6 Questions to Shari Auth

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

I went to massage school almost by accident when I was 23. I was interested in going to medical school and went to massage school at night to get some education in alternative medicine, I discovered I had a gift and never left the profession.

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

Watching people's lives transform for the better.

3. What is your most favourite bodywork book?

You can't learn bodywork from a book, which is why I made a DVD instead. My favorite bodywork books are anatomy books. Netter's drawing and a book I have of cadaver photos.

4. What is the most challenging part of your work?

Energetically protecting myself from client's energy.

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

Value yourself.

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

Bright !

 

Shari Auth, LAC, LMT is the author of the best selling DVD: Auth Method of Therapeutic Massage: A Guide to Using the Forearms. Shari is a holistic health care practitioner in New York City’s Chelsea neighborhood. Her work is truly holistic in that she treats the full person, and does so incorporating a host of time honored modalities. She practices acupuncture, Chinese herbalogy, structural integration and massage. Ms. Auth is passionate about alternative medicine and its ability to help her clients live full and happy lives.

6 Questions to Bodyworkers