This was an out of the way comment that a young child expressed to her grandmother. There is a particular way to put mashed potato on the plate, where you put it, and how it looks that makes it the most palatable.
We all know the importance of getting it “just right” with this modality also, the finesse and accuracy of the touch to get the best release for each client. Unless we all make the time to take the opportunity to review and refresh your skills, we can develop bad habits and cheat our clients of the best possible result.
Most modalities have a requirement to review, re-certify or just refresh skills, however there are also a few that allow us to fumble our way through, develop our own way of carrying out the procedure of a treatment to hopefully allow us to get a desired result.
This is where we spend the time to review & refine or skills to be able to treat and release clients pain & discomfort quickly, easily and with a defined ‘less is more’ approach. Those that have spent the extra time and effort to truly understand this will be reaping the benefits of a non-procedural approach to treating each client as they present, and not just another number.
This year the students who I have had the pleasure to share Ross’s work with have been very enthusiastic and excited, with some travelling from interstate to continue from module to module or simply review what they can. For those who have not reviewed for some time, there were moments of confusion as they realised they had strayed from their original interpretation of learning followed by the reinstallation of skills. The structure of the courses has also changed slightly over the last few years due to the modules constantly being refined and improved. So, if we don’t all review our learning, both our clients and ourselves could be missing out.