The noise is driving me crazy. I want to just get my work done, and here I sit, trying to work with saws and hammers in the office here with me. My boss decided that today would be a wonderful day to have the sink replaced in the faculty area. Of course, it is the day she wants me to update the website, respond to emails, and complete all of the tasks I couldn't get done earlier in the week. It is frustrating to say the very least and makes it difficult to concentrate. But I need the disturbance to lessen the emotions.
I am a bit sad today knowing that this marks the beginning of my last week at the school. Maybe the noise is good for me - it makes me angry instead of sad and is a distraction from the inevitable ending of eight years here. I want to leave - don't get me wrong - I just feel like I am leaving a small part behind here.
I have CCMT to thank for so many things. It changed my life...first coming here as a student, and then brining out the teacher in me that always existed. I remember how upset my parents were that I wanted to become a massage therapist instead of staying in college admissions. They thought I was throwing away my degree and heading down an unreliable path. Deep down, I knew I was making the right decision, so I persisited. I became a healer and a teacher - of Aromatherapy, Swedish Massage, Thai Massage, Eastern Theory, Acupressure, Introduction to Touch and so on...through the teaching process I learned so much about life and health and human interaction. I pushed myself to grow and be an inspiration to my students, and I thanked them for keeping me inspired.
Beginning a new career is exciting. I get to do all of the things I love plus travel. And I get to interact with an entirely new audience. I look forward to the growth that is yet to happen and I take all that I have learned with me. This place - this magical 33 acres - will be in my heart forever. My teachers and friends and students will go with me on my journey. This path that I started eight years ago has taken a new turn and I continue to move on to the person I am supposed to be.
Friday, September 23, 2011
News Release
NEWS RELEASE
FOR RELEASE IN DECEMBER ISSUE – November 15th, 2011
For more information contact:
Charlynn Avery – President
Mandala Wellness and Healing Arts
644 26th St. SE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52403
319-573-5090
charlynn@mandalawellness.com
Healing Arts Center Opening in Cedar Rapids, IA
Charlynn Avery – former Director of Education at Carlson College of Massage Therapy – is pleased to announce the grand opening of Mandala Wellness and Healing Arts on Monday, January 2nd, 2012. Mandala will be a center for mind, body and spirit healing, and will focus on educating groups and individuals about holistic health. Classes will be offered on yoga, reiki, aromatherapy, herbalism, massage, nutrition, and meditation. Healing therapies will be offered in addition to individual and group life coaching and consultation. For more information, visit the website: averymessylife.com or contact Ms. Avery at 319-573-5090.
FOR RELEASE IN DECEMBER ISSUE – November 15th, 2011
For more information contact:
Charlynn Avery – President
Mandala Wellness and Healing Arts
644 26th St. SE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52403
319-573-5090
charlynn@mandalawellness.com
Healing Arts Center Opening in Cedar Rapids, IA
Charlynn Avery – former Director of Education at Carlson College of Massage Therapy – is pleased to announce the grand opening of Mandala Wellness and Healing Arts on Monday, January 2nd, 2012. Mandala will be a center for mind, body and spirit healing, and will focus on educating groups and individuals about holistic health. Classes will be offered on yoga, reiki, aromatherapy, herbalism, massage, nutrition, and meditation. Healing therapies will be offered in addition to individual and group life coaching and consultation. For more information, visit the website: averymessylife.com or contact Ms. Avery at 319-573-5090.
About Travel...
I am inspired to write. Something about travel from place to place, just sets my creative fire alight. I am filled with images; people typing on laptops on the floor in the airport, teenagers with their backs turned to their families – enduring vacation with parents they can’t stand, babies sleeping in their mothers arms until they get on the flight; everyone just waiting to get to where they are going. I love the energy of the airport.
I can’t wait for my next adventure. Seattle for two days… the Pacific Northwest welcoming me back for the second time in less than a year. What a thrill! My travel inspiration colors the words I write – my fingers are barely able to contain the energy pulsing through me with anticipation of an upcoming trip. From start to finish, traveling somewhere (yes, even my trip to North Dakota this past spring), provides me with an adrenaline incomparable to anything else in my current existence. I want to go – be on the move, brush shoulders with the world in my fervor to get somewhere different or unfamiliar.
How excited am I to just go…
Wellness, for me is about these things. Travel and writing and embracing my desire for motion and change; my balance is restored with the dream of flying somewhere. I prioritize my daily life better when I have a goal. I enjoy my conversations with the people in my life. I smile more and treasure the moments for what they are. My mind stops whirring and I focus on the details. How I pack my suitcase is more reflective of my heart than how I organize my dresser drawers ;) Something that irritates Heather, I am sure. I don’t just want to go though. I want to go and come back. Ahhh, heaven…
I can’t wait for my next adventure. Seattle for two days… the Pacific Northwest welcoming me back for the second time in less than a year. What a thrill! My travel inspiration colors the words I write – my fingers are barely able to contain the energy pulsing through me with anticipation of an upcoming trip. From start to finish, traveling somewhere (yes, even my trip to North Dakota this past spring), provides me with an adrenaline incomparable to anything else in my current existence. I want to go – be on the move, brush shoulders with the world in my fervor to get somewhere different or unfamiliar.
How excited am I to just go…
Wellness, for me is about these things. Travel and writing and embracing my desire for motion and change; my balance is restored with the dream of flying somewhere. I prioritize my daily life better when I have a goal. I enjoy my conversations with the people in my life. I smile more and treasure the moments for what they are. My mind stops whirring and I focus on the details. How I pack my suitcase is more reflective of my heart than how I organize my dresser drawers ;) Something that irritates Heather, I am sure. I don’t just want to go though. I want to go and come back. Ahhh, heaven…
Creative Writing Sample
Here I sit again – in the living room. Moved for the umpteenth time, I am all out of sorts. I mean, my home is the office, so why have I been moved out here again? I am a desk for goodness sake, not a coffee table! I was brought into this house to be a tool for work and study, and they keep moving me around. My leg is throbbing from being rammed against the wall in the move – it tortures me when my routine is disrupted!
I have to admit, I do like the scenery of the living room better. Much improved lighting, more socialization going on, and more work being done. But, I can’t figure out why I keep moving. Charlynn seems to be unable to make up her mind when it comes to my location and it makes me crazy.
I notice the table here – older and much more worn than I. It looks at home while I am obviously out of place. I hope they keep me around to be able to look like that someday. I imagine the table has been used for many years – colored on by children, sewed on by Charlynn, homework completed by Heather, meals eaten here. So many purposes; so many uses. I love to work – to be of use. I just want to stay in one spot. I am a desk, I crave structure and stability… not change.
If I could talk to Charlynn, I would share with her my thoughts about structure. A well lived life is one of constants. She seems to want to move and change and move me around with her – not my idea of a good time, or a logical life. I am in this for the long haul. I want to stay put and be of use on a daily basis. I want to feel needed and nurtured and put to work. I hope she decides to move me back to the office and leave me there for a good long time. And I hope she settles down too.
I have to admit, I do like the scenery of the living room better. Much improved lighting, more socialization going on, and more work being done. But, I can’t figure out why I keep moving. Charlynn seems to be unable to make up her mind when it comes to my location and it makes me crazy.
I notice the table here – older and much more worn than I. It looks at home while I am obviously out of place. I hope they keep me around to be able to look like that someday. I imagine the table has been used for many years – colored on by children, sewed on by Charlynn, homework completed by Heather, meals eaten here. So many purposes; so many uses. I love to work – to be of use. I just want to stay in one spot. I am a desk, I crave structure and stability… not change.
If I could talk to Charlynn, I would share with her my thoughts about structure. A well lived life is one of constants. She seems to want to move and change and move me around with her – not my idea of a good time, or a logical life. I am in this for the long haul. I want to stay put and be of use on a daily basis. I want to feel needed and nurtured and put to work. I hope she decides to move me back to the office and leave me there for a good long time. And I hope she settles down too.
Introduction
Charlynn Avery, a perpetual student of holistic health and natural healing is a licensed massage therapist and massage therapy/aromatherapy educator in Iowa. She provides aromatherapy education throughout North America with her current position. Her background includes teaching at Carlson College of Massage Therapy and owning two natural health businesses – Massage Therapy Professionals and Mandala Wellness and Healing Arts. Charlynn is passionate about health and healing and wants to educate the public about the benefits of a well-balanced life. She has studied at Iowa State University, Carlson College of Massage Therapy, and the Southwest Institute of Healing Arts.
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