With her mother and sister in the bodywork business, massage therapy was nothing new for Monica Boch by the time she began working in the field full-time in 2012. But when she broke her hand in late 2013 and couldn't do any bodywork for seven months, she decided it was time to expand her operation into new territory by opening her own studio.
"I realized I needed to expand my vision of what I was doing as a business owner, and have a more diversified offering," Boch says. "I realized that there is this total picture of health stuff that I feel is valuable."
Boch plans to open
Pearl Yoga & Massage in early September on Pearl St. in Ypsilanti, adding yoga, Pilates and dance instruction to her offerings. The historic, 1,200 square foot space proved to be exactly what she needed to bring her vision to life - exactly where she was hoping to open the business.
"I wanted to offer this in Ypsi because most people have to to Ann Arbor for this," she says. "Most of our massage will be based in Swedish, therapeutic massage, but we'll also be bring in people who do Thai massage."
Boch says her focus at Pearl Yoga & Massage will be to provide quality, personalized services to clients, as well as pay her therapists and instructors livable wages. She anticipates hiring 6-10 specialists and plans to work to pair each client with the best instructor or therapist for their needs and skill level.
Source: Monica Boch, Pearl Yoga & Massage
Writer: Natalie Burg
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