Massage therapy is a discipline.
Massage therapy is most effective when provided by skilled practitioners working from a body of knowledge, not limited by specific modality.
Integrative, not alternative.
Massage therapy does not replace surgery or medication, but combined with mainstream care, massage therapy can facilitate a new level of healing.
Exceptional care takes exceptional practitioners.
Highly-trained, compassionate professionals who understand the limits and benefits of massage therapy and have the tools to collaborate can change the experience of illness.
The time is now.
Massage therapy is an essential piece of the solution to the opioid crisis and to the epidemic of poorly managed pain in today’s world.
The data exists. The evidence is clear.
It’s safe. It works. It’s not a luxury.
Massage therapy provided by skilled practitioners working from a body of knowledge, who are not limited by the specifics of any single modality can and do make real change in the lives and bodies and minds of real people. When combined with mainstream care, massage therapy can facilitate a new level of healing, even when that healing happens in the inevitability of a dying process.
Highly-trained, deeply compassionate professionals who not only understand the limits and benefits of massage therapy, but who have the tools to communicate and collaborate in healthcare settings can change the experience of illness.
“Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.” – John Dewey
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February 14, 2019
The Way Forward is Together – Part One
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September 6, 2018
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May 24, 2018
Meet the team! Katherine LaVelle, Healwell Board Member
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April 15, 2018
Magical Thinking
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