Melinda

Melinda is a recent Michigan transplant from Austin, Texas. She moved to Dexter the summer of 2010 after leaving the Lone Star State to seek out a new life experience. She is happy to be serving the Dexter community and looks forward to meeting more of the friendly people Michigan has to offer!

Melinda embarked on her career in massage therapy ten years ago after attending Texas Tech University. She majored in Exercise and Sport Sciences and graduated in 1999. Throughout college, Melinda knew that she wanted to pursue massage therapy as a career and she set out for Austin following graduation. Melinda attended the Lauterstein-Conway Massage School, and after completing three semesters at the school was asked to instruct massage classes. In addition to her teaching duties, Melinda opened her own massage practice in Austin. She oversaw the administrative duties at the clinic, employed six therapists, and managed a practice with a constant flow of patients. It was a plateful, but an endeavor that she relished.

During her time in Austin, Melinda was employed by three separate chiropractors with whom she maintains friendships to this day. Her specialty at the clinics was working with clientele suffering from soft tissue injury by incorporating deep tissue techniques, myofascial release, and trigger point therapies in order to aid in the healing process and work in tandem with spinal manipulations. This work was extremely fulfilling as Melinda witnessed great successes with her patients and was grateful to alleviate physical discomfort in their lives.

Melinda is excited and proud to be a part of the talented and knowledgeable staff at Body Wisdom. She is determined to bring her high standards of bodywork to the little green house off of Main Street in Dexter.