About Us
Patricia Mixon
Trish is currently on leave. (effective January, 2009)
Patricia Mixon trained in 1989 at the Boulder College of Massage Therapy She moved to Nashville in 1990 to pursue graduate school in philosophy at Vanderbilt, earning her Ph.D. in 1998. Her academic interests focused on the philosophy of embodiment: what’s it like to have, or live in, a human body. She founded Body Options Massage Therapy in 1992.
Her advanced trainings include: Certification in the St. John Method of Neuromuscular Massage Therapy (1995) and completion of the professional training program for Feldenkrais Method of Movement Education (1995-1999).
She also served as President, 1st Vice-President, and Newsletter Editor of the Tennessee Chapter of the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA), and was significantly involved in the legislative action which led to state licensure of massage therapy. She has been a professional member of AMTA since 1990.
She is also a long-time student of yoga, and an dedicated gardener. She and her husband enjoy classical music, travel, food and wine, tending to the whims of their terrier mutt, and raising their young sons together.
Steven Clark
After 20 years as a full-time Episcopal organist & choirmaster, Steve was drawn to explore methods of profound healing that can occur through relaxation and touch. In 1993, he completed his coursework with honors from the Humanities Center of Allied Health School of Massage. After receiving his Florida massage therapy license, the majority of Steve’s therapeutic work was with clients who suffered chronic pain as a result of accidents or injuries. In 1995, he and two other massage therapists opened a clinic in Clearwater, Florida, to accommodate the many referrals they received from physicians and other medical professionals.
In 2003, he received his certification in the Dr. Vodder Method of Manual Lymph Drainage.
Steve blends deep-tissue therapy with gentle, energetic work to engage a client’s own healing processes to reduce or relieve pain and to achieve a sense of well-being that comes from a state of deep relaxation.
Emily Frith
A native Nashvillian, Emily graduated from the Cumberland Institute in 2002. Her background, and current passion is in human and equine massage therapy. Emily practices a blend of Swedish, acupressure, energy work and craniosacral techniques to produce a profoundly relaxing session for her clients. Since joining Body Options in 2002, she has developed a large and loyal following!
Laura Skaug
A native New Englander, Laura moved to Nashville in 1995 to teach theatre at Belmont University. She has a BA from New England College and an MFA from the University of Georgia. She received her training in massage therapy from the Cumberland Institute in 2000. Laura is trained in Swedish-Esalen massage, neuromuscular therapy, acupressure, lymphatic drainage massage, and does on-site chair and table massage.
Still an active member of Nashville’s theatre community, Laura enjoys splitting her time between directing, performing, teaching, massage therapy and her pug, Clyde.