I am a certified massage practioner (CAMTC #57993) and I have been interested in massage pretty much my entire life. It wasn't until I joined the distance running team in college that I understood the full benefits of massage. Stretching on my own would never really get those aches and pains to subside after grueling 90 mile training weeks. Going to a massage therapist weekly kept me on the trails and toeing the line for those 25 lap 10K races. With experience as a college athlete and holding a degree in biology, I feel I have a good sense of the body's mechanics and how balance is needed to keep things flowing well. Also being married to a practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine who lives the meridian system, Qi, and all things Yin and Yang, helps tremendously.