I've just completed what seems to be around my 50th massage. Throughout the past few months, I've had numerous willing victims to practice my skills on and it just keeps getting better. One to two massages a day is much easier than the average amount of a career massage therapist, but I've gotta ease into that rigorous schedule or I'm a hurt myself! Definitely getting stronger as I go...had 2 clients of 200+ poundage over the past 4 days. That's me and a 5th grader. Learning techniques to maximize pressure on the biguns.
I am deeelighted at this point. The past several victims have used words like "awesome" and "amazing" to describe their experience, which couldn't make me happier. Oh yeah, in a few months time I'll make actual money for it! I have received some tip money which is OH SO nice for 1hr of work (hard work, mind you). Over the past two weeks, the clients and I have approached some level of "connection" during the session. The best way to describe this feeling is just that the giver and receiver exist on the same wavelength throughout the hour. The most appreciative victims are those who haven't experience massage, and it's even better when those who have say it's the best they've received.
Now on to studying for that national exam...
