The continuing history of the development of Muscle Release Therapy, MRTh®. As stated before I have already blended four philosophies together. Massage according to Dr. Kellogg, Touch for Health, Strain/Counterstrain, and NMT. In 1986 I received my license to practice from the State of Ohio Medical Board and felt empowered but was soon humbled as only this profession can. I originally began, as many do, in a sports massage area because that is where I was most comfortable. Wh...en begins to have some success in one area the universe seems to challenge you and sends in different issues. As I transitioned from Pipefitting into the world of Massage Therapy I was introduced into a world of individuals who suffered from work related injuries, auto accidents, and more traumatic forms of both acute and chronic pain. At this time I knew I needed more information to help these individuals and discovered Bonnie Prudden's Myotherapy and Dr. Janet Travell's Myofascial Trigger point work. Somewhere in here I was also tuned into PNF and from there to John Barnes' MFR. As time went on and I started to combine more and more the results were better but not long lasting. At this time I was working on fewer weekend athletes and had the privilege of working with the dancers from the Cleveland Ballet along with what seemed to be an endless supply of people in distress. Thrown in to all of this I had began teaching for two of the local Massage Schools and through the one I was introduced to a PT from the Cleveland Clinic who eventually was my connection with the Ballet and dance world. She introduced me to the Pilates Method of movement and to the Mackenzie Method of PT. Shortly after these introductions an Osteopath became a client and told me I needed to read a book on Emotional Anatomy and Osteopathic Philosophy. This is when I had developed Postural Balancing and began teaching more and more on this theory of more of a total holistic approach. Lastly for today I want to conclude with a statement that was made to me when working with the international ballet icon Rudolph Nureyev when I asked him what made him better than the others. He said, "I have learned to dance to the energy of each audience, not to the music or choreography." That is when I realized that is what I was doing, treating a symptom and not a person. To be continued...