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Inspirational Women

Joannie’s Two Hands…

By Carol Heath

Photo courtesy of Joannie Lee
take many forms, but in the hands of of staying healthy and fit. That is why
a trained and compassionate massage she offers yoga as part of the services
therapist, that exchange can be magi- her business provides. She can send
cal. out one of her three yoga instructors
I also called Joannie astute because for private lessons or to a corporation
she saw a need and decided to fill it, for group therapy. Yes, yoga is therapy
ergo the birth of her business, ‘Two too and is one of the oldest and most
Hands Mobile Massage and Wellness”. accepted ways of relaxation known to
The name describes her enterprise but humankind.
doesn’t begin to depict all that goes I asked Joannie if she ever got
into such an endeavor. Joannie employ- scared or worried about sending a
ees 11 massage therapists and three therapist or going herself to an ap-
yoga instructors. Each therapist has pointment. She explained that many
their own expertise to provide custom of her clients were regulars or referred
massage therapy. Therefore, you can by other clients. When a new client
request a Swedish, Thai, Deep Tissue, called for an appointment, Joannie puts
Sports, even a Pregnancy Massage or a them through her paces. She screens
blend of your choice. them thoroughly on the phone and can
Each therapist is put through a pretty much tell if they are the type of
thorough job interview, including giv- client she will accept. Joannie’s busi-
ing Joannie their designated expertise ness practice is to charge the client first
AN DIEGO IS OFTEN REFERRED massage. Then, if you pass the grade, before she goes or sends out anyone for
Sto as America’s “Finest City” for its you can become one of Joannie’s in- a massage. That practice she has found
weather, its beaches, and its people. dependent contractors. She books the weeds out the majority of people that
Joannie Lee is among those people, appointments and assigns the equitable are not on the up and up shall we say.
hardworking, astute and spunky. therapist for each requested appoint- At this point in her career Joan-
Joannie grew up in Los Angeles, ment. You have your choice of the ther- nie most likely would not have to do
and at the age of 19, she moved to San apist coming to you, or you going to massages anymore, but as this is her
Diego to attend design school. Some- them, but why would anyone want to passion she told me she would never
where along the way, she decided to actually have to get off a massage table, stop doing massage therapy. As I said
use her two hands to heal the body get dressed and drive home in traffic? earlier in this article, there is some-
instead of drawing the body. She chose Talk about a buzz kill or defeating the thing about the exchange of energy
the healing art of massage to help purpose of the massage in the first when you lay your hands on another
people in San Diego relax from their place. person. It can be draining if the person
daily grind, to help injured athletes and This you see is the gap that Joannie is sick or in a very negative place, but it
to help ease the pain of people suffer- saw in the industry and decided to take can also be energizing if your client is
ing from a terminal condition. Later the plunge and opened her business, a positive, upbeat person sharing their
she sought work with companies who and that is why I call her spunky or energy with yours. Either way, it is
provide their employees with the many gutsy is probably a better word. It takes always magical to know that your two
benefits of massage and wellness. a certain amount of guts to take the hands have helped another person on
So, when I use words like hard plunge of leaving your very comfort- their healing path.
working to describe Joannie, I mean able little domain to go forth into the
she works 10 to 12 hours a day, most of world of being an entrepreneur. But Contact Information:
those hours she is on her feet. She told that is what Joannie Lee did in 2012 Two Hands Mobile Massage and
me “giving massages is not work to her when she opened ‘Two Hands Mobile Wellness
because she is passionate about helping Massage and Wellness..’ www.twohandsmobilemassage.com
people.” There is an exchange of energy Joannie’s passion goes beyond 858-540-1165
anytime someone places their hands massage however as in her free time 3320 3rd Avenue, Ste. B
on another person. That energy can she does yoga as part of her regime San Diego, CA. 92103

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