New Year’s Resolution: Volunteer to Teach
This past week I was thrilled to get an email from a massage therapist in the Chicago area. She was looking for volunteer opportunities in Asia, specifically for massage. After a brief Google search, she found BCMT’s blog entries about our volunteer training in Dharamsala, and our Massage for Peace website (www.massage4peace.org). Her email to me was effusive, “I am so inspired by your stories of Dharamsala.” I encouraged her to volunteer at Lha Charitable Trust (www.lhasocialwork.org). Lha is always in need of massage therapy instructors. Donating just a week of one’s time can make a huge difference in Tibetan lives.
BCMT's Massage for Peace Volunteers: Dharamsala, India
Donating one’s time to teach–anything–has an exponentially positive impact on the world. The 20 students we trained in September went to work immediately on their family members and friends, comforting them and relieving their pain. Some have found employment; while others are poised to do so with a bit more training.
Lha has just purchased a beautiful, new building. The vision for the new space includes expansion of their massage therapy training program. BCMT is proud to be considered a partner in this initiative. We hope to return to Dharamsala in 2010 with another group of exceptional teachers. We believe that education is the key to making the world a better place.
Want an idea for a New Year’s resolution? Volunteer your time as a teacher. Teach massage therapy. Teach computer skills. Teach English. Teach what you’re passionate about to those who can’t afford to pay for it , or have limited access to training programs. And remember: giving back always mean getting way more than you give. Just ask our Massage for Peace teachers: Christa Forsythe, Suzanne Carroll, Dona Hittinger, Jessica Shada, Gaye Franklin, Jack Vandenberg, Louise Sexton, Becky Little, and Jessica Gumkowski.–Carol Brunelli, Massage for Peace Coordinator
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