Hello! As a young girl growing up in Romania, I was raised by my parents who were proud, hard working blue collar people; they reared my sister and I while teaching us such values like honesty, integrity and reverance to God; they also taught us about the importance of family love, togetherness as strong ties for our simple and humble lifestyle. My grandmother (RIP), worked on her farm land in the Romanian country side under harsh and sometimes extremely difficult conditions; she was and still is my HERO! From this experience, I learned the good lessons of having a strong work ethic, perseverance and most importantly family. I never thought that in my journey, I would move to America, get married here, live in one of the most prosperous communities (Columbia) in the U.S., become a business owner all in fast order ( less the 3 years).I am a very goal driven person who has a lot of ideas and ambitions. I am grateful and humbled, I am truly blessed in many ways. I feel privileged because my job is also my passion and a gift that I have. All of my wonderful clients always ask the same question: How did you decide to pursue massage? I'd like to share my story. Massage has been a part of my family for generations. My grandma used to have cups for cupping. My dad used to massage all of us and I started giving massages as a child. In our early teens my friend had terrible pms pain. I wanted to help her feel better so I massaged her lower back and she felt so much better. In fact after a few minutes she said my hands were burning her...but the pain was gone. Right there she said I should do this for people in pain and the seed was planted! And I will always be grateful for my friend advice ( Dana) at only 13 years of age! I've been practicing ever since. Aura Abrams