6 Questions to Jill Morton

1. When and how did you decide to become a bodyworker?

I had 20 years of chronic pain and bodywork, specifically Myofascial Release, was the only thing that helped me. That was in 1999 when I was 38 years old. I was an Occupational Therapist and started taking MFR classes at a rapid rate and I healed and found a wonderful new career.

2. What do you find most exciting about bodywork therapy?

Helping people to feel better.

3. What is your most favourite bodywork book?

Healing Ancient Wounds by John F. Barnes.

4. Which part of the body do you find the most challenging to work on?

Thoracic Spine/rib pain.

5. What advise you can give to fresh massage therapists who wish to make a career out of it?

Find a specialty. Get treated with lots of different bodywork modalities and find one you really like and get continuing education in that area.

6. How do you see the future of massage therapy?

There is a paradigm shift occurring. More and more people are beginning to see the benefits of bodywork. People are no longer willing to blindly trusting their MD's and are willing to seek out their own path of healing. Massage therapy will benefit greatly from this paradigm shift.

 

Jill Stedronsky Morton has been an Occupational Therapists for more than 15 years in Denver, Colorado. She is the author of the Myofascial Stretching book. Jill has worked in a variety of rehabilitation settings. Her training includes myofascial release, craniosacral, lymphatic drainage, neural mobilization, cranial and spinal mobilization, muscle energy techniques, and healing touch.

6 Questions to Bodyworkers