BRC's Sports Massage Therapists

David O'Connell | Phoebe Larkin | Keith Styles | Courtney Scharnek

Phoebe Larkin, LMT

• A graduate of Cortiva Institute – Seattle School of Massage Therapy
• Nationally Certified in Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork and a professional member of the American Massage Therapy Association
• Phoebe draws on many aspects of her training in Myofascial Release, Neuromuscular Therapy, Sports Massage, and Swedish techniques, but her primary focus is fascial work. She also uses posture assessment as a way to both guide her sessions and to help her clients bring more awareness to their bodies.
• Looking forward, Phoebe hopes to become certified in Craniosacral Therapy and Lymphatic Drainage.

Phoebe sees great value in the relaxing and de-stressing benefits of massage, however her primary focus is treatment work. This involves reducing pain, improving range of motion and flexibility, addressing tension patterns and adhesions, and improving posture. Phoebe uses predominantly fascial release techniques to help facilitate this work. Her intention is to help create more space for muscles and structures to function properly, and subsequently to decrease the chances of injury. She also hopes that through her hands-on work and postural assessment she can help her clients bring a greater awareness to their bodies. She strongly believes that a conscious body is a happier, healthier body.

Phoebe is an avid yoga practitioner and hopes to eventually become certified as a teacher. When she's not in downward dog, she can be found improving her tennis, riding her horses, sailing as much as humanly possible, and generally enjoying the outdoors. Having studied the cello since she was 6 and singing almost as long, she also tries to fill her spare time with music.

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Keith Styles, LMT

• Graduate with high honors from the internationally-renowned Boulder College of Massage Therapy (BCMT), in Boulder, Colorado.
• Nationally Certified Massage Therapist and professional member of the American Massage Therapy Association.
• During his six-year tenure at BCMT, Keith also gained world-class clinical experience at Boulder Rehabilitative Centers and worked with Myofascial Release Master Mark F. Barnes, MPT, at SOMA Physical Therapy. Concurrently, Keith also maintained two highly successful massage office practices in Boulder and Denver.
• In 2002, Keith was recruited to work with the international, renowned artistic entertainment company, Cirque du Soleil. For six years, he traveled extensively throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, Japan, and Europe, working with Olympic gymnasts, acrobats, aerialists, contortionists, dancers, jugglers, clowns and actors across four traveling big-top shows, Alegría, Dralion, Quidam & Corteo.
• NOTE: Keith is currently not accepting new clients

Courtney Scharnek, LMT

• Graduate from the Cortiva Muscular Therapy Institute
• Training in Nuad Bo-Rarn and Foot Reflexology as well as Hot Stone, Deep Tissue, and Sports Massage from the ITM International Training Massage School in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
• Current therapist for the Northeastern Division I Track Team
• Interests include international travel, fitness, music, coaching, swimming, and hiking.
• NOTE: Courtney also accepts clients at her private office in Copley Square

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David O'Connell, LMT - BRC's AIS Specialist

• David O'Connell studied Exercise Physiology at Northeastern university and is a highly skilled massage therapist with 15 years of professional bodywork experience, utilizing Asian Bodywork Therapy such as Shiatsu, Tui Na.
• He became a Certified Lotus Palm Thai Yoga Massage therapist as well as a certified Vinyasa yoga teacher in 2003, learning his craft from internationally renowned Kam Thye Chow in Montreal, QB.
• Currently his primary focus is utilizing Active Isolated Stretching: The Mattes Method to enhance athletic performance, rehabilitation and wellness and educate how an individual can stretch properly without endangering the joints, muscles or connective tissues.
• David is Certified in Reiki I and II

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