Hamid is a great Licensed Massage Therapist.  I first met him in June of 1999.  I always knew he had an amazing gift for massage. While he attended EWC I had the honor of having a massage from him in the student clinic.  His massage was extra-special and he really seemed tuned in to me emotionally.  Since then I had the pleasure of keeping up with him by reading his blog http://www.transcendingtouch.com/blog/blog_portland_massage.html where he opens his heart to the world.  He has also blogged about the extensive advanced training he has done in massage therapy.  I have had several massages from him in the last four or five years and he is able to tailor his massage to match what is needed. He utilized heat packs (hydrotherapy) into the massage and the result allowed me to move and bend my body with less pain.

As the Dean of Admissions at East West College of the Healing Arts, I am very  interested in our Alumni as they open their business or start their career; but also I'm interested in them as human beings.  They inspire me!  Hamid has recently finished the Portland Marathon.   I have watched him run on a short clip of a film he made and published on You Tube and it reminded me of how wonderful it is to run.  I think the main thing is that Hamid is vibrant and he reminds me of all the wonderfulness the world.  

I'm reading over what I have written and I guess this could sound all sweet and kind of overblown. But, you'll have to trust me. When people are living their life and doing just what they enjoy, it is just stunning.