First test! Too much massage??

[Justine 2]

Well, today I had my first test on "the old dead guys" and benefits and contraindications. I had the highest grade in my class with a 96 (could've had a hundred if I would have read one of the questions more carefully). Anyway, I'm really really REALLY proud of myself and I'm loving school more and more each class.

I was also curious if anyone ever wanted to *not* receive a massage? We do hands on every class (we go every other weekend) and today, I just wasn't feelin it! I had no problems GIVING a massage, but I suffered through my own! LOL. I don't know... I hope adjust to that much touch. I usually got a massage on a month-six week basis. Maybe my body just needs some time to adjust?? Whatcha think?

 

[basketball addict]

yup, plenty of times during various course when I could have happily done without receiving a massage.
Basically you just do it cause the other guy needs the practise and you learn so much from feeling it and picking up what your fellow student does great, forgets or does poorly.
It's pretty rare that I have ever really got into a massage at school like a private session, I tend to be too focussed on learning.

 

[Pompal 09.]

First test! Too much massage??

Well, today I had my first test on "the old dead guys" and benefits and contraindications.

I give up....who are the old dead guys?

Robyn

 

[Individual]

old dead guys -- Per Henrik Ling etc?

Sure you'll feel like not receiving massage sometimes. In our class we had an agreement with each other that anyone could opt out of receiving any time, for any reason, with or without supportive discussion. We hardly ever did but there were occasions.

 

[Sami]

t005 "Old dead guys" - love the description - we had to learn the work of dear old dead guy, John Harvey Kellogg, in addition to everything else to get past our state boards........... what a hoot!!


As to not wanting to receive massage, yep, been there, done that and agree with the others, sometimes you just have to be there for the other person and not yourself - especially if the other person, in school, has a reputation for being to heavy handed and clumsy w/ their techniques. You learn what you like and don't like to receive personally, AND, it's an opportunity to learn kinesthetically from a different perspective, the techniques that are being taught that particular day.

Hope that helps.

 

[Susan]

First test! Too much massage??

Well, today I had my first test on "the old dead guys" and benefits and contraindications.

I give up....who are the old dead guys?

Robyn

ditto

in my school, you were not allowed to opt out of giving or receiving, or you have to make up that hour.

 

[sarci]

First test! Too much massage??

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From reading above I assume it is re: Ling, Cyriax et al.
I thought it was a new mnemonic.

Robyn

 

[Xendz]

sometimes I didn't feel like recieving, or giving for that matter. sometimes I did and we sat around all day. eihn.

you do owe it to the other person to be there for them. I would get really pissy at our class. by the end of the second year, no one wanted to do anything, they really sucked at life. haha. im bitter. I couldn't get anyone to be a body for anything, was really lame.

sucks how much school is so dependant on the quality of the other students, in my case, it was lacking.

 

[vogonsrock]

Well, I had a few days when I was in MT school that I didn't want to receive. The problem was that I was super stressed out and had developed hives... and the sudafed I was taking wasn't really helping the symptoms any. (Found out later that Benadryl does help though...) It was only the 2nd time I'd gotten them, and I was still learning how to deal with it. (The first time I had gotten them was a year previous, after a close friend of mine had died. Though at that time one of my cousins had just died, and my uncle was dying as well...) I guess I was just reluctant to say what was wrong with me at that time... partially because I was still trying to figure it out!
Even after my Mother's death 2 years ago, I could "hold it all together" unless someone touched me. *shrug* If they touched me, I'd lose it... and start crying. It could just have been my way of trying to hold it all together. :
I do remember telling my teacher who tried to insist that I receive, "Bill, I will not submit to forcible massage!" : Hello, Boundaries!
After 2-3 days I was feeling much better and was able to receive again.

 

[mtmt]

Thanks for all the replies! Yes, the old dead guys are my teacher's way of lumping Hippocrates, Ling, Douglas Graham and the like together into one nice easy test! I would never ever tell my classmates "Yanno what? I don't feel like but it today!", but it's nice to know that I'm not the only one. Lots and lots of folks would be lining up to get free massage on a regular basis and here I am cringing and hating it in my head. It doesn't matter who my partner is or how good they are, ( I think we are all on pretty close to the same level right now) Sometimes I would just rather continue with the lecture (or do TWO hours of massage rather than do one and receive one) than have to get on the table. Anywhooooo... You are all so helpful and quick to respond! I appreciate it!