Structural Integration: Rethinking How the Body Finds Balance
Structural Bodywork invites students to look beyond a single muscle, symptom, or area of discomfort and consider how the body organizes as a whole. Instead of assuming that one structure is the cause of a problem, this approach explores relationships throughout the fascial system - including how the feet, legs, pelvis, spine, and upper body may influence one another. Offered as an elective at [...]
Massage Therapy Modalities: Structural Bodywork
What if tension or restricted movement in one area of the body could be connected to what's happening somewhere else? Structural bodywork is a massage modality that considers the relationships between muscles, connective tissue, posture and movement. Rather than focusing exclusively on an individual area of tension, structural bodywork looks at how the body's interconnected tissues contribute to overall function. For massage therapy students [...]
Where Are They Now? How Structural Bodywork Became a Bigger Vision for Jay Williams
“The work is not about creating one ideal posture or imposing a specific shape. It is about efficiency, adaptability, and options.” When Jay Williams graduated from East West College in 2021, he already knew he wanted to help people create meaningful change through bodywork. What he didn’t yet know was how much one area of study would shape the direction of his career. After [...]
How to Choose Continuing Education Courses to Build Your LMT Business
When it comes to selecting continuing education for massage therapy, different therapists have different goals. Some LMTs take CE courses to meet license renewal requirements. (Here in Oregon, massage licensing requirements include 25 hours of massage CE every two years.) Others are drawn to the connection, inspiration, and hands-on learning that come from studying alongside other practitioners. Today we’re examining a third motivation for [...]
Interstate Compact for Massage Therapists: Imagining a Future of LMT Career Mobility
Just imagine: if massage licenses were reciprocal from state to state, massage therapists could work across state lines. Students could graduate from massage therapy schools in Oregon and work in both Portland and Vancouver. LMTs could enjoy professional mobility, providing massages in different locations in the summer and winter, or facilitating retreats across the country. All of this is possible with the newly suggested [...]
Helping Massage Graduates Take the Next Step
“My instructors at East West helped me realize that I could still feel smart and capable while learning things that didn’t come easily to me. I might need to approach things differently, but I could do it — and that’s something I’ve carried with me throughout my massage career.” For Anne Nutwell, massage therapy offered the kind of career she had been looking for. [...]
Structural Integration: Rethinking How the Body Finds Balance
Structural Bodywork invites students to look beyond a single muscle, symptom, or area of discomfort and consider how the body organizes as a whole. Instead of assuming that one structure is the cause of a problem, this approach explores relationships throughout the fascial system - including how the feet, legs, pelvis, spine, and upper body may influence one another. Offered as an elective at [...]
Massage Therapy Modalities: Structural Bodywork
What if tension or restricted movement in one area of the body could be connected to what's happening somewhere else? Structural bodywork is a massage modality that considers the relationships between muscles, connective tissue, posture and movement. Rather than focusing exclusively on an individual area of tension, structural bodywork looks at how the body's interconnected tissues contribute to overall function. For massage therapy students [...]
Where Are They Now? How Structural Bodywork Became a Bigger Vision for Jay Williams
“The work is not about creating one ideal posture or imposing a specific shape. It is about efficiency, adaptability, and options.” When Jay Williams graduated from East West College in 2021, he already knew he wanted to help people create meaningful change through bodywork. What he didn’t yet know was how much one area of study would shape the direction of his career. After [...]
How to Choose Continuing Education Courses to Build Your LMT Business
When it comes to selecting continuing education for massage therapy, different therapists have different goals. Some LMTs take CE courses to meet license renewal requirements. (Here in Oregon, massage licensing requirements include 25 hours of massage CE every two years.) Others are drawn to the connection, inspiration, and hands-on learning that come from studying alongside other practitioners. Today we’re examining a third motivation for [...]
Interstate Compact for Massage Therapists: Imagining a Future of LMT Career Mobility
Just imagine: if massage licenses were reciprocal from state to state, massage therapists could work across state lines. Students could graduate from massage therapy schools in Oregon and work in both Portland and Vancouver. LMTs could enjoy professional mobility, providing massages in different locations in the summer and winter, or facilitating retreats across the country. All of this is possible with the newly suggested [...]
Helping Massage Graduates Take the Next Step
“My instructors at East West helped me realize that I could still feel smart and capable while learning things that didn’t come easily to me. I might need to approach things differently, but I could do it — and that’s something I’ve carried with me throughout my massage career.” For Anne Nutwell, massage therapy offered the kind of career she had been looking for. [...]