meet our MASSAGE THERAPIST team
Brian Richardson, a 2000 graduate from East West Massage School in Portland, Or., began his practice at the club in 2001. Except for a 2 year stay in Hawaii and a couple of sailing adventures, he’s been with the club ever since. His free-time activities of playing tennis, cross-country and alpine skiing give him a personal appreciation of the many physical issues faced by club members. He specializes in sports, injury, stress relief, repetitive physical stress and relaxation massages. His use of slow, deep compression and waiting for muscles to accept each stage of treatment before proceeding to deeper levels, accomplishes as much, or even more, than traditional deep tissue massage while being much less painful! Email to book today.
Toddi Barclay, Massage Therapist and Reflexologist, and husband Brian, moved to the Wenatchee Valley in 2004 with their two children, Hudson and Quinlee. They love adventures in nature like hiking, kayaking and most everything else outdoors. Toddi grew up with a Chiropractor for a father on a boat docked at Orcas Island. Keeping with the peace of the small island, she moved a few times and traveled as much as possible. She found a new career love with massage - practicing since early 2016 - and is looking forward to many more years of learning how to help others. She offers evening appointments on Mondays and Thursdays at 5:30 and 6:45. So, if it's hard to get in during the daytime, appointments with Toddi are a great solution. Email to book today.
Kim Chambers is a Massage Therapist, Reflexologist and Esthetician. She graduated from Columbia River Institute of Massage Therapy, where she received her certification in Massage Therapy. She continued her education in Reflexology. Kim offers therapeutic, deep tissue, hot stone, pregnancy and cupping massage services.
Kim also attended Academy of Hair Design where she received her Esthetics certification.
She has a passion for making people feel the best they can be. Email to book today.
Kim also attended Academy of Hair Design where she received her Esthetics certification.
She has a passion for making people feel the best they can be. Email to book today.
- Massage, best known antidote for stress-related tension reduces tension, gives you more energy, improves your outlook on life and can reduce your likelihood of illness and injury.
Massage acts directly on your muscles with stretching and kneading motions. It stimulates the nervous system and instructs the muscles to relax. Massage is great after a workout! By flushing muscles of built-up waste products, massage decreases soreness after vigorous exercise.
It can treat injuries such as muscle strains and tendinitis. It reduces inflammation by stimulating the circulatory and lymphatic systems to bring nutrition to the injured area and remove waste products. Massage realigns collagen fibers which misalign in the formation of scar tissue, making the tissue more pliable and allowing for an increase of range of motion, and decreased pain. Massage can help enhance body awareness, and improve your health in many ways. It is an effective and recognized modality for maintaining your body and health.
Your Massage Appointment...
A one hour massage is the most common, however, you may request a longer or shorter session. One hour is enough time for a deeply relaxing, full-body massage or a more in-depth treatment of a particular area (i.e.the neck, back or shoulders). More frequent 1/2 hour massages are helpful in injury treatment.
What to Expect...
Here are a few guidelines to help you feel at ease and to gain the greatest benefit from your massage session:
- Undress to your comfort level. The practitioner is sensitive to your need for privacy and will keep you covered with a sheet, un-draping only the area being massaged.
- Close your eyes and allow yourself to relax as completely as possible. Focus on your breathing...slow, deep and even.
- When the practitioner’s hands locate an area of tension or pain in your body, consciously relax those areas. As you exhale, visualize the tension leaving your body.
- Falling asleep during a massage is very common. The practitioner will gently wake you when it is time to turn over and when the massage is finished.
Appointment Cancellation Policy:
We require at least 24 hours notice for cancellation of appointment.
Late cancellations and “no-shows” will be charged 1/2 of the appointment fee.
