Champions Table Massage

As we go about our first day of October and for those who celebrate, Jimmy Carter’s 100th birthday: Remember our neighbors safe, found and missing, stranded, hungry and exhausted from the cleanup efforts after Helene. Stories of isolated retired people high up in the mountains found safe after 11 miles of hiking in to conduct a wellness check. Others who lost sleep but had a sound roof over their heads as the lights appeared to warn them and finally the daylight came to reveal rushing waters cascading over the roads and crashing trees down blocking any exit for hours to days. Let these images prompt us to prayer but also to action. Sending money to NGO’s on the ground feeding and sheltering the displaced. Fill a bus or truck with water, non perishables and clean towels and hygiene products. Imagine you have have been through 4 days of not knowing, not eating, not sleeping. Let your heart move you and your hands serve them. Thanks to Dean Rathbone for his poignant story telling (non-fiction) of life in the mountains. His repository of family stories in that region goes back generations. Our privilege of inconvenient short duration power outages and cell phone service outages is a stark contrast to those hundreds of thousands who have lost homes and livelihoods in a matter of hours. Count your blessings and count the ways you can help even if it’s sending a box of canned goods. I have been in touch with a friend who was on the highest peak in Virginia near Damascus. The only detail I needed was how I could help meet his most urgent need. When our friends can stand strong they can help our neighbors we do not know. Every little effort to put people back on their feet is a huge step toward recovery of an entire region totally devastated by Helene. There is a tractor trailer being loaded at Lake Monticello area Tractor Supply til Sunday. Locals can bring sensible supplies. Yes, even a small teddy bear may seem sensible but a can of baby formula or clean bottles would be more so. I walked fewer that 200 yards from my parked car next to clean portable toilets in the Shenandoah National Park to capture these images. I can’t imagine searching for access to an area deep in the Smokey Mountains trying to find loved ones in need of rescue 🛟

VMC (Virginia Metal Crafters) has been out of business about 15 years now. I occasionally add new pieces to my collection. I love my new candle sconces.

Time for a nap after an early trip out in the county.

Can massage help? It depends. I have seen clients improve as they reconnect to their bodies in a safe and supportive environment.

60 looks good on me! I have been a massage therapist half of my life 😊. The hat was from volunteering at the Centennial Olympic Games in Atlanta, Ga 1996. (With a little Sprucing up)

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Days are slowly getting shorter and the heat and humidity is nearly unbearable at times. (I know, Texans say: “Hold my Beer, but don’t drink it!”)

Vaccinated clients may return when they are ready!

I’m helping athletes prepare for the Rigor or training and performance including the Olympic Games in Tokyo. Other clients are well past their pentacle but finding comfort in Champions Table Massage treatments on a regular basis.

I can only do so much though, so get on the schedule soon before I’m overbooked. I have to limit the hours available to take care of me.

Flashback (mid nineties). Athletes are inspirational models of determination! .... and remember kids, “if you can’t be an athlete, be an athletic supporter!”
Refer a team member or training partner and get a 15% discount on your next session’s fee after that other athlete has received their session.

Continuing Education day. UVA Running Medicine Conference. Zoom Zoom ! (Yes, my stocking is still hanging, I’m wishing for face to face education experiences)

FYI for my Clients and pandemic hold outs... I will be fully vaccinated by Tax Day 4/15/21. My second Pfizer jab is coming up on 3/26. I will remain masked for those who are waiting to get their vaccine and developing immunity 2 weeks after their J and J or second Pfizer or Moderna. Fully immunized clients and I can enjoy maskless contact after 4/15. I can hardly wait ! But, I Will Wait!

I work on a few really accomplished runners. Hopefully another Olympic Medalist will emerge from my care. They do the work, I just augment the training routine. How can I help you run better, more comfortably or more efficiently? Get comfortable in your body and maximize your efforts! Let’s work together this season.

Gardening is fun but I’m ready to get back to the studio a little more. Masks 🎭 required (face down optional. I sanitize surfaces and practice distancing when not actually giving the treatment. Gift certificates available.