This is my first attempt at blogging, so be gentle. I'll get into a grove soon enough.
The title of my blog comes from a description of what a massage does to the body. "[...] a gentle rhythmical breathing quality of touch which can penetrate the tissue deeply. The movements are[...] designed to influence the flow of fluids through the body. It enables the life processes in the tissues to be stimulated and lifted out of gravity into levity."
When I graduated college in 2007 with a BFA in Theatre Design, I swore to myself that I was done with school. I was done with teachers who didn't care about the subject they taught, landlords who were the spawn of Satan, and most of all, classes that I learned nothing from. I spent two years working steadily and happily, until the economy tanked. When work became harder to find, I thought about my skills and how I could improve upon them. I also realized that I was a little bored with myself and was ready for a change.
In August of 2009, I made the decision to break my promise to myself and go back to school. I am happy to say it's not for the next 4 years, but instead the next 6 months to train in massage therapy at the Cortiva Institute. Massage therapy is a field of study that I have been interested in trying for many years, but it was never the right timing. And now seems perfect, with my husband at his full time job and myself freelancing, we are financially stable and have a flexible enough schedule. While I still love working in theatre and film, (and I will be continuing to do so after classes and on weekends) I am looking forward to learning a completely new skill and more importantly, I will be able to help people. I also think it's the reverse reaction to the amount of stress involved in film making and theatre work. I see and experience the stress of those work places and I want to be in a role who's purpose it is to remove that stress.
Over the next several months, I will be blogging about everything; my classes, clinic hours, techniques, and also how my life is changing from going back to school. Beyond the primary training, I will hopefully take you thru my certification and continued education.
So enjoy the ride and let's see where this goes!