by Greg Morling

The vertebral column was originally designed to act as an arch. Take a look at the monkeys and gorillas who inspect us as we wander the zoo. When we became upright, the spine had to act as a weight – bearing column. Anthropologist from the University of Missouri, Carol Ward (2010), explains that [...]

Greg Morling

Several years ago I was at dinner in the United States with the Benny Vaughn, the great American sports massage therapist. I reminded him that we had both been speaking at a massage conference in Melbourne in 1998 and he had explained to me that we (massage therapists) all do basically the same thing. [...]

This Ezine will replace the printed editions of Mostly Massage Magazine.

In addition to publishing new articles and information we will gradually add the back catalogue of Mostly Massage Magazine articles.

Article by Jason Patten

Virtually every culture throughout history has used some combination of manual therapies, herbal products, water, heat and physical surroundings to create rituals and therapies aimed at achieving health, beauty and rejuvenation. It seems that these practices have now found a melting pot with the emergence of the spa industry (now considered by [...]

Article by Simon Blow

To help initiate the healing process in others, it’s important that our own energy system is flowing smoothly. Exercising of our physical body as well as our internal body and regular meditation practice are important prerequisites to working successfully over the long term in the healing industry.

All traditions have a system of [...]

Article by Bruce Stark

In the massage and bodywork field we have spent a great deal of time studying – anatomy, Physiology, massage techniques, treatment protocols and assessment skills. But interestingly, “what” we know from our training can actually get in the way of our client’s healing process. Specifically, if we work with an intention for [...]

Article by Whitney Lowe

As a sizeable portion of the population in this country ages, it is important for health care practitioners to have a greater awareness of various diseases and conditions that are increasingly common in an older age group. One such condition is a connective tissue disorder that affects the palmar fascia of [...]

Health and Disease in the Vedic Tradition of India

Article by Jennifer Thomas

Some say that the Vedic tradition of India has a practical history of some 50,000 years or more. Whatever the period, however, it is clear that this tradition was first written down about 5,000 years ago. This was just before the epic Mahabharata war, [...]