Good Strokes

After every massage we give in student clinic our clients fill out an evaluation form rating our massage, the pressure we used, our degree of professionalism, the atmosphere of the clinic, etc. I had one client today and my first two hour long massage. I felt really "on" today. My body mechanics were good, I remembered new techniques we've learned in Massage II class, and I had a great client who was very kind and easy to talk to, and just happened to be a massage therapist himself. It is a bit intimidating working on other massage therapists, but also good because they tend to be the best, most patient clients. I saw my evaluation when it was over and I got all 10's with exclamation points afterwards. The comments said something to the effect of "Cara is a very talented massage therapist! I thoroughly enjoyed my session." Those weren't the exact comments, but I can never remember anything verbatim. It definitely gave me warm fuzzies though.

To make things even better I had a C4 client this morning tell me, "They ought to pay you more. I really like you and you really help me." (Of course she knows nothing about how much I make, but she's a smart lady!) This is a person who has been having a terribly hard time of it lately and I think I did a good job with her. This made me feel good also.

I talked to one of my teachers today about my thoughts of wanting to stay at C4 after I graduate from massage therapy school. He suggested that I work part-time doing out calls or just working in a spa or something. He said that I could make a bit of money doing that. Another fellow student said that a chiropractor friend of his just moved to Chicago and is looking for MT's. He said he could probably hook me up too. All kinds of possibilities...

I'm interested in getting more into craniosacral therapy and myofascial release where massage can be incorporated a bit with talk therapy and dealing with emotions. That is what I'm all about. Sounds like a great combo. It'll be exciting to see what happens after school.