Hands at the Table
By Bori Suranyi & Jeff Bramhall
Cohosts Bori Suranyi and Jeff Bramhall believe that as a craft and as a profession, massage therapy is only limited by a therapist's imagination and willingness to put in the work.
By sharing what we’re learning, what we’re working on, and what’s captured our interest, we hope to broaden your perspective, inspire you to set your standard high, and invest in your craft.
Hands at the TableApr 15, 2021
072 - Where can we go? A response to TTP w/Sandy Fritz
A few months ago, Whitney Low hosted Sandy Fritz on The Thinking Practitioner.
Both Bori and Jeff had pretty strong positive and negative responses to what Sandy had to say.
In this episode, we try to tease out what struck such a strong chord with each of us.
You can listen to the TTP episode here. Each of us listened to it more than once, and we encourage you to do so as well!
071 - How Emotions Are Made & Predictive Coding
Half book review and half "maybe this is why the work works" discussion, about a year ago Jeff read Lisa Feldman Barrett's How Emotions Are Made and has been mulling it over ever since.
Credit to two others in the field for pointing us down this path.
- Science of Touch's Eddie Ulm for providing a framework of bodywork through a predictive coding lens.
- The authors of this paper for linking predictive coding to osteopathy.
070 - Becoming Teaching Faculty
Jeff's flying solo this week talking about teaching; not just continuing education but being faculty at a massage school.
The school I teach at is located in Boston and also has locations in Easthampton, MA and St Paul, MN. It's called, fittingly, The Massage School.
Find Bori on Instagram at: @bori_suranyi_lmt
Find Jeff on Instagram at: @justbreathemanualtherapy and @jbramhall
Questions, comments, or suggestions? Hit us up at Jeff@JustBreatheManualTherapy.com
069 - CE Review: Fascial Dissection with Tom Myers & Todd Garcia
Back in January, Jeff spent a week at Todd Garcia's Laboratory of Anatomical Enlightenment with Todd and Tom Myers performing fascial dissection using the lens of Anatomy Trains.
It was quite an experience that Jeff details in this episode.
Find Bori on Instagram at: @bori_suranyi_lmt
Find Jeff on Instagram at: @justbreathemanualtherapy and @jbramhall
Questions, comments, or suggestions? Hit us up at Jeff@JustBreatheManualTherapy.com
068 - Practical & Tactical: Heel Pain
In today's episode, Bori and Jeff discuss a case study of one of Bori's clients who was presenting with not one, but TWO types of heel pain.
How did she address them?
How would Jeff?
How would you?!
Find Bori on Instagram at: @bori_suranyi_lmt
Find Jeff on Instagram at: @justbreathemanualtherapy and @jbramhall
Questions, comments, or suggestions? Hit us up at Jeff@JustBreatheManualTherapy.com
067 - Back In The (Teaching) Saddle
This summer, Jeff got a chance to co-teach with previous guest Eddie Ulm.
In this episode, Jeff reflects on that experience.
Links:
- The Science of Touch
- Part One with Eddie - Origin Stories
- Part Two with Eddie - Creating a Platform
Find Bori on Instagram at: @bori_suranyi_lmt
Find Jeff on Instagram at: @justbreathemanualtherapy and @jbramhall
Questions, comments, or suggestions? Hit us up at Jeff@JustBreatheManualTherapy.com
066 - Emotional Freedom Technique
Bori was recently commissioned to translate an EFT course. She shares some of what she learned and delves into some of the uniqueness of language.
Links:
- Dawson Church's The Genie in Your Genese
- The Tapping Solution
- Gary Craig's EFT Trainings
Find Bori on Instagram at: @bori_suranyi_lmt
Find Jeff on Instagram at: @justbreathemanualtherapy and @jbramhall
Questions, comments, or suggestions? Hit us up at Jeff@JustBreatheManualTherapy.com
065 - The Return. Where are we now?
Bori and Jeff are back!!!!
This episode talks about where we are today, going into Bori's new business and Jeff's on the two-year anniversary.
Links:
- The Language Nerds facebook group
- Ep021 about using surveys
- Emotion Concepts vs Universal Emotions
Find Bori on Instagram at: @bori_suranyi_lmt
Find Jeff on Instagram at: @justbreathemanualtherapy and @jbramhall
Questions, comments, or suggestions? Hit us up at Jeff@JustBreatheManualTherapy.com
The Intermission Ends!
We're coming back! After about a year off, Bori and Jeff will be back on the podcasting scene!
New episodes, new topics, and more guests. Keeping it impactful and tight.
And always with the aim to raise the bar among massage therapists, manual therapists, and bodyworkers.
See you soon!
064 - Taking Time Off … How?
063 - Recharging The Batteries
How do you tell your cup is full?
What do you do about it?
As always: Like, Comment, Subscribe, Review - those are super helpful for others.
Bori is on Instagram at: @bori_suranyi_lmt
Jeff is on Instagram at: @jbramhall
062 - Biomechanics Revisited
Bori is back in Conor Harris's Biomechanics class. In this episode, we talk about why she'd return to a class, what she's looking to gain from it, and how she is approaching it differently the second time around.
As always: Like, Comment, Subscribe, Review - those are super helpful for others.
Bori is on Instagram at: @bori_suranyi_lmt
Jeff is on Instagram at: @jbramhall
061 - Taking the ego out
A struggle we all may face is how our ego shows up in our work and interactions with others. Bori and Jeff talk through how to get past the ego and into making real positive change.
As always: Like, Comment, Subscribe, Review - those are super helpful for others.
Bori is on Instagram at: @bori_suranyi_lmt
Jeff is on Instagram at: @jbramhall
060 - CE Review: Advanced Trainings
Jeff's been taking Til Luchau's Advanced Trainings's Leg Principles course. In this episode, we talk about what it's like to be in a course designed around being used and his use of it!
You can learn more about it here.
As always: Like, Comment, Subscribe, Review - those are super helpful for others.
Bori is on Instagram at: @bori_suranyi_lmt
Jeff is on Instagram at: @jbramhall
059 - How is a case built up in my head. VB
058 - Lymphatic health at Home
057 - Interoception and Mechanisms
056 - Working with a copywriter
What is it like to work with a copywriter and copyeditor? Jeff shares his experiences.
Here's the revised Frameworks, Not Gospels blog post.
As always: Like, Comment, Subscribe, Review - those are super helpful for others.
Bori is on Instagram at: @bori_suranyi_lmt
Jeff is on Instagram at: @jbramhall
055 - Check in from Hungary
054 - Rebranding?
Ok, one last solo from Jeff.
This one about redefining one's message for their practice. I'm working on this right now.
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Bori is on Instagram at: @bori_suranyi_lmt
Jeff is on Instagram at: @jbramhall
053 - The Journey
Another Jeff solo as Bori gets set up back in Europe. A short thought about the journeys we get to witness as bodyworkers.
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Bori is on Instagram at: @bori_suranyi_lmt
Jeff is on Instagram at: @jbramhall
052 - A New Beginning
As we talked about in the last episode, Bori's moving and changing her practice. Today, Jeff is solo discussing what he's looking forward to in the next phase of this podcast.
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Bori is on Instagram at: @bori_suranyi_lmt
Jeff is on Instagram at: @justbreathemanualtherapy
051 - Business Transitions pt 2
Closing the business, celebrating an anniversary, there's a lot that's changing in both our lives. Today, we touch into it.
As always: Like, Comment, Subscribe, Review - those are super helpful for others.
Bori is on Instagram at: @bori_suranyi_lmt
Jeff is on Instagram at: @justbreathemanualtherapy
050 - Burnout, Revisited
In today's episode, we look back on Bori's thoughts from a few weeks ago about burnout. Together, we talk through some of the ways we pay attention to burnout and keep ourselves from going too far into the hole.
As always: Like, Comment, Subscribe, Review - those are super helpful for others.
Bori is on Instagram at: @bori_suranyi_lmt
Jeff is on Instagram at: @justbreathemanualtherapy
049 - Frameworks, not Gospels
048 - Three lessons at the end of one year
047 - Is this burn out?
046 - The Process of Expertise
Jeff flies solo and talks about the idea of expertise.
As always: Like, Comment, Subscribe, Review - those are super helpful for others.
Bori is on Instagram at: @bori_suranyi_lmt
Jeff is on Instagram at: @justbreathemanualtherapy
045 - Selling or buying a practice?
044 - Great Artists Steal
Bori is on Instagram at: @bori_suranyi_lmt
Jeff is on Instagram at: @justbreathemanualtherapy
043 - Tug of war on the sacrum
Bori is on Instagram at: @bori_suranyi_lmt
Jeff is on Instagram at: @justbreathemanualtherapy
042 - Is what you say what they hear?
After nine months of recording this podcast and over a year of being in regular contact, Bori and Jeff meet up in person!
The focus of this conversation is on the language we use as practitioners and the potential pitfalls of objectifying our clients through assessment. Beyond that, we get into the trick we sometimes play on ourselves when we strive for objective measures and the unfortunate potential side-effects of testing. This was a really exciting conversation that offers some immediately practical advice.
As always: Like, Comment, Subscribe, Review - those are super helpful for others.
Bori is on Instagram at: @bori_suranyi_lmt
Jeff is on Instagram at: @justbreathemanualtherapy
041 - Infinite Games
Bori's reading The Infinite Game by Simon Sinek and felt inspired to draw parallels to the world of massage therapy.
As always: Like, Comment, Subscribe, Review - those are super helpful for others.
Bori is on Instagram at: @bori_suranyi_lmt
Jeff is on Instagram at: @justbreathemanualtherapy
040 - Inspiration (checking back)
After last week's discussion on the feeling of being uninspired, we decided to check back on how we're feeling and what's made a difference.
As always: Like, Comment, Subscribe, Review - those are super helpful for others.
Bori is on Instagram at: @bori_suranyi_lmt
Jeff is on Instagram at: @justbreathemanualtherapy
039 - Inspiration (or the lack thereof)
Bori and Jeff talk through some of the struggles we (all?) run into as business owners, empathetic folks, and people who are just ... trying!
As always: Like, Comment, Subscribe, Review - those are super helpful for others.
Bori is on Instagram at: @bori_suranyi_lmt
Jeff is on Instagram at: @justbreathemanualtherapy
038 - CE Review: Buteyko Breathing
Wrapping up the month of CE reviews with another tangent: Buteyko Breathing.
Learn more about Buyteko Breathing here.
Here's a link to Patrick McKeown's other work, including The Oxygen Advantage.
As always: Like, Comment, Subscribe, Review - those are super helpful for others.
Bori is on Instagram at: @bori_suranyi_lmt
Jeff is on Instagram at: @justbreathemanualtherapy
037 - CE Review: The Pinnacle Performance Biomechanics Program
Thanks to Sean Light for bringing Bori, Jeff, and Conor together!
Today we discuss The Pinnacle Performance Biomechanics program. You can learn more about it here!
As always: Like, Comment, Subscribe, Review - those are super helpful for others.
Bori is on Instagram at: @bori_suranyi_lmt
Jeff is on Instagram at: @justbreathemanualtherapy
036 - CE Review: TRE
Continuing our series looking at CE offerings, today we look at TRE through the lens of an interview with Dr David Bercelli.
Here's where you can learn more about TRE.
Here is a free (free!!!!) video that will walk you through the TRE process. Give it a try and let us know how it works for you!
As always: Like, Comment, Subscribe, Review - those are super helpful for others.
Bori is on Instagram at: @bori_suranyi_lmt
Jeff is on Instagram at: @justbreathemanualtherapy
035 - CE Review: Lymphatic Mojo
This is the first in a series of CE course reviews. Today, we're looking at Perry Nickelston's Lymphatic Mojo course.
Find more about Perry here. Learn more about the course here.
As always: Like, Comment, Subscribe, Review - those are super helpful for others.
Bori is on Instagram at: @bori_suranyi_lmt
Jeff is on Instagram at: @justbreathemanualtherapy
034 - Building A Community
Jeff caps out our month of solo episodes with a recap of what he's been doing to build a community in his new location. We want to hear from you how you've built a community in your practice! Please reach out to continue the conversation!
As always: Like, Comment, Subscribe, Review - those are super helpful for others.
Bori is on Instagram at: @bori_suranyi_lmt
Jeff is on Instagram at: @justbreathemanualtherapy
033 - Satisfied customers OR Raving Fans? Book Review
Bori talks about the book Raving Fans by Ken Blanchard and Sheldon Bowles. This classic book written in 1993 dissects why companies need not just "satisfied customers" but Raving Fans and how to cultivate those clients.
There is three little secrets to growing an audience like that... Listen to the episode to learn more.
032 - Holistic approaches at the Recovery and Sleep Summit
Bori talks about why a shift towards holistic approach is inevitable for the healthcare field. And what does it really mean to be a "holistic practitioner"? She will have a presentation about this at the Recovery and Sleep Summit organized April 23-25 and April 30- May 2.
Links for the 2nd Annual Recovery and Sleep Summit:
Summit registration: https://www.sleepcoachcourse.com/a/45405/oXr2QohH
Direct recordings purchase: https://www.sleepcoachcourse.com/a/45400/oXr2QohH
031 - Insights From The Outside
Jeff's solo once again. This time talking about the value of being in an entrepreneurship & mentorship program, and especially the value of working with people who have widely different viewpoints to your own.
Learn more about EforAll here. The business accelerator programs are well-established in Massachusetts. There are also chapters in Colorado and Arkansas, and they have expansion plans through 2021 and 2022.
Here's where you can find your local SCORE chapter and learn more about them.
GOOD LUCK!!
As always: Like, Comment, Subscribe, Review - those are super helpful for others. And please reach out to us to continue the conversation.
Bori is on Instagram at: @bori_suranyi_lmt
Jeff is on Instagram at: @justbreathemanualtherapy
030 - Creating a Platform with Edward Ulm
In the second part of our conversation with Eddie Ulm, we discuss the motivations behind designing an online course. Everything from how we've decided these courses can add value to the surprise challenges we run into and everything in-between.
You can find more about Eddie at Science Of Touch. He shares a lot of valuable (and free!) information through his newsletter and on his Instagram page.
Follow Bori on Instagram at: @bori_suranyi_lmt
Follow Jeff on Instagram at: @justbreathemanualtherapy
029 - Origin Stories with Science of Touch's Edward Ulm
Our first guest! Edward Ulm from Science of Touch joins us and shares his journey from athlete to chronic pain to exercise science to his discovery of bodywork and how it's helped him travel the world.
Before we get into the episode, we each offer our perspective as manual therapists on the rise in anti-Asian hate crimes and white supremacist terrorism in the US. Red Canary Song is an organization that I (Jeff) believe is deserving of your support.
You can find more about Eddie at Science Of Touch. He shares a lot of valuable (and free!) information through his newsletter and on his Instagram page.
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028 - Posture, Patterns, Personality
Today we’re talking about the two way street between our mind and body.
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027 - Getting Curious About Your Own Body
Connection, disconnection, all that fun stuff!
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026 - Solving Chronic Pain
Recently, Bori attended a meeting of the minds among researchers and clinicians at the forefront of pain management science and research. In this episode, we discuss her biggest takeaways and how we can apply them to our work with our clients.
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025 - Sales Tactics for LMTs
Prior to opening Just Breathe Manual Therapy, Jeff led a sales team at Onshape as the company built towards a $260M acquisition. In this episode, he shares some of the sales tools and tactics that have made their way into his manual therapy practice.
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024 - Restore Revive Mentorship
Bori just launched a mentorship program with the aim of helping LMTs in the Galveston/Houston area level up their education and confidence. In this episode, she shares why she launched this program, how she's built it, and how it fits in with the education we receive as LMTs.
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