An Interview With Deborah Banks: Re-Connection Through Bodywork, Business and Shamanic Work
Channel: Wellness Prosperity Systems, Inc.
Date: 16/07/2013

Deborah Banks (of Elite Muscular Therapy in Vancouver, Washington) and I discuss topics ranging from entrepreneurship to shamanism in this interview. Learn more at http://WellnessProsperityGift.com.

I recently interviewed Deborah Banks, owner of Elite Muscular Therapy in Vancouver, Washington. Deborah's bodywork studio offers a menu of massage options including exotic and tempting treatments like Hawaiian Lomi Lomi massage (also known as Hawaiian spiritual healing) and barefoot ashiatsu, where the therapist uses bars overhead the massage table for balance and support.

In addition to her fascinating views on bodywork and the healing process, Deborah also has a unique story as a business owner. She bought an existing massage studio just a few months after graduating from school and receiving her massage license. So she learned her lessons the hard way. But it's now 20 years later and she's still going strong.

Deborah and I also share a very special connection, through shamanic work. We spent a few minutes during the interview discussing the very special gifts the shamanic healing traditions have to offer, for those of us who feel that particular "call."

Listen to the fascinating conversation Deborah and I had, including:

- A story of how seeds planted at a young age often determine the course of our lives - like when a friend of Deborah's family brought bodywork techniques from Japan that sparked her lifelong interest in massage and healing;

- How and why Deborah bought an existing massage studio immediately after becoming a licensed massage therapist;

- Deborah's holistic view of growing up as a business owner - and as a human being;
A simple vision of healing as the process of reconnecting with the body and learning to feel again;

- How shamanic work can heal, inspire and revitalize us by teaching us to move our energy and drink in the simple beauty of life.