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Hi, I’m Camille, a San Francisco based sports massage therapist! Movement geek, and bodywork storyteller. For the past 19 years, I’ve poured my heart into this craft, earning over 14 certifications, learning from world-class teachers, and traveling across the country to deepen my skills. My work is rooted in experience, education, and the belief that healing starts with understanding how the body truly moves. A Journey That Started Young As a child, I had my first surgery for

When I first began my certification journey, starting with Art Riggs’ Deep Tissue 1 and 2, it wasn’t about collecting credentials or trying to stand out. It was simple: I wanted confidence in my hands and my technique. And honestly? I wanted so badly to pass the practical and hands-on test so I could make the deep tissue team. But what began as a push for confidence and proving myself slowly transformed into something much more meaningful. After having scoliosis surgery and a

Walking the Path of Scoliosis: My Story When I work with clients who have scoliosis, something inside me just clicks. It’s not only because I do bodywork for a living. It’s personal. I know what it feels like to walk that path. Understanding the Real Tension Patterns Through my own healing journey, I realized something important. The spots that hurt the most are not always where the real problem lives. For me, and for many people with scoliosis, the tension is not just on the

Every Navy wife knows the dreaded day when the orders arrive. In military life, it usually means one thing: you are moving once again, your routine is shifting, and your family has to adjust all over again. By the summer of 2015, my husband and I already knew he would be relocated from San Francisco to Chicago in January 2016. With that news came another layer of reality: we would have to move out of our apartment, which meant I would no longer have an office space. Then, so

How do I price my session?.... How My Pricing Evolved Over 19 Years as a Massage Therapist When I first started in 2013, I charged one dollar per minute $60 to $90 per session. Back then, raising my rates wasn’t even a thought. It wasn’t about maximizing income; it was about building clientele, gaining experience, and getting my hands on as many bodies as possible. I worked with what I had clients my age, people who didn’t have a lot of disposable income, and an apartment

The reason I didn’t choose spa or relaxation massage, even though that’s where I first started, is simple it wasn’t me. My very first job in San Francisco was Burke Williams Day spa. We did it all: Swedish massages, deep tissue, Prenatal, and customized spa treatments. While it taught me the basics and gave me experience, I found it… boring. Deep tissue work, on the other hand, felt like a calling. Every time I did a deep tissue session, I felt excited engaged, challenged, an

Staying booked is not about luck or gimmicks. After nearly two decades in this field, I have learned it comes down to listening, connecting, demonstrating skill, and creating systems that make it easy for clients to return. Here is how I do it. Listen to Your Client’s Pain — Really Listen Clients want to be heard. They want to know: “Can you actually fix the problem you said you can help with?” Reading the room is everything. I have always been naturally quiet and introverted

Twenty years ago, before my husband asked me to marry him, he almost chose orders to Italy. He said that if he were single, that’s where he would’ve moved. But instead, he picked Virginia because of me. If he had gone to Italy, I might never have become a massage therapist. It was in Virginia that I met the wife of a sailor a fellow Navy wife whose husband served on the same ship as mine, the USS Carl Vinson. She happened to be a massage therapist, and our conversation led

Hi, Kamusta, and Welcome to My Blog I’m Camille your favorite massage therapist. I’ve been a massage therapist for 19 years now, and I’m finally excited to share the stories, lessons, failures, and breakthroughs that got me here. Funny enough, this whole blog started because my husband said, “Why don’t you get into blogging?” And honestly, why not? I’ve always loved writing. But the real reason I’m writing this is simple: When I started massage therapy 19 years ago, I had no