If massage session was a metaphor for a conversation, then tonight we learn the difference between an awkward lull and a comfortable silence. The technique we are working on requires patience, confidence and some palpation skills in order to be effective. I ask the class to consider what it would take to make a dent in a block of frozen butter using only one finger. Time, heat, slight repetitive movement , patience, patience, patience. Poking the butter or pounding on it will do no good. So we practice combining the techniques we already know with this new concept of getting grounded, slowing down, palpating the area in need of relief and taking a deep, meaningful pause there. We talk about creating a better body awareness for our clients and bringing warmth and healing to the tense muscle tissue.
This is not an easy exercise. We have been concentrating on movement so far, and coming to a stop in a massage session is harder than one would think. Remarkably enough, this group of people just "gets it". After the initial reaction of "Yeah, right, I'm not powerful enough to just melt a muscle knot", we get started and turns out they are. Every single one of them. Why am I not surprised?
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