Edward Weaver

Edward Weaver graduated from the Utah Valley campus of the Utah College of Massage Therapy in June of 1999. Even before graduation, Edward began to set up his own private practice and has been building a strong clientele since. He renovated an office in his home where he currently operates his business.

Formerly employed as a licensed general contractor, Edward decided to become a massage therapist and enrolled in a massage program in his native California. After practicing as a therapist in California for some time, Edward and his family moved to Utah. Upon arriving in Utah, Edward learned that he needed additional hours of training in order to practice as a massage therapist. He researched the local massage schools and selected the Utah College of Massage Therapy. "After my training in California, I felt that I gave a good massage, but I did not gain the knowledge and understanding of the muscular system or human anatomy until I came to UCMT. I really feel that I left UCMT as a complete therapist."

One of the reason Edward was drawn to massage therapy was due to the fibromyalgia which he suffers from. "I was very concerned about my ability to practice massage therapy as a professional due to my fibromyalgia… However, the clinic at UCMT provided me with the opportunity to build up my stamina and condition myself to perform back to back treatments. I was wiped out at the end of the day, but is showed me that it was possible." Edward currently gives 15 massages per week in his private practice. His goal is 20.

As a student at UCMT, Edward set a goal for himself to enlist as many people as he possibly could into his future private practice. "I had 25 client before I graduated from school! I also set a goal for myself to have 150 clients total in my private practice… Just 9 months out of school I have 112 clients."

Edward's private practice not only supports him and his family, but helps heal others like himself who suffer from fibromyalgia. "I seem to attract clients with fibromyalgia. I really understand their pain and know that massage can help them. They do best with 1 massage a week… I give them a healing massage that includes acupressuer and trigger point therapy. I am looking at starting my own fibromyalgia network where I hope to educate people about massage therapy and it’s benefits."