Hi, as you know my name is Noemi. It is pronounced like 'know me', and/or 'know way me' if you like that better. I'll respond to either one. And yes, I was actually born with that name. I was raised almost my whole life in Oregon. I really loved having so much beauty to look at and live with while I was growing up here in Oregon.
In dance class one goal is to improve and perfect moves and positions. When I was much younger and took dance classes, I began to notice how these great dancers that I practiced and performed with would have trouble with certain jumps, positions or other maneuvers. I knew the whys of my own inabilities to perform well, but what about them? For all their strength and time put into practice I began wondering why their bodies would have trouble learning a new skill. When it came to trading massage on one another's feet or legs I realized how different everyone's limbs were internally, the muscles were noticeably different from dancer to dancer. So I began studying anatomy and then massage therapy.
I don't know if it can be well expressed how exciting this all was for me. To feel so faulty in my own self and then find this way to actually be of help or support to someone else. It was this feeling of relief and gratitude to find massage as a way to be of service to someone else, to be useful.
I had been working on my own limbs and body, (because I had suffered from side effects of a stroke at 19 years old), trying to stretch and strengthen my own self; but it took working on other people for me to realize how different everyone is. And how good I actually was at observing movement and finding where a problem spot was on someone else and helping to release someone else's strength and grace.
So there is a bit of my story. I've been practicing massage off and on for about 20 years now. I really love seeing people feel good, have less pain and acquire their better ability to move and function from getting bodywork. I love seeing people look fresh and happy after getting a massage from me. It's fun to meet new people, find out who they are and what I can help them with.
Also, I'll add in here that I worked in a birth center, and independently, as a prenatal LMT and midwife's apprentice. I've attended several dozen births. I've also worked as a CNA and as an assistant to physical therapists, occupational therapist and speech/language therapists. I have taken care of wide range of injured adults so far, in that rehabilitation setting. I also have attended several dozens of deaths, working in hospice care. I've gotten to see both ends, being the first human who's touched a newborn; holding someone's hand as they're dying--from someone's very first breath to someone's very last. It's humbling to have been able to do that.
In dance class one goal is to improve and perfect moves and positions. When I was much younger and took dance classes, I began to notice how these great dancers that I practiced and performed with would have trouble with certain jumps, positions or other maneuvers. I knew the whys of my own inabilities to perform well, but what about them? For all their strength and time put into practice I began wondering why their bodies would have trouble learning a new skill. When it came to trading massage on one another's feet or legs I realized how different everyone's limbs were internally, the muscles were noticeably different from dancer to dancer. So I began studying anatomy and then massage therapy.
I don't know if it can be well expressed how exciting this all was for me. To feel so faulty in my own self and then find this way to actually be of help or support to someone else. It was this feeling of relief and gratitude to find massage as a way to be of service to someone else, to be useful.
I had been working on my own limbs and body, (because I had suffered from side effects of a stroke at 19 years old), trying to stretch and strengthen my own self; but it took working on other people for me to realize how different everyone is. And how good I actually was at observing movement and finding where a problem spot was on someone else and helping to release someone else's strength and grace.
So there is a bit of my story. I've been practicing massage off and on for about 20 years now. I really love seeing people feel good, have less pain and acquire their better ability to move and function from getting bodywork. I love seeing people look fresh and happy after getting a massage from me. It's fun to meet new people, find out who they are and what I can help them with.
Also, I'll add in here that I worked in a birth center, and independently, as a prenatal LMT and midwife's apprentice. I've attended several dozen births. I've also worked as a CNA and as an assistant to physical therapists, occupational therapist and speech/language therapists. I have taken care of wide range of injured adults so far, in that rehabilitation setting. I also have attended several dozens of deaths, working in hospice care. I've gotten to see both ends, being the first human who's touched a newborn; holding someone's hand as they're dying--from someone's very first breath to someone's very last. It's humbling to have been able to do that.