Blog · Stories from the practice
Jun 4, 2019
According to the National Institutes of Health, Massage Therapy may reduce chronic pain, and can ease depression and anxiety
Nov 16, 2016
What is the Feldenkrais Method? The Feldenkrais Method is named after its creator, Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais, D.Sc. (1904-1984), a Russian born physicist, judo expert, mechanical engineer and educator. The Feldenkrais Method is a form of somatic education that uses gentle movement and directed attention to improve movement and enhance human functioning. Through Feldenkrais sessions, you can increase your ease and range of motion, improve your flexibility and coordination, and rediscover your innate capacity for graceful, efficient movement.
Jul 19, 2016
Thai Massage uses acupressure, Ayurvedic principles, and assisted yoga postures to open you up and bring you back together.
Jul 13, 2016
There are plenty of diagnoses we don’t want to hear. One of the biggest is “cancer”. It’s not just what cancer means inside your body. The treatments for cancer are often difficult, disruptive, even grueling. The process can be chaotic and more than a little terrifying. You don’t have to go through it alone. There is a special branch of massage therapy called oncology massage. It helps you endure the reality of living with cancer and cancer treatments and living your life as a cancer survivor. Oncology massage is less of a special technique and more of a knowledge of and appreciation for the complexities, both physical and emotional, of dealing with cancer. Someone practicing oncology massage will use every technique and modality they’ve every learned when necessary. Everything from Swedish to lymph drainage to scar release.
Jun 29, 2016
There isn’t a special massage technique for our elder years. What massage therapists call “geriatric” massage is about understanding the changes that happen in your body and your life as you move into and through the 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s. When we understand the changes, we can adapt the skills we already have to your specific reality. We can take the time to be knowledgeable about medications and their effects. We can prepare ourselves to support you in your big life changes with compassion and professional competency.
Jun 20, 2016
Toxins. Edema. Hematomas. Immune response. They all sound serious (and they can be) and they are all managed at least in part by your lymphatic system. The lymphatic system goes everywhere your circulatory system goes, which is everywhere. Which means that you can experience the bad effects of a challenged lymph system anywhere in your body. Fortunately, there’s a manual therapy designed to help the lymphatic system when it gets bogged down. It’s called Manual Lymph Drainage (MLD for short).
Apr 22, 2016
Reflexology is often mistaken for simply “a good foot rub”. Admittedly, it is an excellent foot rub but it’s so much more.
Apr 20, 2016
Thinking about getting your first massage ever? You might be wondering what it will be like, and you may even be a little worried. A little pre-massage anxiety is normal for your first time, but it's not necessary. Here's how it will go:
Apr 12, 2016
You can’t turn around lately without encountering the words “mindfulness” and “meditation”. It seems like everyone wants you to get your quiet on!
Apr 6, 2015
Qi gong practice radically shifts the environment-as-threat point of view. We practice walking forms and learn to relate to our environment as a source of nourishment – THE source of nourishment.
Mar 12, 2015
In truth, we begin again with each moment. But there are windows of opportunity when the winds are blowing favorably: when nature herself supports our rebirth and renewal. Let’s ride that wind to lives with better health -- with more energy to pursue our goals and dreams. Then, when the winds change, we’ll be strong and clear-sighted enough to keep to our own course.
Mar 9, 2015
Dr. Ben Pearl is a podiatrist who specializes in foot care and practices podiatric medicine & foot/ankle surgery at Arlington Foot & Ankle. Dr. Pearl has been recognized as one of Washingtonian Magazine's leading sports doctors. Dr. Pearl is currently working with new treatment methods involving regenerative medicine.
