More About Me (Therapeutic Directory)
This all started for me while I lived in the country of Panama. My husband and I ran a bed and breakfast and after having a car accident that left me with spinal stenosis (evaluated after moving back to the United States), we had a young man come to the bed and breakfast to offer his massage therapy to me, we made a deal with him. For every four massages that he gave our guests, I would receive one for free. I felt the energy and heat run through my back with the very first one! Instead of feeling relaxed and ready for a nap, I felt energized and stronger each time! I seriously promoted Brad so that I could get two massages a week. During this process. Brad opened up to me and told me his story and at the same time, I was learning Spanish and creating a new friend. The more I learned about his life, the more my mind opened and well, the truth is, I permanently lost judgements and prejudges that I used to carry around with me. Healing happened both physically and mentally. When we moved back to the United States (permanently) I had two surgeries, one on my neck and the other on my back. I'm doing so much better physically, however, I brought a cloud of dysthymia with me because of the loss of both the massages and the friendship. My husband told me to write it all down and so I did. I wrote a book about Brad's life. That helped me tremendously but I still, to this day deeply crave the massages and the conversations! I'm currently not able to return giving a massage at this point as I can only last for about 20 minutes standing and with continued strength. However, receiving a massage would bring to me some amazing conversation, continued physical healing and memories of how my life was gifted with a light in a very darkened time. (Note: my surgeries have really worked for me, I have complete mobility and no issues left. Other than achiness that may be just age. Haha. I enjoy the pressure and therapy of massage. I enjoy the energy transference. There is no worries about area's of sensitivity or area's to avoid. My neck and back are just fine.)