Dayle's Story

From 1972 until 1993, Dayle was employed by the local telephone company.  After being offered early retirement, she did a lot of prayer and soul-searching to figure out what God wanted her to be when she grew up.  So at 39 years of age, Dayle followed a call she had felt since childhood and started back to school . . . massage school.

Her initial training began in Louisville at Stillpoint Wellness in 1993 followed by an additional 1,000-hour course in therapeutic massage at the Health Enrichment center based in Lapeer, Michigan.  After graduation in 1995, she began picking up massage work where it was available and doing whatever it took to get her name out in the community.  Some of her additional training includes Infant Massage, Russian Medical massage, Healing Touch, Myofascial Release, Muscle Release Technique (MRT) and continues to expand the number of “tools in her toolbox.”

Dayle was unable to find a place to practice which reflected her desire for a “safe and warm” environment for her clients. She felt like a duck out of water so she created her own pond.  She opened Better Way Wellness in 1996.  As her practice expanded, Dayle offered space to other therapists and eventually had a bustling business on her hands.  But that wasn’t what Dayle was called to do and now is retraining her energies back to a client-focused massage practice.