About Me (a short bio of Vince Lombardi)

(Return to Vince's Profile at AffordableMassage.com)

The founder of AffordableMassage.com, in late Spring of 2001, Vince believes that massage should be accessible to the masses through an affordable bodywork business model. Vince is also the founder of Abram's Creek Retreat and Campground, the land for which was purchased in Summer 2004 - it is a streamside respite for peace and relaxation developed in harmony with nature for all people, from every walk of life.

In 2002, Vince held a faculty position at the Virginia Learning Institute School of Massage Therapy in Falls Church, VA where he taught the entire 500-hour professional massage therapy certifcation course (both hands on (practical) and anatomy and physiology). He left VLI to pursue teaching his own classes and to better serve his massage therapy clients with extended hours.

Vince has traveled the world extensively including several places in the Middle East (Jordan, Turkey, United Arab Emirates), parts of South Asia (India, Nepal), Europe, Central America (Costa Rica, Mexico) and the whole USA. His favorite places at home are the desert Southwest, West Virginia and Maine. Vince has spent a total of about a year in India pursueing both academic and spiritual interests.

Vince also has a Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Engineering Mechanics (Mechanical / Aerospace) from Virginia Tech (1988/1990), and certifications in Computer Science from SQL Star International in New Delhi, India. Vince's Engineering career spanned 11 years and included working for:
Boeing Defense and Space (Composite Material / Space Research) in Seattle, Washington;
Boeing Helicopters in Ridley Park (Philly), PA;
General Electric Large Commercial Jet Engines (Fatigue and Life Analysis) in Evendale (Cincinnati), OH;
Newport News Shipbuiding in Crystal City (Arlington), VA.
Vince's last job was as a Java and then Microsoft programmer for Verizon Communications in Alexandria, VA -- this drove him to pursue a more peaceful life in Massage Therapy.

Vince recently founded Abram's Creek Retreat and Campground in Elk Garden, WV (www.abramscreek.com). He has carefully developed a retreat and campground in harmony with nature, along 1/2 mile of magnificent wild, wonderful stream front. The retreat and campground include 40 forested campsites, weekend workshops, a sweat lodge, cabin and tipi rentals, and lots of roads, trails, and magnificent scenery provided by mother nature.

Vince is a creator, a problem solver and a master in the making of multi-tasking and manifestation of his dreams. He believes that everything in life is simple, no matter how complex it may seem. When problems are broken down into many smaller finite elements, each element is solvable individually, by many or by one individual, adding back up to the total oneness of a simple solution.

Vince's personal pursuits include hiking, walking, camping, anything outdoors, world travel, meditation, creating, spiritual community, as well as a deeply spiritual pursuit in life.

Vince is vegetarian and socially conscious. He spends his earned income in an educated and socially conscious way as best he can. He has great concerns about the damage to our planet and it's environment that is being caused by 6.5 billion people and unconcious and short sighted development. He is concerned about the escalating cycles of war on our planet and the growiong gap between the haves and have nots. He is concerned about the increasing violence that we expose our children and families to and the numbness towards violence that our children are adapting to. Vince tries his best to address these issues and more, one person at a time and now through peace education at Abram's Creek Retreat and Campground. Vince accepts and believes in all religions and loving spiritual doctrines. Vince believes in peace, love, forgiveness and honesty as the only option in all affairs and in all choices.