01/19/2026
MASSAGE THERAPY IS THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH
An excerpt from Larry's book, Soft Tissue Revolution
Purchase from larryheisler.org
Ya know how society asks anyone that lives to a hundred, what was the secret to their long life?
Was it just genetics, good luck, or a particular food, a vitamin, a habit or a particular mental technique like meditation?
Probably all of that, right?
Well, the very famous comedian Bob Hope, along with Rose Kennedy, George Burns and Queen Elizabeth of England called massage therapists their fountain of youth!
All of them when turning 100 confessed they got a deep tissue massage every single day! Except for the Queen. She was asked at age 94. She said the secret to her longevity was receiving deep tissue massage daily.
For Mr. Hope, he told his last massage therapist,
Judy Kemecsei, LMT, that he received a deep tissue massage every day for 63 years!
Judy was Mr. Hope's massage therapist for the last 7 years of his life and she worked on him 7 days a week!
According to these centenarians, deep tissue massage was the secret to their longevity. It does make sense.
What do you buy grandma as a gift for the holidays?
A sweater, right?
As we age, our body temperature can take a dive.
We get shorter, tighter, even more rigid.
The arthritis and rigor mortise sets in way before you die!
Immune system can be compromised.
That's where you come in...
Deep tissue massage prevents the body from freezing up.
It prevents or slows down the arthritis/rigor mortise from setting in.
A deep tissue treatment keeps the body soft, warm, pliable, flexible and dare I say it, OXYGENATED.
Oxygenated is another way of saying alkaline and as you might have heard, cancer and many degenerative diseases cannot cultivate in an oxygen enriched environment.
It's my belief, any modality that increases circulation, speeds up healing and can lessen pain.
Hippocrates the Father of Medicine, as in Hippocratic Oath, wrote the first medical textbook back there in ancient Greece. He identified the diseases of the day, and he recommended treatment plans which almost unilaterally recommended massage therapy as part of the treatment plan for addressing every condition. In that time, massage was known as “anatripsis,” which roughly translates to rubbing in Greek.
I teach; the first job of a massage therapist is to break up the muscular armoring, the fascial resistance.
That alone can dramatically speed up metabolism.
So, you do the math. It’s a good jumping off place to begin.
Once an individual’s body is soft and pliable, you’ll have easier access into the injuries, scar tissue and the acupuncture energetic system (Chi).
And if you're one of the ten thousand students that have taken one of my continuing education classes, you know I teach the acupuncture meridians, which run just under the surface of the skin, are extensions of the internal organs. An organ under duress directly affects the meridian line associated with that organ.
So, it directly affects the soft tissue.
Think about the implications.
In conclusion, you know how well you feel after a massage?
Imagine if you can feel that good all the time.
Can you say Ponce de Leon?
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Every one of our classes have been approved by the
NCBTMB for Continuing Education!
BELOW: A smattering of 2026 classes
ART
(Active Release Technique)
Massage Essentials for the Neck, Thoracic Outlet and Tunnel Syndromes
Fri., April 24
Fri., June 26
Fri., Oct. 30
Fri., Dec. 18
Robert Ganser
Massage Essentials for the Shoulder Girdle
Fri., March 27
Fri., May 29
Fri., Sept. 25
Fri., Nov. 20
Robert Ganser
Soft Tissue Pain Erasure 101.1: Upper Body
Sun., Jan. 18
Sun., April 19
Sun., Oct. 18
Sun., Nov. 8
Al Vonderahe
Soft Tissue Pain Erasure 101.2: Lower Body
Sun., Feb. 22
Sun., May 17
Sun., Nov. 22
Al Vonderahe
Soft Tissue Pain Erasure 101.3: Advanced
Sun., Sept. 20
Sun., Dec. 20
Al Vonderahe
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Ayurvedic
Ayurvedic Massage Training
Fri., Jan. 2
Fri., April 3
Fri., Sept. 4
Nancy Smith
Ayurveda: Introduction to Marma Therapy and Practice
Fri., Feb. 6
Fri., May 8
Fri., Oct. 2
Nancy Smith
Calming the Mind through Ayurvedic Shirodhara
Fri., March 6
Fri., June 5
Fri., Nov. 6
Nancy Smith
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Cancer Massage
Wed. & Thurs., March 4 - 5
Tues. & Wed., June 9-10
Wed. & Thurs., Sept. 9 - 10
Luci Zirpoli
CPR
American Red Cross Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED
Fri., Jan. 23
Fri., Feb. 27
Fri., March 20
Dr. Toni LaSala
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General Practice
The Mind-Body Approach to Massage
Tues., March 3
Wed., May 13
Wed., Nov. 11
Ana Varona
Applied Ergonomics in Orthopedic Massage
Sun., June 14
Sun., Sept. 13
Ana Varona
Geriatric Massage
Geriatric Massage Therapy for the Mature and Aging Client
Sun., May 3
Sat., Sept. 12
Ana Varona
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Headaches
Headaches and Medical Massage
Wed., Jan. 28
Mon., March 16
Fri., May 1
Wed., July 8
Tues., Sept. 8
Mon., Nov. 23
Larry Heisler
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Myofascial
Introduction to Myofascial Release for the Massage Therapist,
Part 1
Thurs., Feb. 12
Thurs., April 9
Thurs., June 11
Thurs., Aug. 13
Thurs., Oct. 8
Thurs., Dec. 4
Sarah Borda
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Pregnancy Massage
Sat. & Sun., March 28 - 29
Sat. & Sun., Aug. 8 - 9
Sat. & Sun., Oct. 24 - 25
Sat. & Sun., Nov. 21 - 22
Sat. & Sun., Dec. 12 - 13
Somaliah Williams
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Reflexology
Reflexology: The NJ Massage Method
Wed., Jan. 21
Thurs., Feb. 26
Wed., March 25
Mon., April 27
Thurs., May 28
Thurs., June 18
Wed., July 22
Wed., Aug. 19
Fri., Sept. 11
Wed., Oct. 21
Mon., Nov. 30
Thurs., Dec. 10
Larry Heisler and Dariana Walters
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Thai Massage
Introduction to Thai Massage Techniques
Sat. & Sun., June 6 - 7
Table
Sat. & Sun., June 27 - 28
Floor
Sat. & Sun., July 11 - 12
Table
Sat. & Sun., July 25 - 26
Floor
Al Turner
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TMJ
Working with TMJ
Mon., Feb. 23
Mon., June 15
Mon., Aug 24
Mon., Oct. 26
Maggie Dreisbach
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CLASSES WITH LARRY COMING UP
Soft Tissue Injury Protocol...Friday, January 30th
Ultimate Back...Monday, March 23rd
Ultimate Arm and Shoulder...Sunday, Feb. 1
Ultimate Hip and Leg...Wednesday, April 1st
Ultimate Neck...Wednesday, February 4th
Ultimate Face and Abdomen...Tuesday, February 17th
Shiatsu Pain and Power Points...Tuesday, February 3rd
Treating Sciatic and Piriformis Pain...Wednesday, February 11th
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