Stretching is nice
Feb. 25th, 2007 10:51 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kimberkitOh, I forgot to mention that Shiatsu clinic (where you massage people who are like, actual people and not just other students) was awesome yesterday.
On the good-for-Kim side, I stretched much more before and after, and while I forgot to stretch my quads, my lower back did great. (I got this Stretch and Strengthen book by Judy Alter, and she recommeded hanging backwards from a doorframe to get that lower back stretch... man, it really does work.)
On the client side, I made my second client swoon! :) She had that massage-happy look on her face and that lightheaded walk that you get after a really good session. I'm doing better with the work as far as trying to be client-centered, rather than so much in my head, or so nervous about touching a stranger. She also said I made her lower back feel great, which is extra-nifty, since Shiatsu is an energetic/stretchy type massage, rather than a deep-muscle work sort of thing, and my sciencey side occasionally have problems believing it actually works. It does work, and I get proof of that every time I'm worked on in class -- but my "prove it!" side occasionally just refuses to believe in the power of touch and the power of our minds' ability to fix ourselves on their own.
On the good-for-Kim side, I stretched much more before and after, and while I forgot to stretch my quads, my lower back did great. (I got this Stretch and Strengthen book by Judy Alter, and she recommeded hanging backwards from a doorframe to get that lower back stretch... man, it really does work.)
On the client side, I made my second client swoon! :) She had that massage-happy look on her face and that lightheaded walk that you get after a really good session. I'm doing better with the work as far as trying to be client-centered, rather than so much in my head, or so nervous about touching a stranger. She also said I made her lower back feel great, which is extra-nifty, since Shiatsu is an energetic/stretchy type massage, rather than a deep-muscle work sort of thing, and my sciencey side occasionally have problems believing it actually works. It does work, and I get proof of that every time I'm worked on in class -- but my "prove it!" side occasionally just refuses to believe in the power of touch and the power of our minds' ability to fix ourselves on their own.
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Date: 2007-02-25 07:42 pm (UTC)think you could come over this evening and take care of me?