Jill K. Berkana's Blog

Hugging is good medicine, and like all medicine it needs to be taken in doses and not assumed to be good for everyone all the time. A hug. Such a nice thing. We wrap our arms around one another, and squeeze. Informing the relationship that we both care and want to be close. So nice. Who wouldn’t want a hug? This...

I’m feeling a lot today. I had an argument with a close friend of mine and while trying to find solutions to what was getting in the way of the harmony we normally share I ran into a wall. A wall I have never run into before. It was as if I was standing where I have stood so many times before, on the threshold of...

As a massage therapy educator, and retired Massage Therapist I am no stranger to the study of  Boundaries and Assumptions.  The other day, my two little step-daughters reminded me why awareness of our behavior around these concepts is a very important inclusion in our efforts to get along and share life with...

The intention of this article is to help massage therapists understand Mindfulness, and to encourage the cultivation of Mindfulness in order to improve their relationships to themselves, their clients, and subsequently enjoy more success in their massage therapy practice. I recently shared “(more than) 100 Reasons...

In my practice from 1990 to 2008, I served hundreds of clients, thousands of massages. Every new client I saw completed an intake form and I conducted an interview in order to know how best to serve them. This intake process should be a standard practice for every legitimate massage therapist. One of the questions...

Being a holistic health care educator and one who passionately lives for the chance to explore our globe, I have had the opportunity to come in contact with a demographic of Massage Therapy Student who I fondly refer to as the "Massage Gypsy". The "Massage Gypsy" has this beautiful vision of...