Mona Lisa Dawson (top left) Upon successful completion of the course, I became a certified massage technician. Class curriculum is 300 hours: Human Anatomy and Physiology, Musculoskeletal Pathology, Massage Technique and Practice, Classification of Massage Movements, Hydrotherapy, Professional Ethics, Sanitary and Safety Practices, History and Advancement of Massage, Contraindications, Massage Law, Equipment & Products, and Massage Business Administration. Class included lectures on nutrition and natural methods of disease prevention. I completed 25 hours of Community Service massage practice. I successfully completed a Final Written Exam and Practical Skills Exams in order to obtain my certification. I also completed a class on Ear Candleing to obtain certification to do Ear Candleing.
I have been practicing massage since 2005. I believe that the elimination of stress and tension is critical to the improvement and maintenance of overall well being. My goal is to improve quality of life through physical and mental rejuvenation. Self esteem and a balance of health and wellness is achieved.
Julie Dowell (bottom left) What massage therapy means to me is that I take away all the aches, and pains and stress of life and give back to you relaxation, energy and rejuvenation. I take the time too understand you as a person and believe that massage therapy is the best medicine you can give yourself. Its a time too, just have time for you. Knowing and seeing how well it works for others is a great satisfaction that I know my skills and I honestly believe in massage therapy and what it can offer.
Michael "Mitch" Jamison (top right) I am the owner of Orpheus AKA Back to Basics. Over the years I have decided to be willing to work on my own issues and I have learned a lot about how emotions affect our health. It has in no way been an easy journey BUT it has been a valuable one. I am not going to for who I am or grown to become, although I see the value in saying "I am sorry" for areas that I failed to serve others as well as I could have. I really wanted to say or "should" have, except for the fact that I chose to give up expectations and should is an expectation; like Yoda says "do or do not do".
I hope to serve not only the physical "needs" that brings many clients to the office, but also the emotional aspects as well. I strive to honor the wishes of the client. I never want to make a client feel uncomfortable by pushing their "truth" on them. I encourage all people to choose the be everything they can be, considering too, that where they are is also a choice.
I am a spiritual person and yet not a new age proponent. Everyone has a spiritual aspect as a child of God and as free moral agents can create any relationship with the God of their understanding they choose. That also brings me to the fact that I regularly attend Al-Anon(for friends and family of alcoholics) and I have allowed myself to see things from the perspective of the other person. The idea is allowing, not controlling. I have been a controlling person in the past and wanted to help people based on what "I" thought was best for them. I now see that I do my work best when I challenge others to test their own beliefs and feelings. Each individual has his or her own "truths" and those are "true and valid" in all times and spaces related to where they are/were.
