About Us
Preston's Biography
Preston Williams is a licensed massage therapist (LMT# 13308) specializing in sports massage, deep tissue and deep pressure techniques. His passion for helping people overcome physical challenges began at USC, where he assisted the athletic training staff. As a strength coach in the National Guard, Preston further deepened his understanding of the human body and effective pain and mobility solutions.
With a BS in Exercise Science, Preston brings a unique blend of knowledge and hands-on experience to each session, tailoring treatments to individual needs. Preston is driven by the tangible difference he can make in someone's life, helping clients move and live without limitations. If you're ready for a better quality of life, he is here to help you every step of the way.
Carole's Biography
Carole Bowker grew up in France and is fully bilingual. She came to the United States in 2005 and has a 16 year old son with ASD and ADHD. She received a Bachelor's degree in Public Health with a concentration in Community Health from East Tennessee State University and graduated Summa Cum Laude. Though circumstances led her to put her career on hold for home-making, she always had a passion for health and wellness. This journey led her to pursue personal health and fitness to discover massage therapy, combined with regular chiropractic care, as the perfect tool to manage her chronic muscle tension and neck pain. After discovering the numerous benefits massage therapy has to offer, Carole realized this would be her ideal career path for helping others and herself to achieve the best possible quality of life.
Massage Therapy Training & Certifications
Carole is a Licensed Massage Therapist (LMT #11344) and graduated in 2018 from Midlands Technical College in Columbia, SC. She has been interested in Ashiatsu and myofascial work prior to becoming a massage therapist and invested extra time and financial resources in furthering and perfecting her skills and training. She obtained her Ashiatsu (lv1,2 &3) and Ashi-Thai certification through DeepFeet Bar Therapy (www.deepfeet.com) and completed five full continuing education courses in Myofascial Release by John Barnes (www.myofascialrelease.com). Carole has a Medical Massage Practitioner (MMP) certification through LMT Success Group and taken other classes in other modalities such as sports massage, medicupping, cranial fundamentals, and orthopedic massage. Additionally, Carole has completed Reiki level I and II, as well as Access Bars through Access Consciousness. She is committed to take more continuing education courses than that required by the SC Department of Labor Licensing & Regulation and continue to learn new techniques and enhance her current skills.
Mission and Vision
Mission:
To educate, treat and listen to each of our clients with compassion and care, in order to deliver the best, most effective personalized massage or healing energy treatment. To obtain, grow and retain a loyal, holistic health-centered clientele in Columbia, SC and continue to invest in developing and perfecting our skills and techniques.
Vision:
To become a premiere therapeutic massage establishment in Columbia, SC that treats every client with superior care and make them feel listened to, appreciated, and deeply satisfied with the results.
Same great services, new name
Ashiatsu Columbia LLC has been renamed Pathway to Wellness LLC