What actually matters when your feet are your massage tools One of the funny things about barefoot massage is that conversations about feet can become surprisingly nuanced. Questions that are often asked: Do our toes need to be polished for events? Does polish make feet look cleaner? Does the public interpret natural toenails differently than massage therapists do? It's usually a much more interesting conversation than I expect because underneath the question is something bigger: What makes...

Sarga Bodywork group photo by https://www.katberbari.com You do not need to determine your value by locating yourself in somebody else’s hierarchy. I think that matters everywhere, but especially in a learning environment. Because learning containers can get messy. People arrive with different bodies, different histories, different strengths, different levels of confidence, different ways of processing information, and different amounts of experience. One person may understand a movement...

Our beliefs shape our actions, our expectations, and often the choices we make each day. "The body is always listening." Not just to exercise. Not just to injury. It listens to movement, sleep, nutrition, stress, touch, relationships, posture, breathing, thoughts, and the environment we live in. Every day, your body asks a simple question: "What seems to happen here most often?" (and I think it adds: "How can I support this?") Then, quietly and remarkably, it begins to adapt. We Are Built to...