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 Bonnie
Dayton
In 1995, after a 15- year career in banking, Bonnie decided it was time
for something new, something that would bring more meaning to her life.
This opportunity was provided for her after a mass layoff at her bank, and
she found herself thinking about her options. All she was sure of was that
she did not want to return to corporate life and that it was time to
stretch herself and find something new. She decided on massage therapy
school, a 180-degree different direction from where she had been. Bonnie
graduated from The Winters School, passed her state boards and has never
looked back, or regretted her decision�not one single day.
Bonnie is a strong believer that while standard western medicine has it�s
place, learning more about yourself and how to take care of your mind and
body with exercise, proper nutrition and a positive mental attitude will
improve and benefit a persons well being far greater than anything else.
Bonnie has been practicing neuromuscular and massage therapy for nine years and loves her work. Mostly she enjoys the fact that every week
she meets new people, from every walk of life, with different lives,
challenges, stressors, and bodies. �No two people are alike. No two
conditions are alike. While we see the same symptoms in people, over and
over again, each person always brings something different to the table.
Learning to listen to your clients, really listen, is what will help you
understand what is going on in their body.�
While Bonnie has worked on too many different muscular conditions to
count, problems typically caused by running, golf, post surgical
procedures, car accidents, and usually just the bizarre mishaps of life,
she has a certain affinity for those who suffer from chronic headaches,
whether the source is vascular or muscular. Chronic headache pain can
sometimes make life unbearable. �As most chronic pain suffers will tell
you, it can slowly take a toll that can eventually have a negative effect
on your work and personal relationships. You can�t really escape
headache pain, as you might be able to with other areas by resting or
sitting or lying in a different position. I�ve seen amazing things
happen with people who are long time suffers with headache pain. Depending
on the person, you may not always be able to get to the exact source of
the problem, but at a minimum, they can learn how to work with the
problems and learn ways to lessen the severity and the occurrences.�
The thing Bonnie enjoys most about her work is how much she continues
to learn about people, the human body, and herself. �This work can be
demanding, sometimes frustrating, and always rewarding.� |
