Firewalking

Let me tell you a story of how it all began. I went to massage school at the Florida Academy of Massage in Florida 1998. A 6 month course in Florida. Florida has the highest amount of massage therapists. My childhood friend moved there and I was going to go there for the Winter. Being from Alaska this was a great way to spend 6 months of Alaskan winter. 1998. After school I moved back to Alaska for the summer and rented a room down on Second ave. It was lovely..,,,, my first massage I made the girl sick for days this can be a side affect of massage because of all the lymph and waste removal out of the tissue. I practice there and kept my massage muscles up. I barely charged anything. I moved to Portland the next Winter. Worked for a chiropractor who was the chiropractor for the Olympic running team…. my resume…. hand drawn feet around barely any experience. Im still to this day friends with Fran she got my resume and got me hired. I learned how to do deep tissue massage from Shelley and Dr. Clark who did Bach Flower remedies as well on clients. Shelley and I opened PONO massage healing center. It was a space above a yoga studio and we barely had any clients. Like 2. I started working for Aveda 5th avenue as a massage therapist. A girl who quit Aveda 5 th Ave. walked by one day and I stopped her from the window and she came in and told me her spa was hiring for a position in Fiji. I was SO excited. I put together my resume and called and had an interview the next day. I was so excited I repeat SO excited.

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The door opens. A big wooden door. A Morrocan door… a carved wooden most beautiful door I’d ever seen

The woman who opens the door is a woman

I had met a week ago at a random woman tea/ Bikram yoga class meet up.. I couldn’t believe it. I barely talked to anyone cause I didn’t know anyone but i talked to her. That moment I knew

I was in. I just knew. I gave the owner of this beautiful spa a massage. The feedback was I had lovely table side manners and she could teach me everything I needed for my “tool belt” I got the job.

I was going to Fiji. I had a boyfriend I would be leaving for 3 months. We would train in many modalities for a month. Balinese, Shiatsu, Thai, Ayurvedic, aromatherapy…Supposedly a woman from Tony Robbins loved this ladies spa so much she hired her to recreate it at his resort NAMALE in Fiji. I was one of 8 hired to move to Fiji to train Fijiians and provide 5 star services at this resort. I was an Alaskan girl going Fiji. I could tell many beautiful stories about Fiji. Ill divert and tell one:

All of the spa staff went swimming in the lagoon to the trampoline. This trampoline was in the middle of the lagoon. I jump off the side and skin my knee on the sharp coral, no biggie. We jump+ jump on the trampoline so fun! At some point I look down and see my knee . It’s BLEEDING. ITS SUNSET. Don’t sharks come out at sunset? Or when blood is bled?

I had to swim back to shore probably the scariest 200 ft of my life. I survived. I have MANY amazing stories about Fiji ALL good ones. When I left Fiji I was hired back many times to work for Tony. One time I am remembering tonight was New Jersey. Unleash the Power Within. We spent all day building our stamina and energy to walk on fire. THE FIRE WALK. The “wet moss” the power walk…. I don’t know how long it was and many people do it, but tonight I remembered it and the power it brought. The fortitude. Today was hard. I look around sometimes and am let down, and then my energy decreases. I did Kundalini today,

I thought all was good and then it all got to me. Then I realized this is one thing I did. I fire walked. I also have been struggling with what to say at this time in the world. All I’ve ever offered is my touch. So I feel at a lost for words as what to say or do for people. Maybe my stories will help.

While working for Tony at Namale my friend Laura and I created the tandem massage …. I did Thai on the legs + a back massage while she did a back massage.. We added hot stones , crystals all while playing the most amazing tribal music ever on the beaches of Fiji. It was one of the most amazing experiences of my life. I was on the beach one day, feeling kind of how I do tonight. Alone. All of the sudden the whole beach floor is moving…. all the shells start walking….. and at that moment I was like” I’m not alone” and that’s the gist of this story… When it gets tough at some point you will realize your not alone. I needed to tell this story and remember…. Im not alone. not only am I not alone. I don’t wish my silly suffering on anyone… I actually just want to see people and animals and plants thrive. It encourages me to see life live. So if this story says anything, I would love if you all just live to your highest potential so I can witness it. I need it. I need you now. I need all of you. I want to see you. I have many more stories. I will start telling them like I would for my students. Real life Real struggles. Just real. I pray you are all keeping safe, your families are safe, and you are getting some much needed rest and even thought we aren’t making money. Maybe we can trust there is a good reason this is happening. I truly believe there is a good reason for all of this.

Well beauties thank you, and I Pray you are well.

Christy