INDIVIDUAL PIECES COME TOGETHER TO MAKE THE WHOLE
I LOVE puzzles and how seemingly random bits of information can lead to creating wholeness of a thing or person. As a kid, one of my favorite things in the world was getting a new connect-the-dots book. I started every puzzle with anticipation, wondering how those dots would align and connect to form an object. I was very precise with the lines I drew, lining them up so that whatever they combined to make would look exactly like the object they were forming.
Jig saw puzzles are another example of how individual pieces come together to create a whole. Sometimes the puzzles are difficult, the colors are so close in tone that you really have to be observant to bring like pieces together. Other times the edges look like they are going to connect perfectly but then they don't. Despite that, I really enjoy doing jigsaw puzzles - a much harder version of "connecting the dots to get to the whole" than dot -to- dot books!
So, I guess that it would not be surprising that I have taken this LOVE of taking seemingly random bits of data and applying that in my career as a physical therapist and hand analsist.
It's really a gift, to be able to sit with someone, to look at how their body lines up, how they use their body and understand how that information all combines together so that I can come up with a plan for helping them return to their prior level of activity. The same thing happens when I analyze someone's hand. How do their fingerprints, hand shape and lines pull together into the story of who they are as a person and what gets in the way of living on purpose. For some people, it's the physical restraints, for others it's the repetition of life patterns that don't work that lead them to contacting me.
I have to say, I've always been curious about what makes people tick, including myself. Why is it that two people can experience the same thing and have such a very different understanding of what occurred? Why does someone end up with an injury when another person doesn't? This curious nature has been a leading factor in my decisions to study hands, dive deep into the mystery of the fascia and a multitude of other areas of study over the years. Along the way, I have learned a heck of a lot about myself and I believe that makes me better at understanding of others as well, to get down to ground level and be able to take the various pieces in front of me to bring wholeness to whatever is facing me.
I started Haelen Hands so that I could help people with their "random" pieces, to gain clarity and to heal in order to get back out into the world and live life on purpose . Haelen is an Old English verb that means, “to heal”, and it literally translates to mean “to bring to wholeness”.
To bring to wholenss, it's really like doing dot to dot books or jigsaw puzzles, and most importantly, sitting down with a client. Haelen Hands also allows me to "connect the dots” with the people I meet, to facilitate their growth and healing no matter the format. Here's to living life on purpose and loving our "random pieces" that make up the entirety of the greatness of who we are!
Jig saw puzzles are another example of how individual pieces come together to create a whole. Sometimes the puzzles are difficult, the colors are so close in tone that you really have to be observant to bring like pieces together. Other times the edges look like they are going to connect perfectly but then they don't. Despite that, I really enjoy doing jigsaw puzzles - a much harder version of "connecting the dots to get to the whole" than dot -to- dot books!
So, I guess that it would not be surprising that I have taken this LOVE of taking seemingly random bits of data and applying that in my career as a physical therapist and hand analsist.
It's really a gift, to be able to sit with someone, to look at how their body lines up, how they use their body and understand how that information all combines together so that I can come up with a plan for helping them return to their prior level of activity. The same thing happens when I analyze someone's hand. How do their fingerprints, hand shape and lines pull together into the story of who they are as a person and what gets in the way of living on purpose. For some people, it's the physical restraints, for others it's the repetition of life patterns that don't work that lead them to contacting me.
I have to say, I've always been curious about what makes people tick, including myself. Why is it that two people can experience the same thing and have such a very different understanding of what occurred? Why does someone end up with an injury when another person doesn't? This curious nature has been a leading factor in my decisions to study hands, dive deep into the mystery of the fascia and a multitude of other areas of study over the years. Along the way, I have learned a heck of a lot about myself and I believe that makes me better at understanding of others as well, to get down to ground level and be able to take the various pieces in front of me to bring wholeness to whatever is facing me.
I started Haelen Hands so that I could help people with their "random" pieces, to gain clarity and to heal in order to get back out into the world and live life on purpose . Haelen is an Old English verb that means, “to heal”, and it literally translates to mean “to bring to wholeness”.
To bring to wholenss, it's really like doing dot to dot books or jigsaw puzzles, and most importantly, sitting down with a client. Haelen Hands also allows me to "connect the dots” with the people I meet, to facilitate their growth and healing no matter the format. Here's to living life on purpose and loving our "random pieces" that make up the entirety of the greatness of who we are!
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