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C h e c k o u t A B M P 's l a t e s t n e w s a n d b l o g p o s t s . Av a i l a b l e a t w w w. a b m p . c o m . 35 As I have traveled the road of business training and wealth consciousness, I've learned that bodyworkers are a unique tribe of people. We are extremely sensitive. This is what makes us good at what we do. It also makes identifying and extracting limiting beliefs quite painful at times. Every time I take a big step in my growth and raise my level of consciousness, I feel growing pains. It is inevitable. Moving from the known to the unknown is scary, and precisely what is called for to evolve into something greater. I know from my own experience that massage and bodywork is incredibly valuable, even life-saving. I believe we should be able to give our truest gifts to the world and be prosperous. I believe our prosperity will only make us better and more effective at what we do. I want to have more money. I want you to have more money, so you can take care of yourself in the best way possible. Thank you for your bravery in embarking on this journey with me. Jennie Hastings, LMT, BCTMB, has studied money in the therapeutic process from every angle: as a client, patient, and practitioner. From the very beginning of her bodywork career, she received business training and coaching. Now she helps other massage therapists break through limiting beliefs about money with private and group coaching. She can be reached at jennie@massageblossom.com. Now, it's time for you to fl ip some of your harmful money beliefs around. Here are some examples: Success is always inevitable; success is probable if I give it my all Life is beautiful, life is an electrifying journey, life is a game People always pay for what they value Massage therapy and bodywork is a vital component of whole health; we are health professionals Success is unattainable Life is a struggle Our work needs to be accessible to everybody Our work is indulgent and unimportant do these beliefs come from? What kind of world do we live in if success is unattainable? Why must life be a struggle? Why would we teach these things to each other and hand them down over generations? Maybe it's that these thoughts were necessary at one point and we've now outgrown their usefulness, but we continue to use them as a matter of habit. Perhaps if we were to shine the light of consciousness on them, we would recognize them for the false ideas they are. Then, we could be free of them and the pull they have on our subconscious that guides our every decision and action. CHANGE YOUR MIND I started to fl ip my thoughts around, and this is what I came up with: What if money is a form of healing energy, a symbol of reciprocity, love, and support? What if money is not dirty or clean, but only imbued with the intention in the exchange? What if money is as easy to get as water, or what if I trusted that to be the case? What if there were trailblazers in my fi eld learning how to make massage and bodywork a sustainable career, and what if they showed me the way? What if having more money meant all I had to do is value myself more? What if valuing myself more and letting that ripple out into the world is the most healing thing I could ever do for another person?