Exhale Bodywork Practitioners:
Meet Sam
Sam, founder and owner, is a professional massage therapist and yoga instructor currently serving Charlottesville, VA and the surrounding area.
She offers holistic and inclusive yoga and bodywork for rehabilitation, injury prevention, and chronic pain management. Sam’s utilizes a blend of modalities including Deep Tissue Massage, NeuroFascial Reset, Myofascial Release, Acupressure, SARGA Bodywork, Thai Massage, and Reiki Energy Healing. Hot stone and cupping therapy are utilized when needed or requested.
Medical research continues to prove how both yoga and bodywork are integral parts of an individual’s overall healthcare, physically and emotionally. You deserve relief, recovery, and relaxation.
Meet Mariah
Mariah Palermo is a licensed massage therapist and passionate yoga, meditation, and breath-work instructor dedicated to helping others relax, recover, and reconnect with their bodies.
Her intuitive approach allows clients to experience relief and relaxation on a deep level. She specializes in personalized therapeutic massage tailored to each client’s needs—whether it's deep tissue for muscle tension, myofascial release for injury recovery, or assisted stretching for improved mobility. Hot stone and cupping therapy are utilized when needed or requested.
Mariah continues to expand her knowledge in recovery, chronic pain relief, and improving her clients wellbeing through working with specialists and skill-trading sessions to integrate the therapeutic works of massage, energy healing, and breath-work.




