http://massagemag.com/massage-blog/presence-matters Reflections on Body, Mind and Spirit Wed, 02 Apr 2008 21:06:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en While teaching a recent class, a student pulled me aside, clearly feeling anxious as she told me, “I can’t stay in this class!”  When I asked her what was going on, she said that when other people in the class started processing their feelings, she felt overwhelmed. She’d recently taken the ... http://massagemag.com/massage-blog/presence-matters/2008/04/02/healthy-boundaries-do-you-know-what-your-default-stance-is/ I recently spent the day with 14 therapists - a mix of massage therapists, occupational therapists and physical therapists. We were refining skills they had learned in a SomatoEmotional Release (SER) workshop. That day I realized something that’s true for all of us who put our hands on people therapeutically, no ... http://massagemag.com/massage-blog/presence-matters/2008/02/11/presence-and-emotional-healing/ My 18-year-old daughter and I are standing in a customs line in Heathrow International Airport that’s got to be a quarter-mile long. It’s not moving. It’s 10 pm and we’ve just gotten off a 7-hour flight. We’re all tired. In front of us is a woman who’s rubbing her neck and ... http://massagemag.com/massage-blog/presence-matters/2008/01/26/helping-out-in-heathrow-airport/ It’s cold and rainy outside and I am nestled on the couch with my cat, Gracie, in front of a good fire. The rest of my family has gone out to the movies. I am recovering from a 24-hour bug that has left me with little energy for anything but ... http://massagemag.com/massage-blog/presence-matters/2008/01/08/healing-with-a-good-fire/ I’m having a Starbucks moment with a colleague of mine. Over steaming-hot morning drinks we’re discussing how grateful we feel for our work – mine in CranioSacral therapy and his in Rolfing. Different modalities on the surface, but similar client responses. He’s been in practice for almost three decades and serves ... http://massagemag.com/massage-blog/presence-matters/2007/12/21/tis-the-season-of-gratitude/ December 2, 2007 I recently heard from a friend, an emergency care physician who attended my Healing From the Core: Grounding and Healthy Boundaries workshop several years ago. “Suzanne, had an interesting experience with a patient tonight in the ER – call me!” Naturally I was intrigued and minutes later we ... http://massagemag.com/massage-blog/presence-matters/2007/12/03/therapeutic-presence-in-the-emergency-room/ As I was receiving a bodywork session from a colleague recently, I was struck by the importance of self-care. The next thought I had was how I still have this internal dialogue and questioning about actually doing it!The good news is that I was taking the day off, getting worked ... http://massagemag.com/massage-blog/presence-matters/2007/11/24/getting-bodywork-for-yourself/ Hello - I'm Suzanne Scurlock-Durana and my main focus is to help you and all of us as bodyworkers have a stronger, more effective presence in the healthcare community today. We play a pivotal role in the health care arena right now. We help people slow down in a world that runs far ... http://massagemag.com/massage-blog/presence-matters/2007/10/31/welcome-blog/