Meet Charles Wu

I’m a massage therapist / bodyworker. My whole life I’ve been fascinated by the way body works. I have studied reiki, energy medicine, chi gong and have a massage practice based in Asheville NC. My current practice involves Thai massage, deep tissue massage, and many different stretching modalities. I focus on Chinese 5 element theory and enjoy helping people feel better in their bodies. I like to rock, roll, stretch and move discomfort along the meridians with deep slow pressure. Read more about getting a session with me.

I’d like to share with you more about me and why you might want to experience my touch poetry. I believe that each person is responsible for his or her own healing. My role is to aid in deepening awareness of the body to help the mind relax and to allow folks to feel deeper into their being. My goal is to use touch, presence and breathing to relax the body mind and allow the chi and blood to flow with greater ease. This in turn will feed the spirit and allow the body to do it’s natural healing dance. The goal of working with me is to practice this dance. Read more about my philosophy..

My education and the study of the body and healing arts has taken me across the the globe to study with many cultures. I have been fortunate enough to study with some living masters in Thailand. I was able to compare different styles and explore various philosophies. One of my favorite parts of spending time in Thailand was witnessing a culture so connected to the precepts of Buddhism. Read more about my adventure.

Testimonials:

The professional, academic, and personal characteristic of Charles, licensed massage therapist are outstanding. Having been fortunate in my life to receive massages from a wide of variety of therapists here in Hawaii, California, and in different countries, Charles has earned his place in the TOP THREE healers in my 30+ years experience.Charles holds a clear, working understanding of the human body and the relationship of muscles so that he is somehow able to “read” and “treat” the body where needed. His openness to offer healing work allows the client to fully relax and trust his exceptionally strong style. He has a way of taking control and creatively manipulating the body so that the client can surrender to deeper openings of healing.I am extremely comfortable in giving my highest recommendation of Charles as a massage therapist as well as a mature, grounded, and sensitive healer. Please feel free to contact me for any further details or discussion. Mahalo!

-Tiki DeGenaro

Charles clearly has a gift for intuitively feeling what the body needs and you can feel his healing energy in the work that he does. His style is a unique blend of thai massage and shiatsu. He's not afraid to use a good amount of pressure, which is often hard to find from a body worker. I would highly recommend his services. Thanks Charles!

-Mica Akullian

Charles is an incredible intuitive healer and bodyworker. When I first laid on the mat, I was feeling run down physically but also a bit tender emotionally. He asked me some powerful questions and shared a beautiful prayer before the session began, and I could feel the release start to happen by just the skillful and compassionate way he holds the field.

He uses sound, scent (an amazing balm from Thailand), intuitive dialogue when appropriate, visualization, and of course, touch. My body feels rejuvenated but my heart feels way more open, calm and at peace. It felt like my own energetic, emotional and physical spa was created for me to release and rejuvenate. His touch is fantastic. Highly recommend!! 💛

-Brooke Underwood

Truly, five stars isn’t enough…his work is galactic. Charles is everything I would want in a massage therapist. Skill, strength, sensitivity, and safety. I have chronic back issues and have worked with an uncountable number of body workers over the years and he is at the top of the list. I have also spent quite a bit of time in Thailand receiving authentic Thai massage, and he absolutely knows what he is doing.

Charles has a vast toolbox of techniques that he can draw from, and so is able to create a customized experience, based on how I am showing up. He has the ability to tune into my physical and emotional states and respond in a way that leaves me feeling like I got exactly what I needed to relax and release. Each massage is unique for this reason; he listens to what my body is asking for, rather than following an impersonal routine. Charles clearly has a very tuned in understanding of the human body, and how to use his body as a massage tool. He enables his hands, feet, elbows, arms, and legs to access points of tension in my body and stretch it in ways that a hands-only massage therapist simply couldn’t do.

Charles creates a sacred and safe container, and is able to hold professionalism and authentic relating simultaneously. He creates time before each session to drop into the present moment and I leave the experience in a totally relaxed and dreamy state. Additionally, he invites communication during the process so I can let him know where my edges are and direct him to specific areas that are calling attention. Charles is an intuitively gifted body worker. It truly feels like he was born to do this healing work. Honor yourself and receive this ecstatic experience! Thank you, Charles!

-True North

I had a wonderful experience receiving bodywork from Charles. I felt safe, cared for and listened to. He took the time to speak to me about what I needed and how I was feeling before starting the work. I was able to completely relax and enjoy the massage. I will definitely be going back. Thank you Charles! It was a pleasure

-Amie

Charles’s sensitivity with me allowed him to detect and sense what my body needed beyond the physical. He is a master craftsman and his sessions evolve almost into art. He left me feeling as if my body had been regenerated.

-Chet Atkins

Charles is perceptive and responsive to the needs of the individual client, asking for, and applying feedback without distracting from the experience. He sees and works with the person as a whole, bringing an awareness of the interconnected nature of the body, mind, emotions, and soul so that his work goes deeper than the physical and has far-reaching effects on every level.

Since working with Charles I am more present in my body and aware of the interconnection between various tissues and muscles in my body, as well as between my body, mind, and emotions.

As a result of working with him my body is more open, relaxed, and comfortable to live in and I am becoming more and more comfortable with myself physically, mentally, and emotionally.

Since loosening up some of the tight places in my body I have freed up more energy to do the things that bring me joy. I am more naturally active and healthy as a result and I feel stronger, more grounded, and am experiencing more self-awareness and self-acceptance.

I whole-heartedly recommend Charles for anyone wanting more than just a massage. Working with him has without a doubt, been the most effective, most healing experience of massage I’ve had to date.

Charles is more than a massage therapist

-Robyn Furse

Thank you Charles Wu
I have been working in my body for 35 years and have strong patterns that have formed and are talking to me in the pain body.
I am a dancer and have the desire to move with freedom and unwind the chronic patterns of repetitive work tightness and pain stories my body holds.
Working with Wu was a deeply transformative experience.
The thoughtful deep pressure, release, holding rocking and staying with kind encouragement gave me and my body a chance to trust unwind relax release
flush the body with blood and cleanse my system reclaiming it’s natural balanced and structure.
I felt my chi rise up and my body request for release tended to and granted.
The sadness I felt also shifted not really realizing how much pain I was in.
I am reclaiming my dance, my movement with joy and a new found embodied freedom.
Thank you Wu.

-Wynona F

I have received Thai massages from Charles from the time he was still an apprentice in massage school. His work has been amazing from the very start! He has helped me resolve some pain in my lower back and neck area in a way that seemed like magic! He is so in tune with every move, not missing one spot. I am very impressed with Charles. His manner is not only highly professional, but also very caring. I can highly recommend Charles to anyone!

-Leora Fearon

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