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The business of massage therapy can be a study in contradictions. It’s a profession that can require up to two years of training, continuing education, licensing, and insurance, but, for all that, the average annual income is only $26,000. Massage therapists want to help as many people as possible,...

I originally began practicing yoga in response to physical manifestations of stress and anxiety in the form of severe back and sciatic pain. My doctor had suggested that I get a cortisone shot, which I was adamantly against. The doctor then suggested that I try to strengthen my...

During a trip to Rwanda, it struck me: how we respond to trauma is the same, no matter where we live, no matter our cultural differences, no matter our individual lived experiences, or the particular trauma itself. In PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder), our sympathetic nervous system—the part of us that...

During my first massage at a commercial chain, the massage therapist told me to get underneath the flat sheet. Once alone, I not only got underneath the flat sheet, but also under the fitted sheet. Eventually, when she came back all I heard was, “Umm…”.