Tui Na massage: Wouldn’t it be something if your horse could have a consistent, harmonious flow of stomach chi and could avoid colic, founder, stomach ulcers, and any other digestion issues horses are prone to have? Wild horses roam and … Read full article
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Homeopathy for Animals – Q&A with Shirley Moore
We receive a LOT of questions about homeopathy for animals: which remedies to use for various conditions, how to give the remedies, and most of all, questions around preventing and treating Lyme disease. Shirley has very kindly been responding to … Read full article
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Equine Axis of Power Acupressure Session
The equine axis of power. Horses are natural athletes and they must keep moving to stay strong and healthy. In the wild, horses travel 20 to 30 miles … Read full article
Most Back Pain in Horses Not Detected by Caregivers
Is your horse’s back doing OK? You might want to check again. A study conducted by researchers from the University of Guelph in Canada and the … Read full article
Think Your Animal Well: The Power of Positive Thinking
Think Your Animal Well: The Power of Positive Thinking. On the surface, your animal may appear to have all of their needs met, but fundamentally there … Read full article
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Is It Complementary or Alternative Medicine? Or Both?
I am constantly struggling with whether to use the term complementary or alternative medicine when labeling posts and therapies on this blog. Turns out I am not the only one - there is a lot of confusion surrounding these terms. I’ve been meaning to write … Continue Reading...
TTouch – Light Bodywork With Amazing Results
Today's post is on TTouch, a type of very light bodywork that helps animals with all kinds of problems, both physical and psychological. I took a weekend workshop in TTouch for dogs at Bancroft School of Massage a few years ago (with Leea, who is our … Continue Reading...
Q&A: Massage and Phantom Pregnancy in Dogs
We recently received an interesting question from one of our readers and wanted to share it here for others to learn from as well (don’t miss the update at the end of the post). Tracey, a canine massage practitioner in the UK, wrote: Q: Is massage safe for a … Continue Reading...
Business Monday: How Do I Figure Out If There Is A Market For My Business?
We get a lot of questions on how to figure out if there is a market for the modality you want to learn so you can be sure that you will have paying customers after you graduate. Marketing and market research is a huge part of any business, and one that many … Continue Reading...
Alternative Healing Modality: Acupressure & Diego’s Story
Today's post is about Acupressure. We had a number of acupressure classes when I was at Bancroft, but I have to confess that at the time, I was so focused on learning massage that I found it a bit overwhelming to look at health from a TCM perspective, which is … Continue Reading...
Enhancing Feline Digestion with Acupressure
The feline is a natural predator and a protein obligate, that is, they must eat a high protein (meat-based) diet, which further explains why they have served humans since the days of the ancient Egyptians. Dining on mice gives a cat exactly the nutrition he … Continue Reading...
Acupressure for Feline Diabetes
Has your cat been diagnosed with diabetes? Don’t panic. A growing number of cats have it; the good news is that feline diabetes is manageable. You may be wondering why your cat developed this disease. After all, he doesn’t snack on candy. But when he … Continue Reading...
Animal Chiropractic – History, Adjustment Techniques, Tools, Benefits, And Side Effects
Today's post is about chiropractic in general and animal chiropractic in particular. I know many people who swear by chiropractic as the optimal way to stay healthy - the veterinarian where I did my massage internship used to take the whole family, including … Continue Reading...
Business Monday: Affordable Health Insurance for Massage Practitioners
As daunting as starting a business can be in the beginning, one of the most anxious times is when you are getting enough clients to consider leaving the employment that is paying the bills. One reason thousands of people stick with their full time jobs to the … Continue Reading...
Reiki – Treating A Dog With Arthritis
This case study of a dog with arthritis comes from Aileen D'Angelo, founder and owner of Hoof, Paw & Claw in Northborough, Massachusetts. Aileen is a Reiki Master and teacher and has been practicing Reiki since 1996. She is also an animal communicator and … Continue Reading...