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Everything you need to know about massage therapy

Thursday, October 20, 2005

Massage therapy can be an amazing tool for transforming the body, mind and spirit. I've been practicing massage therapy for 13 years now. The reason I became a massage therapist was because of my massage therapy experience. I had been working in the record industry and I had a very stressful job. It was a somewhat exciting job - lots of parties and famous people, but also the job was all consuming. I had two mobile phones that would ring at all hours of the day and night. I had to deal with a lot of deception and I wasn't happy about it. The only time I felt good was when I would go for a massage. I found a massage therapist that really helped me. What originally was a way to work out the kinks in my neck and back soon became a precious and priceless experience for me. Without saying anything to anyone for an hour and having the ability to be in a peaceful, safe environment my life started to become a bit more clear to me. I would get a massage once and sometimes even twice a week. My body started to change. I started to lose weight because I ate healthier - UNCONSCIOUSLY! I realized that the marriage that I was in was a mistake. I realized that I mattered and then all of a sudden, I realized that I was living the wrong life. I ended my marriage, left the job and went away for a vacation. I was on a long chairlift ride up the mountain in Telluride, CO and I was thinking to myself about what I wanted out of life - this was probably the first time I even asked myself this question. I thought about what was important to me and then I thought about what I could do in this world - what I wanted from it and what I wanted to give back to it. The thoughts that came to me that day were so crystal clear. I knew that I wanted to be happy and it was important for me to be able to deal with people in an honest, loving and happy way. I knew that I wanted to be able to work anywhere, I didn't want to have to report to anyone except to myself. I thought about people that I knew who were happy in their lives. Most of them worked for themselves, actually - all of them worked for themselves. The next question was - which of these people had the best life - the answer - my massage therapist - I decided at that moment - I was going to become a massage therapist. I had no idea what was involved and when I returned to New York, I called my massage therapist and I asked her what I needed to do. I went to the Swedish Institute of Massage Therapy in New York City and I enrolled in their massage therapy school. It took one full year and then I took the New York State Massage Licensing Exam - passed - and started working. It was a tough road and my life was drastically changed. Through all of the turmoil, there was a little voice inside of me that knew I was doing the right thing. I honored that voice through a lot of ups and downs. I couldn't be happier that I did. Massage therapy has brought me around the world - practicing massage and learning new techniques. Now I have a private practice in New York City. I treat people from all walks of life with all kinds of maladies. I offer them what was given to me - an hour of peace and a chance to be touched with nonjudgemental compassion and unconditional love with the intention of creating a safe place where they can have a chance to transform - whatever that may mean to them.

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