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About Me — Jason McLay
Writing with Conscience.
Origins
Hello, my name is Jason McLay. I was born in Round Mountain, California. Current population 155 and if I recall well, 88 when I was born. The population has grown by 66 in 54 years. Simple beginnings but my life has been rich with travel. I am now a dual citizen of Mexico and the United States of America.
Therapist to Writer
Massage therapist to be exact but every massage therapist I know has been a therapist on multiple levels. I am a graduate of the New Mexico Academy of Massage and Advanced Healing Arts in Santa Fe New Mexico. I discovered them in 1989 in a copy of Sunset Magazine.
For 30 years I worked as a massage therapist in several top resorts in Telluride and Aspen Colorado. It was an amazing career in some of the most beautiful landscapes of the United States.
However, out of all my experiences as a massage therapist, nothing topped my time working in the remote town of Galisteo, New Mexico with Chris Griscom at The Light Institute.
My massage school was very focused on the mind-body connection of health and healing. The Light Institute took that education to a new level.
Eating Healthy and being mindful of my life and my impact on the Earth has been…