(Magazine magazine): – Hello. Welcome. Would you like tea?
Benchawan Simsa is cheerful and efficient, smiling and enthusiastic. The building smells clean and pleasant, and soothing music creeps out through the speakers.
It is perhaps not surprising that people from Sortland, and also from other places in Vesterålen, come here with sore bodies, sore throats and all sorts of things.
– I am passionate about helping people. That’s my favorite thing. When you see that the treatment you provide is useful, and that people leave here with a completely different attitude than when they came in, I feel good.
Insensitive: Benchawan becomes angry with both those who run the insensitive massage studio and customers who think she is selling sex. – Unfortunately, Thai massage has become a loaded term, she says.
Photo: Christine Nevervik
Ability
Originally from Thailand, Benchawan came to Norway in 2010. She has 20 years of experience as a masseuse, with training in therapeutic massage from her home country. Before coming to Norway, she worked, among other things, at the luxury hotel The Empire in Brunei.
– When I came to Norway, I first started at Vill og svader in 2010, before opening for myself in 2011.
At the same time as his work with massage, Benchawan has also trained as a healthcare worker in Norway, and has worked for the city of Sortland, among other things.
– I am also studying in Switzerland, where I will be formally certified as a medical masseuse, she says.
Stress: We struggle a lot with both stress and sitting still in Norway. – And especially many from the health care system get pressure injuries, says Benchawan.
Photo: Christine Nevervik
Prohibition
In other words, she is both educated and experienced, and runs a very serious business. But unfortunately not everyone does. Indeed for this reason, Benchawan has been harsh in his criticism of businesses that pretend to be massage studios, while they are actually selling sex.
– It makes me angry. And it also undermines those of us who are serious, she says.
Unfortunately the term Thai massage has become a loaded word. Therefore, she now chooses to remove it from the company’s name. Now it’s not just called Mata’s clinic.
– It is a wonderful insult. Because that’s not what Thai massage is. But false actors have led some to associate it with the sale of sex. It’s not good.
And it’s not enough that the prejudice scares some customers away – it also lures unwanted customers inside the doors.
– I emphasize that, and I cannot repeat it enough; I’m serious here. Anyone who behaves inappropriately will be expelled. We have banned some for life, she says.
Expanding
But fortunately Benchawan also has many good and bad customers, who are very satisfied with the help they get from her. The business is doing well, so she now wants to expand. In the new year, she will open another department, in the Andenes.
– So you must know that I am looking for more workers, here and in the new department. I hope to expand here at Sortland eventually as well, but I can’t say when that will be.
Benchawan Simsa recently received a completely new offer at Mata’s clinic. Now it will also be possible to come here to get your hair done. Ese, who goes by the name Happy day, is originally from Nigeria, and she is good at creating different hairstyles.
– She is available for orders, and is able to be flexible based on what the customers want, so just call her if you need your hair braided.
pain
Benchawan Simsa, with his background, both within the massage profession and in the health care system, knows very well what people in Vesterålen are concerned about.
– What are the most common reasons people come here and need treatment?
– There is a lot of pain in the neck and back. Some people also have tension in their bodies because they put too much weight on them. Many of those who come here are also from the health care system. Both are heavy and can involve heavy lifting.
And then everyone sits still.
– There are. That’s for sure. Those who sit still a lot and work in an office, they can suffer if they are not careful. It is then important to seek help before it gets too bad.
And massage helps with more than just stiff muscles.
– He is good at many things. Massage also promotes blood circulation and strengthens the immune system. It also works to prevent various diseases.
Many satisfied customers are a good proof of that.
– I have customers of all ages, and I am very grateful to those who come back here again and again, says Benchawan Simsa.
2024-11-07 22:07:00
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