next steps

I really don't talk about my healing crisis of 2009 much in my life at all, but I seem to mention it a lot in this blog.  I started the blog during that time.  And the blog has mostly been an outlet where I can process the amazing path that has unfolded since my Saturn return so I guess it makes sense.  I know I'm so early in the process of this new path, and in the future, I think it will be interesting to look back and read how I got to where I am/will be.  Not that I think everything I did before 2009 was irrelevant.  Not at all!  Lately it's been clear that my degrees in social work will be an essential part of what I do in the future.  I think.  Who knows?  It's exciting not to know and not to plan.  And to just trust.  The hard part for me is not rushing.  And to stay in this era, which mostly seems to be about learning.  So anyways, these are my rambling thoughts that are supposed to eventually transition into telling you, blog readers (hi mom!) about what's been unfolding as of late in regards to my health and my business, which are (surprise!) extremely related.  


So I talked about in a previous blog about my adventures with parasites and in return, my adventures with healthy eating.  This has also been exacerbated by the knowledge that I also have candida (yeast overgrowth) so I'm now learning even more about digestive health.  So then last November during some Reiki with Meg, I realized that I needed to figure out what the next step is after I graduate from massage school, besides continuing CranioSacral classes and continuing my business.  So while Dan was in Minnesota for Thanksgiving, I decided to devote the week to trying to discern and listen to what was next.  


Looking back on it, I think it only took about one day to figure out my next step.  I was thinking about what skills I wanted to provide to my current and future clients, and decided that I was always trying to give them nutrition advice even though I have no background in nutrition.  I've just come to realize how important it is in overall health (like THE most important).  And when my clients are coming to me with whatever complaints, nutrition is almost always involved in the whole picture.  And it goes along with the holistic viewpoint- that it's impossible to treat one isolated aspect of a person.  And it goes along with everything I learned from my own healing crisis- how it wasn't one thing that went wrong, and it wasn't one thing that helped me get back into balance again.  Treating the whole body, mind and soul was and is essential.  


So that week, I came to the conclusion that the next step on my educational path is getting my nutritional consulting certificate.  I researched several schools and decided on one located Santa Cruz.  It's an independent study/long distance learning so I'll be doing it at my own pace throughout this year.  I started in January and have been soaking in all the yummy info since!  


That month I also officially graduated from massage school!  On my last day of class, my favorite teacher Karen asked what we were going to do next.  I mentioned that I was looking for a space to practice, and she mentioned that she doesn't use her space 3 days a week.  I had already been looking for a place and wasn't having any "luck."  So after visiting her place and talking prices (she gave me an awesome deal), I got the keys to the place last week!  It's super cute, and right in the neighborhood.  I'm going to rent 6 hours on Saturdays for now, and add more days as I get more clients.  My chiropractor also offered her place so I'm going to use their extra room on Sundays on an as-needed basis.   I'm so excited!  I'm ready to have my own apartment to myself (oh and Dan).  And I want to be able to cook fish and garlic and not have to worry about the smell for when my next client is coming in next!  

So that's where I am now.  I have so many other body work skills I want to learn (acupressure, visceral manipulation, lymph drainage, and reiki to name a few!), but my goal is attempt to try to stay in the present and enjoy where I am now!