The Thinking Practitioner
The Thinking Practitioner
Podcast Description
Join two of the leading educators in manual therapy, bodywork, and massage therapy, as they delve into the most intriguing issues, questions, research, and client conditions that hands-on practitioners face. Stimulate your thinking with imaginative conversations, tips, and interviews related to the somatic arts and sciences.
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Content Themes
The podcast focuses on a wide range of themes related to manual therapy, anatomy, and client care, including episodes dedicated to specific conditions like carpal tunnel syndrome, grief, and low back pain. It also explores topics such as pain science, the impact of touch and presence in therapy, and the evolving understanding of tendinopathy and fascia, offering practitioners practical tools and research-backed insights.
Join two of the leading educators in manual therapy, bodywork, and massage therapy, as they delve into the most intriguing issues, questions, research, and client conditions that hands-on practitioners face. Stimulate your thinking with imaginative conversations, tips, and interviews related to the somatic arts and sciences.
🎙 Celebrating 50 Years of Massage: Benny Vaughn’s Legacy of Professionalism, Perseverance & Touch
Whitney Lowe sits down with legendary massage therapist Benny Vaughn to celebrate his 50 years in the massage and bodywork profession — a career that helped shape modern sports massage, elevate professional standards, and open doors for generations of practitioners.
From his early years breaking racial barriers in sports medicine to his pioneering integration of massage into collegiate and professional athletics, Benny shares powerful stories of courage, mentorship, and the mindset that turns adversity into purpose.
In this conversation, they explore:
• Benny’s beginnings in track & field and how that led him to massage in 1975
• Integrating massage into university and professional sports programs — and how it changed the field
• Overcoming racial and cultural barriers in the Deep South of the 1970s
• The essential mindset shift for success in massage practice
• Why mentorship matters — and how to approach a mentor with respect
• What Benny hopes the next 50 years of massage will bring
This inspiring retrospective honors one of massage therapy’s most influential pioneers — a practitioner who continues to teach, mentor, and elevate the profession every day.
✨ Learn more about Benny Vaughn:
👉 https://bennyvaughnlifecoach.com/
✨ Watch this episode on YouTube:
👉 https://www.youtube.com/@AdvancedTrainings/podcasts
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✨ Connect with us:
Til Luchau: advanced-trainings.com | facebook.com/advancedtrainings | instagram.com/til.luchau
Whitney Lowe: academyofclinicalmassage.com | facebook.com/WhitneyLowe | twitter.com/whitneylowe
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The Thinking Practitioner Podcast is intended for professional practitioners of manual and movement therapies: bodywork, massage therapy, structural integration, chiropractic, myofascial and myotherapy, orthopedic, sports massage, physical therapy, osteopathy, yoga, strength and conditioning, and similar professions. It is not medical or treatment advice.
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