I sit here in my beautiful kitchen with my cup of tea and a light healthy breakfast just finished. I feel great after the night in the arms of my one special love and the light exercise and meditation before the shower. I'm happy and content, feeling good about the day ahead of me, pleased with and grateful for the day yesterday. A breeze wafts in through the open doors to the garden and brings with it the fragrances of herbs growing on and around the terrace.
The sun shines on my garden with flowers in full bloom. It will be another amazing day. I live in a beautiful house with my family and we are happy to live here. The garden is large, though not more than I can easily manage it with the help from our children and my beloved. I can afford to hire a gardener, but enjoy doing most of the work myself. It is peaceful and private, close to nature, yet easily accessible for visitors. Our property is located close to a forest, just 10 minutes walk away. The garden of my house, as well as the neighbours give the impression that I am in the middle of a park. The kitchen-patch is full of produce. Fruit trees and berry bushes are scattered over the grounds, making both birds and humans happy. The children love to grow their own vegetables and I must admit we enjoy eating it. They are so proud when they bring in a salad for dinner, or a bowl of strawberries for a pie that we bake together.
At the end of the grounds, close to the road lies another building which has been transformed into a wellness clinic. There are 4 treatment rooms, a large class room, reception, showers and a sauna. It is ideal for our business and I have a three free-lance body-workers working there. This morning my beloved hosts a body-work class and in the afternoon one of my free-lancers will be doing yoga with her students in the class room. It is nice to work so close to home and it allows us to spend more time with our children. Another benefit is that it's easy to arrange for wellness days and week-ends with other body-workers. Once every month we are a group of body-workers and friends coming together to exchange massages and healing, learn from each other and just relax and enjoy the time together.
Today I feel inspired and full of energy and have a strong urge to start writing. I must admit I feel like this most mornings. If I don't, I just go into my garden for some gardening or into my atelier to paint for a while, and I feel instantly recharged. My creativity is bubbling, willing me to put my fingers to the keyboard even if I'm not yet done with my tea. I need to write, it's a drive in me.
This morning I write another chapter of my book. It's almost finished and my publisher is impatient to read it. I'm very happy about the work I've done, telling a story that is so important to me and which has been with me for so long. My first book is bringing in a pleasant steady income every month and has sold very well this last year. I have success as a writer.
I am glad that I have a buffer with my articles, as the book is becoming more and more insistent on being written. Normally I spend an hour working on my articles and then two hours on my books. But a big burst of inspiration last week had me write 10 articles over 3 mornings, so I know I can finish the first draft of my book before I need to think about writing another article.
My massage and wellness articles are very popular and they now bring in a steady income from advertising and from being sold to magazines and other publications. Between my book and articles, I don't really need to work, and I can manage just fine. Healing is my calling and I love to give stone treatments, coaching and guidance. It is desire and passion that drives me and it makes me feel complete and whole. I work with my stones every day and with every client. Even on my days off I spend at least half an hour every morning with my stones. They are part of my daily meditations.
At lunch I meet with my beloved. We have a special connection, sensing each other even when far apart. He is part of my happiness and is really good for and to me. Together we explore and heal our wounds and now we are like a being made complete, equals forming a greater whole. We pick up on the other's moods and feelings and our communication is so open and direct, that there are no secrets or fears. I can't imagine living with anyone else and I know he is the one I had been looking for all my life. His love for me is as great as mine for him and we're committed to each other in complete honesty and full trust.
After lunch I have three clients, booking me full all afternoon until five. I give treatments in the clinic every week-day between one and 5, and sometimes for special clients, in the evenings or week-ends. People are happy to take half a day off work to get a treatment and I my schedule is full. As a Master LaStone Therapist I am in high demand, and my other skills within healing, body-work and coaching all serve to make my treatments unique, effective and very sought after.
Twice a month, I have a whole day during the week with no bookings or writing planned. These days are spontaneous days only for my beloved and I. We might just stay under the covers all day making love and enjoying the time together. We might visit a museum, go for a ride, see a show, take a walk along the river or do anything we're in the mood for. These days are for just him and I and no work at all is allowed. We even turn of our phones to ensure no distractions. They are dedicated to being present and being together. It is a very valuable and sacred time for us and it allows us to relax and unwind from work, while letting us renew our love, discover each other again and connect even more deeply.
The first treatment is the longest session of the day. It takes nearly a two hours, as I give her a Cocooning to build her strength and let the stones heal her. The shamanistic journey brings her insight and clarity and finishing I let my hands work some of their healing magic before we sit down with a cup of tea and discuss the session. Today she had a great break-through and is full of energy and inspiration. I can tell that she has healed much from her hurt and now is ready to deal with the things in her life that brought her down. I'm happy and very grateful to be allowed to be part of her journey to healing and to help her heal herself.
The second client is a Deep Stone wanting a pre-race massage, as he runs a marathon tomorrow. We chat about the race and how the weather will be while I let the hot and cold stones work their wonders on his legs and buttocks. I confirm our post-marathon appointment and we agree to do a long session with stones and hands to deal with the sore and used muscles.
At four my last client of the day enters. It's the first time she's visiting my wellness clinic. She is very excited, having heard so much good about me, my treatments and the LaStone from her friends. Word is spreading fast, and I have many referrals. New clients come in every week and most become regulars. My clients are loyal. I am booked solid for the next four weeks and I am content. I have so many clients that I easily afford to attend all the courses and classes which interest me, as well as go travelling all over the world when I want to. At least two months a year are used for travelling, courses and holidays with my family.
As my client fills out the intake form and I explain to her about Original Body, my beloved walks by. His afternoon has been full as well with coaching and massages. He has a last session in a few minutes and is using his break to be present with me. I direct my client to the massage room and let her know I will be there in a moment. I quickly give the love of my life a kiss and gaze deeply into his eyes. No words are needed, our love sparkles between us with a stronger expression than words can ever give. He tells me he will be cooking dinner tonight, while I fetch our kids from their after-school activities. I ask him what he will make, but he just smiles and teases me by saying I will see. I get the feeling he has planned something for tonight. With a big smile I join my client.
I enter the room and see her sitting on the massage table with a towel around her. The candles are burning and a pleasant aroma wafts through the air. The sound of water comes from a small fountain in the corner, where water runs down over many types of stunning stones which I have collected from all over the world. The room has plenty of space and is decorated in warm colours with various plants, beautiful paintings and native American themes. My basalt stones are in the heater, ready to use, and the ice-box is full of cold, beautiful marble and sardonyx stones.
With a smile I ask my client to lie down under the towel on the table. I explain to her that I will start with a short ceremony and smudging, preparing both her and I for the journey the Original Body will bring. She nods, a bit apprehensive, but ready to try something new she's not quite sure if she finds too far out. I put on some relaxing music with drums and flutes, setting a perfect mood for the session. From a candle I light my smudge stick and cleanse myself, the room and my client. She expresses enjoyment of the scent. Filled with love and with the confidence only experience and knowledge brings, I continue the session. I find the hot and cold stones for the spinal layout, opening the chakras, placement of stones and I introduce her to the Shiva Linghams. As she lies there I do a bit of drumming, before I begin the actual massage with fragrant massage oils, hot and cold stones.
After the session she looks at me with amazement in her eyes. She tells me it is the best massage she has ever had and says she wants one once a month. She feels so light and energized, as if she's come out of a gloomy room into bright sunshine. There's a light in her eyes and a spring in her step that tells me that she will benefit from this treatment for weeks to come.
As we stand in the reception dealing with payment and the next appointment, I look through my calendar and realize that now I have 60 clients who are booked at a regular time every month. I have several other regulars who book in when they have time, often coming with a small group of friends for a special week-end treatment at my wellness-clinic. I have so many bookings that I have to refer several of them to my freelance employees. The telephone rings and without hesitation I answer it. It is a French speaker and I with ease speak to him, explaining about our treatments. After a short chat, he decides upon a treatment and books a time which I enter into the calendar.
Again I'm grateful that I am allowed such privilege to give massages and introduce people to the stones. For most it becomes a life long journey where they explore all the aspects of the stones, and many join the classes and workshops I host. I teach several LaStone classes as well as shamanism and energy work, and I give workshops for personal development and healing. Our income from the classes and workshops has allowed us to make our dream come true - to create a wellness resort for healing and personal growth.
Our wellness resort in the mountains is almost finished. The exterior is completed, the garden looks so beautiful and the lawn has several isolated spots where people can sit and meditate. Inside the craftsmen are setting up the kitchen and painting the walls. There are only a few weeks of work left, and then we'll host an opening reception with our regular clients, friends and body-workers to initiate the place. There will be ceremonies and rituals, as well as good food, partying and workshops. The scheduled workshops for the coming year are already booked full. My beloved, our team and I have a meeting in two days to discuss new workshops and make the schedule for next year. Demand is high and many have expressed interest.
I come home with our children to a kitchen smelling wonderfully. He has created an amazing dinner and my mouth is watering. Our children happily tell of their day and as we all sit around the table to eat, we discuss the coming week-end. Two full week-ends a month are dedicated to family time, and no work is allowed to interrupt that time. We drive out to visit places or go hiking, and often we leave for the week-end and stay at our cabin in the mountains. The children bring over friends and we have friends visiting in the evenings or week-ends. Our life is very satisfying on all aspects.
After dinner and with the children in their rooms getting ready for bed, I sit on the sofa leaning against my beloved. We gaze into the garden, while softly talking about our day. We share our experiences and thoughts, and actively listen to each other. I have a very good life and I am so happy that tears threaten. I am content and pleased, I feel safe and secure, I have a wonderful family and good health, and I work with what I love the most, writing and healing. I am confident that my life is good, and I know that I live out my higher purpose.
And his surprise? Well, he didn't tell me yet. I have to wait in anticipation, I know it is something special he has in mind and that I will not be disappointed at all.
