn about the work is
to experience it for yourself, so ask your local
Alexander Technique teacher for an exchange. You
can find nationwide listings of certified teachers
at ABMP's consumer site, www.massagetherapy.
com, and at the American Society for the Alexander
Technique's website, www.amsatonline.org.
KAREN G. KRUEGER AND
MORGAN RYSDON-MOULITSAS
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK
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CORRECTION
The section on electric lift tables in "Strategies
for Working with Senior Clients" (November/
December 2013, page 25) contained one inaccuracy.
These tables do not automatically bring a federal
tax credit, as stated in the article, but may
qualify for one in certain circumstances.
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