Wanda Cox, LMT
I’m a Southern girl, born and raised in North Carolina. I joined the Army and traveled the world for 10 years. Another 10 years were spent serving in the Navy Reserves and moving around to various job sites as a computer programmer. After five years working as a programmer, I decided a desk job was not for me and found myself applying to a nearby massage therapy school. I graduated from the Connecticut Center of Massage Therapy in Newington CT in 2002. After graduating I did a combination of personal training, massage therapy & wellness and nutrition consulting, but have been focused primarily on massage for the last 12 years.
I have been a CT licensed massage therapist since 2003 and had a successful business called West Hartford Massage Spot located in West Hartford, CT. My family and I moved to Jacksonville, FL a few ago months and it feels like I am back home. I’m happy that I am able to offer my services at my new office location in St. Johns (close to the Pavillion at Durbin Park).
My specialty is combining a variety of techniques including sports, Thai, craniosacral, and myofascial release into a body balancing experience for my clients. My goal for each client is greater awareness of their body and how it moves in daily life and give them the tools to tweak those movements and habits to provide ease of movement and reduction of pain.
I am passionate about bringing the therapeutic benefits of massage to as many people as possible. I think it is time for people to shift their thinking of massage – massage is no longer just a luxury but a wonderful and necessary component to their overall wellness plan. It can keep injuries away, help with recovering from accidents and injuries, reduce or eliminate need for surgeries, and the list goes on and on with the benefits of regular massage.
In our chaotic, over-stressed, overbooked lifestyle we need to do all that we can do to reduce stress therefore reducing all the ailments brought on and aggravated by stress. I think the cost of regular massage is a small price to pay for something whose benefits are life changing.