WELCOME

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THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE FOUND ITS WAY INTO MY LIFE IN MY EARLY TWENTIES AS I SEARCHED FOR A PEACEFUL LIFESTYLE AND CAREER TO HELP MANAGE THE SYMPTOMS OF AN ANXIETY CONDITION THAT HAD STARTED TO PUT A STRAIN ON MY EVERYDAY LIFE. I TOOK A FRONT DESK JOB AT A HIGH-END DAY SPA, WHERE I MET SEVERAL MASSAGE THERAPISTS WHO ENCOURAGED ME TO LOOK INTO MASSAGE SCHOOLS. I AM SO GLAD I DID. MASSAGE SCHOOL WAS THE PERFECT FIT FOR ME, AND I LOVED EVERYTHING ABOUT IT.

AS I DUG DEEPER INTO MY STUDIES, I DISCOVERED THAT EASTERN MASSAGE TECHNIQUES AND THEORY PULLED AT MY HEART, AND BEING ABLE TO CARE FOR OTHERS IN SUCH A PRECISE WAY WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK AYURVEDA PROVIDES, INSPIRES THE PITTA IN ME—YOU’LL LEARN MORE ABOUT THAT LATER!

THE BEAUTY IN RITUAL-STYLE BODYWORK AND OTHER OLD-WORLD HEALING SYSTEMS LIKE AYURVEDA IS PROFOUND. WORKING WITH OTHERS TOWARD WELLNESS GIVES ME A SENSE OF “BEING IN THE FLOW.” I LOVE CREATING A HAVEN AWAY FROM THE BUSY WORLD, AND FOR ME, IT CONTINUES TO BE AN HONOR TO DO THIS TYPE OF WORK.

I BELIEVE THAT IT’S HARD TO THRIVE WHEN WE’RE STUCK IN A LIFESTYLE THAT DOESN’T ALLOW FOR REST, A VITAL PART OF STAYING WELL. BY SHARING AYURVEDIC HEAD MASSAGE WITH YOU IN THIS BOOK, I HOPE TO INSPIRE YOU AND GIVE YOU TOOLS TO CREATE A SENSE OF PEACE IN YOUR EVERYDAY LIFE AND THE LIVES OF YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY.

Hillary Arrieta