Favorite Class Event

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Massage Lady (Sorry can't remember her name)
She was very excited to be presenting to us
She seemed very knowledgable about her field
Connected perfectly with the sense of touch
Talked about the uncommon forms of touch for healing
Very taboo to me, yet effective for other people
The exercises she did were very unique, but enlightening
For example, the experiment on Gaby's shoulder
She used Graham and Stu as forces of energy as well as herself to almost force the pain out of Gaby's shoulder
In addition, we did a finger touching exercise to understand our sense of touch
Also, we did a couple breathing exercises to feel everything around us as she spoke

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  1. Jonathan Brumberg-KrausMay 7, 2015 at 8:30 AM

    So, given that touch is "very taboo" for you, why was this your favorite class event? I'm pretty sure I know what you mean about it being taboo, but it's interesting that though you or I might view certain conscious experiences of touch as taboo, there's a lot of touching and being touched that we experience in our everyday life without giving a second thought to it. It was your clip about touch in space that made me thinkmabout.

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