“When I turned 40 years old, I wanted a deeper meaning and purpose for my life. I wanted to offer my spirit and energy to be of service to my fellow human beings and to God. I meditated on it and made prayers about my request for meaningful service. It hit me like a bolt of lightning. Become a massage therapist. The message was so strong and clear that I took it as an answer to my prayer. I went to the best massage therapy school in Austin, Lauterstein-Conway Massage Therapy School.

Initially, my ability to memorize all the muscles and their placement in the body was a challenge to say the least. I learned that I was a kinesthetic learner, so I developed a memorization method which worked for me. I began making 100% on all my papers, homework, and tests. I realized that this journey of mine was divinely inspired, which was quite exciting. I felt completely confident when I went to take the State registration test. We were given 90 minutes to complete the test, and had to answer at least 55% of the questions accurately. I finished the test in 17 minutes and missed only one question. I prayed to God for the message, support, and all the love that I had been blessed with on this journey. What an opportunity to direct heart energy through my hands into a person and witness the healing benefits of all that I had been blessed with. I have practiced steadily now for 14 years and have performed over 5,000 massages. I love the work and the opportunity to serve God in this way of healing.

I love helping people on this journey through all the different techniques that I have learned along my journey of healing. I try to get a massage myself every other week or so, and have for many years. I really believe in the power of love through the healing touch.”

Barry Hamrick, “Bear”