Since I opened Mt. Pleasant Massage Therapy in April of 2013 I have never been happier in my work.  There has not been a day yet that I haven’t looked forward to seeing my clients and helping them with whatever may be in order for the healing to occur.  With each massage I learn a little more and get a little more confident with my hands.  To see the results directly after each session is incredible.  There is no doubt in my mind that massage therapy heals; it is what I am supposed to be doing.

This “aha” realization has come after thirteen years of teaching.  I started my career volunteering in The Peace Corps after I graduated from Vanderbilt University.  I was placed in a country called Kiribati, where I spent two years as an ESL teacher and teacher trainer.

When my service was complete I travelled for about six months.  My very first massage was in Chiang Mai, Thailand.  The massage table was underneath an open air cabana. The petite yet mighty woman eased my mind and worked my body relaxed, she led me to a claw foot tub filled with rose petals in another open aired space …. incredible. I had only experienced something akin to this via literature.

Massage became a go to for me when I wanted to treat myself, feel totally relaxed, and get pampered.  I didn’t realize the healing benefits until I went through some real struggles.  Massage then became an avenue of alternative medicine, or an augmentation at times.

The stress of teaching was not serving me, I realized after thirteen years.  Massage Therapy seemed like it would be a wonderful second career.  I attended Southeastern Institute here in Charleston, and studied Swedish and Neuromuscular massage. I loved the study of this art I have learned to implement.

Massage is not for everyone.  It is for some.  It is for me.

I’d love to share  the gift of massage with YOU!!