Berlin Native Chucked Her Corporate Job To Open Her Own Massage Therapy Business

Annette Petronis Rouze was a stay-at-home mom when her son was born but entered the corporate world and then began to sell real estate. 

The entire time she felt a need to help people in a different way. She became a Reiki Master/Teacher in 2003. Her continued interest in healing and hands-on techniques drove her to massage school. 

Rouze has been Nationally Board Certified as a Massage Therapist and also licensed in Rhode Island. She graduated from Connecticut Center for Massage Therapy in 2012. She is educated in orthopedic assessment, common pathologies, anatomy and physiology and energy theory. She is a member of the American Massage Therapy Association, International Reiki Association of Professionals, Volunteer for Hartford Marathon Massage Team and Haley’s Hope and Michaela’s Miracle MS walk team. 

Rouze is owner and head massage therapist at Healing Bean Massage, LLC. Held in high regard for her healing and relaxation techniques her clients love her work. 

"It was through personal experience with difficult health issues that I was drawn to healing massage," said Rouze, who is a Berlin High School graduate. "Many years ago I had severe anxiety, GERD, sleep disturbances, hopelessness, memory problems, constant fatigue, and felt emotionally numb.

"I was diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder which began to manifest itself in my body with neck and back pain ( also needing medication). After many years of being medicated for anxiety, sleep disturbances, pain and my stomach problems, I began to long for something else. A holistic answer for dealing with my PTSD rather than just numbing my body and mind."

That is when she became a Reiki Practitioner 10 years ago and began to give herself Reiki treatments daily and also started meditating. The combinatioin really helped her with the GERD and sleep disturbances. But it wasn’t until she started receiving massage twice a week regularly for an entire year that things began to change for me in a big way.

"It seemed that I no longer needed all those medications to make it through a day or get to sleep at night," Rouze said. "In my mind I was calmer, more positive, patient, clearer, more centered and my goals even started to change. I was happy. The pain was gone in my body too. I feel it was truly a miraculous change that everyone around me noticed. My spirit is now soaring. I view the world as a beautiful place full of wonderful loving people."

So how did she come up with the name Healing Bean for her business. 

"Like the dormant bean that has a hard shell and appears to have no life, when nurtured, we too can sprout, grow and heal in body, mind and spirit into something truly beautiful and miraculous as we are supposed to be," she said. "It is within all of us.

"I am not suggesting for anyone to get off of their medications. I was under doctor supervision through my journey. This is simply my story. I still receive massage every other week for maintenance. I believe in Reiki and Massage and want to help others to feel as glorious as I do."

Rouse is so busy at Healing Bean that she is currently booked for four weeks out. The best way to contact her is by phone (860) 778-6802. Her website with additional information on her business and massage and her services are www.healingbeanmassage.com. All first time appointments get 25 percent off regular price 60-minute massage.

You can have the massage in her Plainville office at 58 West Main St. or she will come to you.