How is it that we come to know that we need to attend to our emotional reactions? Initially, we find that we are repetitively reactive in certain situations. We begin to take notice of patterns in our relationships with our friends and loved ones. Circumstances arise where we feel insulted, offended, or we get immediately […]
Working With Patients
Myofascial Release expert, author, and Physical Therapist John Barnes frequently says during seminars, “We never force, we never injure.” In my last blog, “WHY IT’S NOT OK TO FORCE THE FASCIA” I focused on the physical reasons for not forcing the fascia. To bring awareness to the emotional and mental reasons for not forcing, we […]
Feeling Overwhelmed? MFR can help.
Does it feel like things are overflowing and overwhelming? I know they are here in Baton Rouge, LA. With the Great Flood of 2016, our volume limits have been reached and exceeded. Volume means capacity, extent, quantity, amplification and proportion. As South Louisiana citizens, our capacity for how much we can we take has been […]
Authentic Healing
Authentic means genuine, bona fide, valid, true, faithful and real. Healing means to make better, restore, relieve, improve, harmonize, and make beneficial. Authentic Healing It feels something like this: an awareness of real internal and external harmony. A place of conscious existence wherein my feelings match my responses, where I am free to be my […]
John F. Barnes Myofascial Release Approach- What Is It?
The John F. Barnes’ Myofascial Release Approach® is effective, safe, and gentle. It includes Structural Release, Unwinding, and Rebounding. Structural Myofascial Release is performed by a trained practitioner who does NOT use force, oils or lotions. A JFB/MFR Therapist uses gentle sustained pressure at the collagenous barrier to achieve resonance. The release occurs based […]