Just the name…Black Friday seems dark and foreboding. This whole week could use some attention. This is the week that some of us really start stressing about the holidays. And there is so much to this; from family to finances, which holidays and where, so much to do and taking care of you, presence and […]
Suspending Our Practice
Posted on March 17, 2020 Dear clients, friends, & family: We appreciate your loyalty, concern, and trust. As many of you may already know, we take our profession and practice very seriously and have been keeping informed about the COVID-19/ Coronovirus pandemic. You may have seen that we participated in the Mutter Museum “Spit Spreads Death” […]
Ten Things to Consider That May Make the Holidays ...
I have had the honor and privilege of working with people in cancer treatment and survivors for over 25 years. I often hear how challenging and awkward the holidays may be for them. None of us is ever prepared for cancer, having to experience cancer ourselves or having friends and family that have cancer, especially […]
A Bountiful Autumn!
Does anyone else feel a little guilty having a little success or joy in the middle of all this crazy, awful stuff that is going on? We are having a kinda good autumn here but, I am feeling a little guilty for having so much to be grateful for. Of couse the house isn’t as […]
Pumpkin Spice Lattes and Oncology Massage
I have friends who love PSL. I don’t care for them and being able to work with Oncology Patients I know sometimes that fragrance is too strong for some in the infusion room. That being said the PSL is a good reminder of how we work with people who have cancer and survivors. With […]
Holiday Recovery Project
There’s nothing like an old-fashioned Christmas—goodies on the groaning board, halls decked with holly berry, gaily wrapped presents piling up on the window sills, loved ones chiming carols. It can put you flat on your back for a month. ~Jean Kerr And it isn’t just Christmas or even always religious. It isn’t just cooking, baking […]
Tidings of Comfort and Joy…Maybe?
Christmas is the season for kindling the fire of hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart. ~Washington Irving Back in the early 90’s I thought I was so smart advertising that Massage Therapy Gift Certificates were Tidings of Comfort and Joy. I even followed that up with; You don’t have […]
Don’t get your tinsel in a tangle…
I want to be a good role model. I really do, I am Massage Therapist. I know that I have to have peace myself before I can bring peace to others. I am actually really good at stress management. I am also honest so I do know it is easy to say but, not easy […]
And What is Good Form?
Intake forms can be annoying, I appreciate it that you take the time to fill them out and understand I have to have them. This is where I look for contraindications. Here is where I begin to understand what you need and how I can create a session for you. Then we do the verbal […]
Our other endeavors….
Christopher and Xerlan Deery are not only award winning and nationally recognized massage therapists, but we are Massage Therapy Instructors – at the Institute for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork in Chadds Ford, Pa; and also nationally, with Anatriptic Alchemy as Continuing Education providers. Education is the heart of our practice – whether it is listening when we […]