01/04/2026
When I first started working it’s horses, I’d already been working with people and dogs for just over 20 years, and it took me a while to accept that describing a horse as lame merely meant something was wrong. No indication whatsoever of what wasn’t right, not even what system of the body was affected, just one word to suggest anything at all. Kind of like the Italian word alura.🤣
Anyway, the integration of my almost 35 years of education and hands-on experience as a therapist gives me such a big bag of what Mary Debono calls “informed intuition”, that I can many times puzzle out what to pull out of my bag to assist a body in improving movement and integration. I work hard to examine the pieces of the puzzle and to zero in on the keystone of the issue, but really, I don’t *know* what’s wrong, not really, I can only guess. But I’m experienced enough that my guesses, sometimes seemingly from outer space and bizarre like a Míro or a Dalí, are spot on. And the catch-all concept behind it like the words lame or alura? It’s all about movement. What’s moving, what’s not.
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January is a time to pause, reflect, and recommit. As manual therapists, our work is both a responsibility and a privilege.
May this new year deepen your listening, refine your touch, and reconnect you with the quiet symphony present in every body.
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