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ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A massage therapy practice that spent 30 years near the Old Town waterfront has moved to Eisenhower Avenue after learning its building had been sold and would be torn down to make way for townhouses.
Alexandria Myotherapy Inc. relocated this year from North Fairfax Street to 2850 Eisenhower Ave., Suite 301, according to the business. Mayor Alyia Gaskins cut the ribbon on the new space Thursday evening at a ceremony hosted by the Chamber of Commerce of Alexandria.
The practice dates to 1985, when Sandy Levy founded it after training in trigger-point myotherapy at the Shaw Myotherapy Institute. Levy worked alone for six years out of a small office on Washington Street, the business said.
A group of osteopathic physicians who admired Levy's work hired her in 1991 to train a newly graduated therapist on their staff, Dina Katz. Three years later, Katz rented space from Levy, and the two became partners as client demand outpaced their availability, according to the practice.
The business incorporated as Alexandria Myotherapy Inc. in 1996 and moved that year to North Fairfax Street, where it remained until this year's relocation.
Levy retired in 2021 after 36 years, leaving Katz as sole owner. The practice now has 11 licensed massage therapists and offers Swedish and deep tissue massage, lymphatic drainage, trigger point therapy and other techniques.
Several therapists have stayed for decades. Rita Offer joined in 2000 and Darla Goddard in 2001, and both remain with the practice.
The chamber said the business has built lasting client relationships over four decades and remains committed to personalized care.
The new office is open 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekends. Sessions run from 30 to 120 minutes, with fees ranging from $78 to $266.
