Recently I hiked to the bottom of Waimea canyon on the Hawaiian island of Kauai with a massage therapist who works as a guide on her days off. Along the way we discovered there was more overlap in our professions than you might guess. Her training, which was a bit unusual, included the idea that some people, while undergoing massage, will experience recall of past or present stress. My guide was taught to ask clients about what they were feeling in their bodies in the area that was being massaged. This gentle prompting led many people to recall significant challenging life issues. Other massage therapists have told me similar stories even though their practice did not include asking leading questions.
