Why did Don become a Massage Therapist?
In the spring of 1997 I was going through what some people call the dark night of the soul. I remember sharing what I was going through with a lady at a Unity Church. As I talked, she put her hands on my shoulders and left them there for what seemed like hours. The power of her touch was very calming. Later I found out that she had given me a Reiki treatment. I began reading everything I could get my hands on about Reiki and the power of touch. I visited several Massage schools in Atlanta and learned as much as I could about massage and the profession. I also had received massages and became a firm believer in the therapeutic benefits of massage. I learned that studies showed that receiving regular massages reduced stress, depression, and pain, and helped improve our immune systems. Massage seemed to be the key to balancing our lives. I remember attending a Deepak Chopra seminar and at one point he asked us what we REALLY wanted to do with our life? He wanted us to tell our partner so
