Author Archives: Kirby Moore

Massage school (mystery school) is winding down

We only have 2 and a half weeks left of school! It is wild how fast these weeks are zipping by. Early on in the program it felt like each week was a month long. The past few days we have been learning passive stretching – which means the client is being stretched by theContinue reading “Massage school (mystery school) is winding down”

Working on Protocol for “New Modality”

I just completed a weekend of working with a medicine woman here at Massage School. We started chatting about what I offer… and the list started growing long (not to brag or boast – I have been learning bodywork since 2003 – simply what is). She has taken several levels of BodyTalk – a modalityContinue reading “Working on Protocol for “New Modality””

Working with a medicine woman: healing songs, plant medicine, stone medicine, 5-element medicine, Astrological medicine

Hello dear ones, Just to let you know up front, if you are getting triggered / activated in any way by the amount of stuff that I talk about in these email travelogues, then you might want to pass on this one. This weekend we did three days of training with a medicine woman fromContinue reading “Working with a medicine woman: healing songs, plant medicine, stone medicine, 5-element medicine, Astrological medicine”

an amazing Hot Stones treatment (created by a shaman)

I received this incredible Hot Stones massage / treatment two nights ago and it moved me, seriously, I definitely felt a strong connection to those stones! This technique was created by a shaman here in Colorado. Although there are a number of similarities to the La Stones treatment (as all Hot Stone massages would be).Continue reading “an amazing Hot Stones treatment (created by a shaman)”

Water Qigong

Here in massage school, that would be the magic marvelous mystical world of Massage School.. we are getting into Water Qigong. This is a very profound practice. For a beginner: (me) going near a stream is relaxing, soothing, listening to the gurgling brook sounds is very peaceful. Maybe I can stay in my Dan TienContinue reading “Water Qigong”

Chi Kung Tai Chi oral exams; full week at magic mystery massage school

This past week has been very full. We are learning Swedish Massage and we will start offering that to our clients on Monday from memory – there are only about 100 techniques to pack into an hour… oh and I sat in on oral exams all week meaning no breakfast or lunch break! I amContinue reading “Chi Kung Tai Chi oral exams; full week at magic mystery massage school”

some budding posts coming soon

Hello dear readers! I have been busy with Oral Exams for the past few days – as in this crazy intense massage school is made even more rigorous because during orals we don’t get a breakfast or lunch break. For instance, this morning, I was making salmon salad as I discussed the benefits of treatingContinue reading “some budding posts coming soon”

Eve of 39th birthday, some progress, lots more growth ahead

As I sit here, my Solar Return is occurring, I’m turning 39 years old – I’m almost 40!! Good lord I’m getting on up there! If you have not been keeping up with my posts or with Facebook, I have been in an intensive massage school program for the past 7 weeks now. It isContinue reading “Eve of 39th birthday, some progress, lots more growth ahead”