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AI generated image of a Japanese Peace Lilly sitting on a shelf in the sunshine. Generated by Microsoft Co-pilot

Be Like The Peace Lilly

I want to introduce you to something special. This is Pat. Pat is my Peace Lilly. She is named after one of my mentors and a special teacher in massage. I took a long time to name this Lilly because I killed the last one.

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AI generated image of a brown and white King Charles Cavalier Spaniel asleep in the sun. Generated by Co-pilot AI

Good Enough For My Dog

As I get to know you there’s something that we often have in common … we have canine companions. So, for the dog lovers, you’ll totally relate to this story (I hope). My “first child” is MacGyver “Mac” a 13-year-old Cavalier King Charles. If you

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AI generated image of a brown and white dog doing yoga

Big Stretch Rules and the Psychopath

(Or how suffering in exercise is not the answer to happiness) I’ve loved sharing this story with you all over the last few months. But here it is in writing. And it is a true story. Basically, I called my wife a psychopath. And I

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AI generated picture of a man and his sone hiking together in a forest

Memories By The Murray

Have you noticed the sunshine and abnormally warm May this year? My Son, Cameron, and I have taken advantage to do some big day walks around Mt Crawford recently.  We love the Mt Crawford Forest, a nice mix between native scrub and harvest timber, wide

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foot pain after massage

What do we really know about pain?

Pain is one of those “you know it when you feel it” kind of sensations. But it’s also a strange phenomenon, when you think about it. Ice is cold, and so it feels cold when you touch it. A rock is rough, so it feels

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Why harder massage ≠ better massage

Why harder massage ≠ better massage.

Using blunt force is a thugs game. Massage like any art should be undertaken with a love and respect of the recipient. They must give permission consciously and subconcisouly, the muscles must yield – then together we achieve results.

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Living With Persistent Pain

Living With Persistent Pain

Chronic pain (persistent pain) is an indiscriminatory beast and an unfair burden to live with.  It’s also not widely understood. I mean, touching something hot … pain has a purpose.  Stepping on Lego in the dark … pain has a purpose.  Breaking a bone, a

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How-massage-hlps-more-than-just-your-muscles

How Massage Helps More Than Just Your Muscles

Massage.  It literally means to “knead like dough.”  That’s that feeling you get when your massage therapist pushes and glides and does awesome things with their hands and what you feel is heavenly bliss as tension drops out of your muscles. It feels good and

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AI generated image of a Japanese Peace Lilly sitting on a shelf in the sunshine. Generated by Microsoft Co-pilot

Be Like The Peace Lilly

I want to introduce you to something special. This is Pat. Pat is my Peace Lilly. She is named after one of my mentors and a special teacher in massage. I took a long time to name this Lilly because I killed the last one.

Read More »
AI generated image of a brown and white King Charles Cavalier Spaniel asleep in the sun. Generated by Co-pilot AI

Good Enough For My Dog

As I get to know you there’s something that we often have in common … we have canine companions. So, for the dog lovers, you’ll totally relate to this story (I hope). My “first child” is MacGyver “Mac” a 13-year-old Cavalier King Charles. If you

Read More »
AI generated image of a brown and white dog doing yoga

Big Stretch Rules and the Psychopath

(Or how suffering in exercise is not the answer to happiness) I’ve loved sharing this story with you all over the last few months. But here it is in writing. And it is a true story. Basically, I called my wife a psychopath. And I

Read More »
AI generated picture of a man and his sone hiking together in a forest

Memories By The Murray

Have you noticed the sunshine and abnormally warm May this year? My Son, Cameron, and I have taken advantage to do some big day walks around Mt Crawford recently.  We love the Mt Crawford Forest, a nice mix between native scrub and harvest timber, wide

Read More »
foot pain after massage

What do we really know about pain?

Pain is one of those “you know it when you feel it” kind of sensations. But it’s also a strange phenomenon, when you think about it. Ice is cold, and so it feels cold when you touch it. A rock is rough, so it feels

Read More »
Why harder massage ≠ better massage

Why harder massage ≠ better massage.

Using blunt force is a thugs game. Massage like any art should be undertaken with a love and respect of the recipient. They must give permission consciously and subconcisouly, the muscles must yield – then together we achieve results.

Read More »
Living With Persistent Pain

Living With Persistent Pain

Chronic pain (persistent pain) is an indiscriminatory beast and an unfair burden to live with.  It’s also not widely understood. I mean, touching something hot … pain has a purpose.  Stepping on Lego in the dark … pain has a purpose.  Breaking a bone, a

Read More »
How-massage-hlps-more-than-just-your-muscles

How Massage Helps More Than Just Your Muscles

Massage.  It literally means to “knead like dough.”  That’s that feeling you get when your massage therapist pushes and glides and does awesome things with their hands and what you feel is heavenly bliss as tension drops out of your muscles. It feels good and

Read More »