Hello dear Owl Friend,
Writing this at the kitchen table, with a quiet snowfall outside the window and two Jack Russell terriers stewing around my legs. The fourth Advent candle has been lit and the Christmas spirit is beginning to set in.
As the year draws to a close, it's appropriate to reflect on the past, and perhaps more importantly, to look ahead.
A challenging year has passed
We have two tough years behind us, full of uncertainty and ill health. Many of us have been hit hard during the pandemic, in some cases forced to change our industry. A year ago, it was hard to predict the future. Would we face another year of difficulty in practising our craft? If so, sad in many ways, not least because we know that in uncertain stressful times, massage and other body therapies are needed most.
The future brightens
Although other things have hit us (and the world) hard this year, we can rejoice that we are no longer struggling with restrictions, but can devote ourselves to our charitable and peaceful activities!
Owl meets the future with an app
Last spring we launched the Owl app (available on Google Play and the App Store). Here you can buy clips and choose from clinics across the country. Happily, it has quickly attracted a lot of interest. If you have your own reception, you are very welcome to join. Contact me or one of my colleagues for more information!
Compis massage in India
For a couple of weeks in November, I was in northern India with my godchild Sristi. I spent a lot of time in her school, teaching simple massage techniques, with an emphasis on peaceful touch (Sristi lives in an area where violence and beatings are not uncommon). I reminded her of Hans Axelson's motto; "You don't hit the person you massage". Attached is a film where the youngest children were allowed to massage their friend!
Thank you!
Now the snow has settled outside and so have the dogs in their baskets. The calm has set in. Wishing you great weekends, filled with recovery. And that you get your Christmas just the way you want it.
Looking forward to coming together in 2023, a year of new opportunities.
This year, Owl's Christmas gift will go to UNICEF, in aid of children in Ukraine.
Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Greetings,
Lisa, Founder and masseur
tel: 0702020304 mail: lisa@ugglamassage.se
PS Please contact me if you have any reflections on what I have written, or anything else related to massage and wellness.