Jul 16, 2021
“There’s so much power in the very, very simple things.” Dr. Cynthia Price shares her “I Have a Client Who . . . ” story about a woman under treatment for substance use disorder, who is learning positive things about her body for the first time. It’s a beautiful story that will remind us about why we do this work. Plus, there’s information on how you can work with Dr. Price to do the kind of manual therapy that helps stressed clients find their way to positive awareness.
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Anatomy Trains: www.anatomytrains.com
Books of Discovery: www.booksofdiscovery.com
Host Bio:
Ruth Werner is a former massage therapist, a writer, and an NCBTMB-approved continuing education provider. She wrote A Massage Therapist’s Guide to Pathology, now in its seventh edition, which is used in massage schools worldwide. Werner is also a long-time Massage & Bodywork columnist, most notably of the Pathology Perspectives column. Werner is also ABMP’s partner on Pocket Pathology, a web-based app and quick reference program that puts key information for nearly 200 common pathologies at your fingertips. Werner’s books are available at www.booksofdiscovery.com. And more information about her is available at www.ruthwerner.com.
Recent Articles by Ruth:
“Pharmacology Basics for Massage Therapists,” Massage & Bodywork magazine, July/August 2021, page 32,
“Critical Thinking,” Massage & Bodywork magazine, May/June 2021, page 54,
Check out ABMP’s Pocket Pathology: www.abmp.com/abmp-pocket-pathology-app
Anatomy Trains is a global leader in online anatomy education and also provides in-classroom certification programs for structural integration in the US, Canada, Australia, Europe, Japan, and China, as well as fresh-tissue cadaver dissection labs and weekend courses. The work of Anatomy Trains originated with founder Tom Myers, who mapped the human body into 13 myofascial meridians in his original book, currently in its fourth edition and translated into 12 languages. The principles of Anatomy Trains are used by osteopaths, physical therapists, bodyworkers, massage therapists, personal trainers, yoga, Pilates, Gyrotonics, and other body-minded manual therapists and movement professionals. Anatomy Trains inspires these practitioners to work with holistic anatomy in treating system-wide patterns to provide improved client outcomes in terms of structure and function.
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Mindful Awareness in Body-Oriented Therapy
Want to learn how to teach clients fundamental strategies for accessing and sustaining mindful interoceptive attention in order to enhance client embodiment, self-awareness, and emotion regulation? The nonprofit Center for Mindful Body Awareness offers a professional training for therapists who work somatically with clients (e.g., massage therapists, psychotherapists, occupational therapists, yoga therapists, nurse practitioners, etc.). Based on strategies from evidence-based approach Mindful Awareness in Body-Oriented Therapy (MABT), this training is focused on fundamental skills that develop and increase client capacity for interoceptive awareness. The MABT approach is particularly helpful for clients who are disconnected from their bodies due to high stress or patterns of experiential avoidance, chronic pain, or trauma. The Liberated Body podcast interview is a great way to learn about the MABT approach, as are these links to learn about this approach, the training, and MABT research.
The next professional training is September 12–18, 2021 at the Whidbey Institute in Washington State; click here for details and registration.