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 […]
Burdens got you down?
I was talking to a fellow MFR therapist about the way we approach our clients. Each of us has been trained specifically and personally by John F. Barnes, PT using his Approach to Myofascial Release. John frequently tells us that as you practice this work with the eyes of a beginner, we each will develop […]
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 […]
Emotional Triggers as a Feeling Compass
We all have days when we tend to get hung up in a particular emotion. These are the days when something hits an emotional trigger and we feel it in our entire body. It takes over our thoughts and drives us to talk, act, and behave in a way that is linked to a certain […]