Articles
by Deane Juhan
Connective Tissue: The Great Unifier
Long strands of collagen molecules are the most abundant protein in our bodies. They have a unified presence everywhere within us that is analogous to every water molecule on our planet: There is one continuous body of water with no boundaries. Fog, raindrops,...
Webinars with Deane Juhan
Deane Juhan's Collection of Webinars for Bodyworkers Did you miss Deane Juhan's Webinars? Don't worry! You can watch the webinars with Deane Juhan again. Deane is a practitioner of the Trager® Approach to movement therapy and education, a member of the Massage...
The Enigma of Changing Habits - You Have to Get Somatic
By: Marenka Cerney 30 years ago this year Job’s Body was published. This 8-part essay is a tribute to Deane Juhan’s unparalleled narrative of the body. Included in this essay is an interdisciplinary synthesis between aspects of Deane Juhan’s “Job’s Body” and Eckhart...
Touching Upon Touch
While the English language has no word that adequately names an entity that fully embraces and fuses the physical and mental dimensions of our being, and while a still-pervasive Cartesian conceptual framework perpetuates the the notion of a clear distinction between body and mind, our language does have a word which–in its richly manifold meanings–embodies the multi-layered dynamics that permeate our flesh, our feelings, our thoughts and our relationships with one another and with the world.
“Losing Our Touch” From The Opinionator, The New York Times
Note from Deane Juhan: The following article was not written by me. It was forwarded to me by a friend and client. But the message is so resonant with me, and so beautifully written, that I wanted to share it with you all. The issues raised here have long been close...
Resistance/Release Work Underlying Principles
The polarities of energetic forces--attraction/repulsion, expansion/contraction, push/pull, resistance/release--are the essence of all organizations of matter, from atoms to molecules to cell membranes to complex life forms. Virtually all our varieties of activity,...
Resistance, Release and Re-Coordination The Deane Juhan Method
My approach to the re-coordination of dysfunctional and restricted muscular patterns is the synthesis of my 39 years of professional bodywork, training, and research. I began my career in 1974 as a member of the massage crew at Esalen Institute, where I practiced and...
Neuromuscular Principles and Funcional Concepts Plus A Typical Sequence of Resistance/Release Interactions Between Client and Practitioner
SOME BASIC NEUROMUSCULAR PRINCIPLES AND FUNCTIONAL CONCEPTS UNDERLYING "RESISTANCE-RELEASE WORK" Range of motion is defined by several determinants: Anatomical limits of joint and ligament structures (both normal and as a result of injury, scarring, malformation and...
Resistance/Release Notes Plus Protocol Example: The Shoulders
RESISTANCE RELEASE NOTES I am very excited about this work, which began to blossom for me in a class on the neck and shoulders in New Hampshire earlier this year. It has continued to explode for me in my own sessions; I am thrilled to see its effectiveness with my...