Education
Theresa Kamler has been helping individuals in her private practice of rehabilitation and sports massage therapy since her 1993 graduation from the Hawaiian Island School of Body Therapies. She has 5 years experience as massage instructor at her alma mater, and has worked as a sports massage consultant to 5-star resorts. She holds designations as a professional bodyworker in both California and Hawaii, along with a B.A. degree from the University of South Dakota.
Private Practice
Theresa has had the opportunity to work successfully with the full array of athletes: professionals in football, triathlon, and mountain bike; amateurs ranked at the world and national level in swimming and running and cycling; and budding youth athletes in many sports. She has also cared for professional musicians-vocal and instrumental-who travel the world. A professional member of the Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals, she is listed on their online referral service.
Athletics
A former elite athlete, Theresa has participated in athletics since childhood. Her greatest accomplishments come from running (competed in national championships in age-group and collegiate cross country); fin swimming (3 record-setting national titles, Team U.S.A. member for Pan-Pacific and World Championship teams); and masters swimming (national title and Pan-Pacific masters championships titles).
Adventures
Theresa's life journey has taken her from South Dakota to Alaska to the Big Island of Hawaii to California. Her many occupations and activities are as diverse as her living locations. She has worked as an archaelogist, road surveyor, homebuilder, has typed manuscript in the Lakota Sioux language, and transported non-native tree species by barge through Hawaiian fishponds. She biked solo 500 miles in Alaskan wilderness, completed the Ironman World Championships in Hawaii, and has also run her own dog sled team. And has had numerous glorious experiences while free diving with wild dolphins.
Theresa continues a healthy routine by swimming five times per week, doing body weight resistance work, commuting on her electric bike, and receiving regular massage therapy. Her adventures and travels now come while sharing the good life with her husband and daughter in San Rafael.
