How's The Pressure?

Haley Winter

This podcast is a collection of interviews and conversations from the field of massage therapy. Guests include successful bodyworkers, business owners, teachers. The goal is to create a forum to discuss best practices and share meaningful experiences. The subject matter ranges from table etiquette to the future of massage therapy. Its a place for bodyworkers to come together, ask questions, and participate in the progression of the industry.

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"Procedural Memory" w/ Irene Lyon

How's The Pressure?

08/25/18 • 77 min

This week I am bringing in Irene Lyon to talk about working with trauma. A little bit about Irene, she is a nervous system specialist and therapeutic coach who helps everyone — from the mom next door to the next big thought leaders — transform their bodies, businesses, relationships and lives through regulating their nervous systems. Irene has intensively studied and practices the work of Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais, Peter Levine (founder of Somatic Experiencing) and Kathy Kain (founder of Somatic Practice). Irene has a master’s degree in research in the fields of biomedical and health science. She regularly appears on podcasts and online summits teaching all things nervous system health, healing trauma and neuroplasticity. In this episode we cover what got her working in the field of trauma, and then dive into the subject of procedural memory. I was fascinated by the mechanics of procedural memory and ever since that conversation I have been paying attention to how it might play into my life and the lives of my clients. She also talks about the fight, flight, or freeze response. And we learn about the ACE study, which stands for Adverse Childhood Experiences, and the implications from that body of work. Here are some resources she mentioned: 1) Dr. Mate's first book,When The Body Says No - Understanding The Stress-Disease Connection 2) Dr. Mate's website https://drgabormate.com/ 3) The Need For Authenticity. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUGGNPAK6uw 4) https://soundcloud.com/irenelyon/origins-of-the-ace-study 5) https://www.ted.com/talks/nadine_burke_harris_how_childhood_trauma_affects_health_across_a_lifetime

"Osteoarthritis of the Knee" Part 1

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08/12/19 • 42 min

This week we take on the First episode on Osteoarthritis of the knee. Our guests are:

- Ruth Werner www.ruthwerner.com

- Whitney Lowe www.academyofclinicalmassage.com

- Rick Gold www.mettamindfulnessmusic.com

- Walt Fritz www.waltfritz.com

- Meredith Stephens www.bodyworksds.com

"Is pleasure taboo?" w/ Dimitry Yakoushkin

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05/17/17 • 37 min

Dimitry Yakoushkin joins me to talk about pleasure, sexuality, and sexual advances. As a somatica practitioner, Dimitry refreshes our understanding of the sensual - sexual dynamic in our practice. On reflection I felt compelled to title this episode as the question that I hope will surface more in our massage community. Is pleasure taboo?

"Eastern Modalities" w/ Rick Gold

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11/26/18 • 55 min

This week I am bringing in Rick Gold to talk about eastern styles of massage. But before I talk about him, I want to speak to an important point:
I want to take a minute to talk about the next steps in the evolution of this podcast. I have been releasing episodes every 10 days or so for about 18 months and we are nearing in on our 60th episode. It has been a wonderful journey with lots of personal growth and education along the way, and although I look forward to continuing doing interviews with experts in the field, I am excited to announce a new format for some the future podcasts. It will be a panel of experts giving their perspective on how to work with some of the most common and challenging conditions that we face as massage therapists. Each episode will focus on a single condition, and we will get the benefit of seeing experts from all different perspectives and modalities discussing and exploring the subject. I will need a few months to conduct these interviews and get everything lined up. So this episode will be the last episode until the new year, when I will begin releasing these round table episodes. If you are familiar with my previous guests you will recognize some of the names on this panel. We will have Whitney Lowe, Joe Muscolino, Ruth Werner, Walt Fritz, and others including today’s guest, Rick Gold. I am super excited to introduce this format of podcast to you all. I hope you find it valuable and engaging!

Now on to this particular episode. I have noticed that the vast majority of my guests have had their education and practices rooted in the western modalities. I believe it is really important to have a balanced set of perspectives, so I feel really good about bringing Rick in to help this podcast engage in the conversation around eastern modalities.

I feel lucky to have Rick on for this conversation, as He has pursued advanced studies in China, Japan, and Thailand. He is one of the earliest pioneers of Thai Massage therapy in the United States, Brazil, Isreal, and Europe. He has written books on Thai massage and is considered an authority in the field. He is also one of the four founders of the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine, a regionally and nationally accredited college of traditional Chinese Medicine with campuses in San Diego, Chicago and New York City. Oh! And he happens to be a licensed acupuncturist and holds a Doctorate in Psychology.

"Carpal Tunnel" Part 1

How's The Pressure?

07/15/19 • 34 min

This week we take on the First episode on Carpal Tunnel. Our guests are:
- Ruth Werner www.ruthwerner.com

Whitney Lowe www.academyofclinicalmassage.com

Rick Gold www.mettamindfulnessmusic.com

Walt Fritz www.waltfritz.com

Meredith Stephens www.bodyworksds.com

"Collaboration vs. Referral." w/ Kirsten Staley & Cynthia Ribeiro

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10/05/17 • 42 min

This week I bring back Kirsten and Cynthia to talk about the difference between collaboration and referral. How do we show up in service of our clients that can boost our own professional skills, knowledge, and effectiveness. How does continuing education play into this subject, and what's our greatest hurdle in collaborating well. These questions, and some quick tales from the tables to get a peak inside their world.

"Born to Walk." w/ James Earls

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02/15/18 • 55 min

This episode I talk with James Earls about his work with with Anatomy Trains, and what brought him to eventually write the book titled "Born to Walk". James has a fascinating story about how he initially got into bodywork, and the path of finding teachers that helped complete his understanding of how the body works. The emphasis of this conversation is around the intersection of functional movement and bodywork. However, we do dive into a number of sub topics, from the way in which we learn anatomy, to the importance of owning the quality of your sessions.

"Scar Tissue." w/ Marjorie Brook

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01/11/18 • 42 min

This week I discuss scar tissue with Marjorie Brook. I get to ask some basic questions that I have always wondered about, like can you actually break up scar tissue? But the conversation goes much deeper than that, as we talk about the emotional and psychological considerations that therapists need to have in mind when addressing this type of work. There are extensive notes from this conversation, so instead of putting them here, you can find them at www.howsthepressure.com, under a newly created tab called "resources". I have placed a PDF of some of Marjorie's information and answers there as well as some other links from previous episodes.

"Lower Back Spasms" Part 2

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10/21/19 • 49 min

This week we take on the second episode on Lower Back Spasms. Our guests are:
- Joe Muscolino www.learnmuscles.com link for free month of his video library is https://learnmuscles.com/?ref=34 and enter the coupon code freemonthhtp.

Irene Lyon www.irenelyon.com

James Earls www.borntowalk.com

Robyn Scherr www.livinginthebody.net

Marjorie Brook www.marjoriebrookseminars.com

"Tennis and Golfer's Elbow" Part 2

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07/01/19 • 55 min

This week we take on the second episode on Tennis and Golfer's Elbow. Our guests are:

- Joe Muscolino www.learnmuscles.com link for free month of his video library is https://learnmuscles.com/?ref=34 and enter the coupon code freemonthhtp.

- Irene Lyon www.irenelyon.com

- James Earls www.borntowalk.com

- Robyn Scherr www.livinginthebody.net

- Marjorie Brook www.marjoriebrookseminars.com

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