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HEAD, NECK & SHOULDER Massage

Sherry Galloway
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  • HEAD, NECK & SHOULDER Massage with Sherry Galloway

    Discover a unique combination of Swedish and sports massage in the head, neck and shoulder area and how to sequence and integrate it into a full body massage. Many of you wrote to tell us how much you learned from Sherry’s instructional segments in the Esalen Massage video. Now you can have your own one-on-one tutorial session with Sherry on this new massage DVD.

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    WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

    This video presents a unique combination of Swedish and sports massage in the head, neck and shoulder area and how to sequence and integrate it into a full body massage.

    Combining anatomy, joint movement and technical massage, Sherry teaches you both basic and advanced techniques including how to:

    • fully approach the anterior and posterior aspects of the shoulder
    • assess and maintain shoulder function
    • increase neck motility and flexibility
    • use long, Swedish strokes combined with therapeutic detail work to keep the body injury-free
    • identify and get rid of trigger points in the muscles to alleviate headaches
    • use your body weight to enhance thumb work
    • apply pressure point squeezing to relieve tension
    • monitor your client’s comfort level throughout the massage
    • gently integrate rocking and stretching into the massage

     

  • Sherry Galloway

    Sherry Galloway

    Sherry Sanders Galloway is a nationally certified massage therapist, a certified member of the AMTA and a registered nurse (R.N.) A long-time member of the acclaimed Esalen® massage crew at the Esalen Institute in Big Sur, CA, Sherry has taught Esalen style massage for the California AMTA chapter and she has extensive experience teaching sports massage. A R.N. for more than 20 years, she has worked closely with people suffering from medical, physical and psychological trauma and has taught nurses and paramedics, as well as bodywork professionals. Her educational background includes course work and training at Los Angeles Harbor College, UCLA, California State University at Domingues Hills and the Esalen Institute.

    "I'm fortunate to possess two distinctly different qualities that combine to create a unique experience for the client: First, my medical background, the years I spent working as a nurse, gave me grounding and strength in the technical aspects of the profession. Second, I am by nature a motherly, nurturing kind of person, a caretaker with a heartful and empathetic sensitivity. The fact that I'm able to integrate these characteristics and produce a truly healing session for the client is what distinguishes my work as a massage therapist." - Sherry Sanders Galloway

     

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EXCELLENT ORIENTATION TO CLINICAL WORK

Head, Neck and Shoulder Massage (DVD) is taught by Sherry Galloway, a long-time member of the Esalen Institute’s innovative massage crew in Big Sur, California. A registered nurse for more than 20 years, Galloway brings extensive experience working with survivors of medical, physical, and psychological trauma to her massage teaching. Here she explains that even though she is demonstrating a treatment for the head, neck and shoulders, it is necessary to address the whole body in order to have a complete treatment. But at no time does she lose sight of the soft tissue specificity required for effective trigger point or muscle lengthening techniques.

She shows alternative ways to work on the scapulae rather than rotating the arm and holding it behind the back, a move that can trigger unpleasant memories of childhood bullying. She recommends waiting for the client to take a deep breath - a signal of deepening release into the technique - rather than trying to rush that process with the request to breathe. She reminds us to “get present” with the client. Using a combination of contemporary massage techniques, Galloway presents an excellent orientation to clinical work with a holistic perspective. This DVD will be particularly useful to new therapists, but will also serve as a revitalizing tutorial for the more experienced.


LISA MERTZ, PhD, LMT
MTJ Magazine, Summer 2006

WELL DONE

Sherry Galloway’s video, Head, Neck & Shoulder Massage, offers massage therapists a straightforward, solid routine for addressing the upper body. Galloway’s sequence combines Swedish strokes, simple trigger-point work and fundamental stretches to relax the upper quadrant and work contracted tissues. Her directions are clear and the filming is well done.

This video is a good review for students in massage school and recent graduates who may need a refresher on how to pull together multiple techniques into a simple routine. For new massage therapists whose schooling concentrated on relaxation massage, Galloway’s video offers instruction on how to add deeper, more specific techniques to one’s bag of tools.


MASSAGE Magazine
September/October 2004

WORDS OF WISDOM

What advice would you give to someone who is considering becoming a bodywork practitioner?

 I think it's absolutely essential that anyone who is contemplating a career as a bodywork practitioner recognizes the intensely demanding nature of the work. If the person truly understands this, then I would pass on lots of pointers.

For example: Learn everything you can about anatomy, physiology, and kinesiology. If you don't understand how the body works, you can't work with the body. Also, avoid injury to yourself. Build up your strength. Learn correct body mechanics. Get movement training. And be careful not to overbook. Last and perhaps most important—have some kind of spiritual or grounding practice to sustain you.

Sherry Sanders Galloway

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