With the advent of spring, some minds turn to thinking about golf and breaking out the clubs, dusting off their swings, and preparing to get back on the links.

A local business may be able to help with that.

Massage therapist and yoga instructor Pamela Wiley of Boothbay Harbor has joined forces with life long golf enthusiast, Skip Simonds of Newagen, to develop a unique approach to the game that involves seeing the body, the mind, and the game itself as a coordinated whole. In fact, that’s what they call their business: Body Mind Golf.

“The body serves as the foundation for anyone’s golf game from duffer to professional,” Wiley said. “Many golfers are prepared to spend time, effort and dollars in equipment and learning better golf technique, but if they are doing that from a physical foundation that is not well balanced, inflexible, and not strong, that investment is not going to yield great results.”

The idea behind Body Mind Golf is that by taking advantage of specific applications of yoga and therapeutic massage, the average golfer can put “first things first” and develop, in a fairly short time, a more stable, flexible and stronger body from which a more consistent game of golf is possible. Both Wiley and Simonds often quote Hall of Fame football coach Vince Lombardi: “You can’t fire a cannon from a canoe.”

Wiley and Simonds use video of their clients’ golf swing to determine where the issues are and to design a unique program of yoga and massage to address those issues.

Like the old “Hair Club for Men” ad, Simonds is not only a partner in this venture, but he is a client, too.

“I’ve been doing yoga with massage for almost a year now and I cannot tell you how much better I feel and the difference it has made in my game,” Skip said. “My scores have gone down, but more importantly, I have much more confidence on the course, so it is much easier for me to stay focused. When the body is dialed in, the mind is more focused, and your game almost automatically gets better ... certainly more enjoyable.”

Body Mind Golf is based out of Crow Point Yoga on 24 West Street here in Boothbay Harbor. Classes are forming and individual private sessions are available. For more information or to reach out to Simonds or Wiley directly, visit www.bodymindgolf.com.