Broaden Your Touch Repertoire
Broadening your touch repertoire to include a receptive approach will make you a more versatile and effective practitioner.
Robyn Scherr is diplomate-certified in craniosacral therapy, the highest level of certification in the field. She's a certified mentor and frequent teaching assistant for all levels of the Upledger Institute curriculum. Find out more at www.livinginthebody.net.
Broadening your touch repertoire to include a receptive approach will make you a more versatile and effective practitioner.
Regardless of the modalities we use, attuned touch allows us to connect with our clients and notice how they are responding to our work at a refined and nuanced level. Learn everything that goes into compassionate touch.
In the medical world, there are conferences called morbidity and mortality conferences, or M&Ms. I believe we in the bodywork field would do well to recognize that we, too, can and do cause harm. We need our own form of M&Ms. I propose we call ours "Missing the Mark."