My opportunity to travel in April, 2025 was truly a gift that opened my eyes even further to see many truths about this world, and the people that have paved the way before me in alternative health and eastern medicine.
The integrative health journey is still at the beginning of its western practice, and it remains an ancient art that has yet to be fully articulated by modern science. One of the key components in the journey of exploring the energetic systems of the human body is that each person's health is a very personal experience to them, and thus the experience of becoming a practitioner of integrative health is also deeply personal for the individual in pursuit of study and practice of it. I am currently on what I believe to be a lifelong journey of collecting all possible knowledge of the energetic systems of the body that are available to me, and coming to my own individual understanding of human beings through an extended practice of massage and yoga. These modalities have brought me a lot of personal enjoyment and peace, and are now teaching me how I can move forward and apply this knowledge to a more advanced modicum of practice.
During my recent endeavor in learning Thai massage, I was introduced to Sen Lines and acupressure points, which are some of the key elements of Thai massage practice. This introduction felt all too familiar to me, however, as I had begun to develop a sense of these pressure points over time by having the privilege of massaging many different body/energy types throughout the past years. It was no surprise to me that these Sen lines and acupressure points perfectly aligned with (some) trigger points introduced to me by western/Swedish massage, and also with previous pieces of art I had created where I visualized strong energetic beacons within the body and illustrated them as balls of light or dots.
With this realization, I came to the very awakening conclusion that my subtle understanding of the body had grown beyond my own anticipation, and I had begun intuitively recognizing patterns within the body through a collective understanding that I have built up over time. I now believe very strongly in my heart and entire being, that the gift of touch is a skill of mine to be expanded upon over a lifetime and integrated in a new and more all-encompassing way.
To be able to contribute as much as I can to the world of alternative health and eastern medicine, I have concluded that my next pursuit will be to become a Chinese Acupuncturist and Herbalist. This is a long-term goal that is set out to be accomplished over the course of several years, and will require me to hold dearly onto my dreams and desires and prevent myself from slipping into distraction, depression or discouragement. Ultimately, I have a deep desire to contribute something unique to this world and push myself even further than I would have previously thought myself to be capable of.
By being a client of mine and participating in my services, you are helping me with my long-term goal of expanding my career in massage into the most powerful understanding of the energetic systems of the body that I am capable of accessing.
April 26, 2025
