Healing Hands

My interest in Massage Therapy became apparent back in 2003 when I started working for Healing Hands in Bethlehem, PA. It’s an interesting little story. I needed a job. My last semester of school had ended but my lease had not, and so I’d found myself living in Bethlehem for at least the rest of the year. In search of a job, I always follow the same routine.

• Dress for success
• Bring lots of copies of resumes
• Hit the streets.
• Stop in any and every place in which people might possibly find work.

And literally, this is what I do. I park at one end of a street and walk. Going in and out of business for days at a time until I find a job. It’s a simple procedure and one that has never failed me. And it’s why I always wonder how it is possible that people can’t find work for months or even years at a time.

Sure it might not be the job that you want. And it may be the case that you have to work somewhere for 2 weeks until you find something better. No one is saying that you can survive with a family of 6 and a mortgage off of a McDonald’s salary.

But what I am saying is that chances are in your favor if you work for it. There is a job if you’re willing to take it… so in theory, you should never be totally without work for to long. It’s a matter of statistics. If you enter many places to offer yourself for work, your chances are statistically better than if you only enter a place or two. That’s definitely another story…

So anyway, Healing Hands turned me down when I went in and asked for work.

I left my resume though and the next day they called and asked if I’d be interested in reception work.

The rest is mostly history. It is here that I learned about alternative medicine, wellness, the power and healing art of touch and massage, internal cleansing and the benefits of practices like yoga… Its not that all massage therapy centers teach you these things. I just happened upon a really great group of people that knew so much and had so much to give… it is after this center that I pattern Mellow. Mellow is growing to be a place of comfort… and a space for breathing. It’s a place to learn and to grow free of judgment. We’ll strive to be the best massage in the city. And we’ll strive to teach the lessons that I learned at Healing Hands.