Davis Community Massage and Body Therapy

04/18/2026

for my history fans :-)

On April 15, 1870, the California State Board of Health was founded by Dr. Thomas Muldrup Logan. It was the first public health administration in California and Logan became the first “State Health Officer.” The Fratt Building at Second and K Streets in Sacramento, which was the office and residence of Dr. Logan, served as the office of the State Board of Health until an office was completed at the State Capitol building.

Dr. Logan came to California in 1849. Upon his arrival in Sacramento in 1850, he saw a need for medical practitioners amongst the merchants and miners in the new city. On October 24, 1850, Dr. Thomas Logan reported 7 cases of cholera to the Sacramento City Council, but the council and the newspapers tried to dissuade people from thinking it was a concern. A few days later, Logan brought the issue of an impending cholera epidemic again to the city council and was taken a bit more seriously. After 20 days, around 800-1,000 people (roughly 10% of the city’s population) died of cholera and the city was almost deserted when the outbreak ended. Logan was one of the 24 doctors, 7 of which survived, in Sacramento during the cholera epidemic. Dr. Logan passed away in 1876 and is buried in the Sacramento Historic City Cemetery.

The Fratt Building was completed in 1870 and it not only housed Logan’s office but also a drug store, lawyer offices, and a harness repair shop. By the 1920s, the apartments on the second floor were used as hotel rooms, and a variety of businesses came and went on the first floor. The building was destroyed by fire in 1968. The Fratt Building was reconstructed shortly after the fire as part of Old Sacramento’s redevelopment and stands at its original location.

Portrait of Thomas Logan ca. 1870 (top left) and photograph of the Fratt Building in 1895 (top right), courtesy of the California State Library. Photograph of the building in 1960 (bottom left), courtesy of the Sacramento Public Library. Photo of the reconstructed Fratt Building (bottom right) today in Old Sacramento.

04/17/2026

This is where I got my start as a massage therapist! I am so sad to see this, but I am also overjoyed at the work that they accomplished.

After 18 years on Adams Ave, it is with a heavy heart that we share our decision to end clinical operations at Community Wellness on Adams Ave as of Friday, April 24th. Since COVID, we've struggled to keep our clinic afloat, but with the crippling effects of our current economy, and the sale of our building driving up rent cost while taking half of our clinic footprint, it is simply untenable in its current form. We considered ways to transition to a new model, but with the recent announcements of Dr Dave, Carly, and Ryan all planning departures this month and moving in new directions, there seems little hope for success of the continuing operations for our Adams Avenue storefront.

Community Wellness Collaborative, as an organization will continue, and carry on our outreach programs through grants and donation support, while we still can. Your tax-deductible donations would still be extremely grateful and useful in keeping this program intact.

You are all invited to our final celebration for our Community and team at Adams Ave Unplugged, Sat Apr 25th 1 - 7p with many of our favorite local musicians making an appearance.

With over 120k low cost services provided and more than 35k free for community members in need, I'm so grateful to all of you for everything we've been able to accomplish together.

Thank all of you for your years of support!

Help with Transition and Program costs here:
https://communitywellness.org/donate/

03/24/2026

🤩 ... I once spent a week in Turkey with a Roman bathhouse like this (much smaller though). It was one of the best experiences of my life. I definitely think Woodland needs a Turkish bathhouse and massage spa.

03/21/2026

"Consciousness is the water we swim in."
-Michael Pollan

03/01/2026

02/18/2026

02/02/2026

body based safety is often the key to trauma recovery.

02/02/2026

"Check in on your q***r friends with ADHD/AuDHD right now cuz their Justice Sensitivity combined with their Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria means that they are both acutely aware of how f*cked up things are *and* also feel personally responsible for fixing it *while* dealing with the helplessness inherent in the reality that individual action is not gonna do it this time. This means that their brains/bodies are going into overdrive and also that they are feeling guilty for any kind of self-care or joy in their lives because their brain weasels are telling them that resting or being happy while others cannot/are not is selfish. It's an exhausting state and we're not OK."

01/30/2026

Somatic Psychology is a powerful approach to healing the war between body and mind, especially for trans folks. While I do body therapy, our mental health colleagues in Oakland are offering a 4-part workshop.