Anastacia Hodgson

Anastacia Hodgson graduated in September of 1999 from the Clinical Career Track. Upon graduation she and her husband moved first to Nashville, Tennessee where Anastacia attended a St. John’s Neurological Seminar. Soon after, the Hodgsons moved to Raleigh, North Carolina where Anastacia was hired as a massage therapist in a medical spa setting. She also began a seated massage business at an American Airlines Reservation Center and rented space one day a week from a local massage therapist. "Before I knew it I was getting a lot of clients and the need to expand was appearing on the horizon faster than [I] expected."

After having built up a "sufficient clientele" Anastacia and her husband, Richard opened their own massage business, Natural Wellness Therapy in Cary, North Carolina on February 1, 2000. They found a 5-room office and set up shop, "averaging a little over 100 clients a month." Within the next two months, business was booming and Anastacia found that she was working on 100-125 clients every month with more and more interest building as well as a building waiting list. She hired three other massage therapists and a Reiki Master. Having added the three other therapists and the Reiki Master, Anastacia’s six-month plan is to have a client base of at least 400 per month.

Along with the Natural Wellness Therapy business, Anastacia also works on-site at a nearby, major hotel, where she receives clients from the National Hockey League. Visiting hockey teams such as the Ottawa Senators and the Boston Bruins have requested Anastacia’s services as directed by their trainers.

The Hodgsons have adapted the motto "if you can dream it, then you can achieve it," putting all of their energy into creating a massage company that truly exemplifies this ideology. "What the future holds for us is unknown, but with the support from each other, the ideas presented to us at school, the belief in a dream and the beautiful clients we have gathered we will make our mark within this field of study."