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“The idea is to give your mind,
body and heart a chance to relax and recharge,” said Dr. Barton Goldsmith, psychotherapist and author of Psychology Today article, ‘The Importance of Allowing Yourself to Relax.’ “We were not designed to go 24/7/365, even though that’s become a popular modern-day mantra.” This is especially true for physicians, who are known to have some of the longest and most stressful work weeks of any career field.
Two local physicians who are taking this advice to heart are Sanjay Chaube,
M.D., and
Brent Dilts,
M.D. Both
have found
satisfying non-
work outlets.
Dr. Brent
Dilts is a pain
management
doctor who
is also board
certified in
anesthesiology.
Outside of
work, Dr. Dilts
can usually
be found
with his toes
in the sand,
practicing
his beach
volleyball skills. “Focusing intently on a particular task and getting
in the zone is the ultimate form of relaxation for me,” he said. “During a competition, outside distractions and stress disappear.”
Dilts got involved with beach volleyball while living in Nashville for his interventional pain management fellowship. “By chance
I moved near Centennial Park, which had beach volleyball courts and a dog park just a few blocks away,” said Dilts. “On Tuesdays they had social pickup volleyball, so I walked my
dogs over there to see what all the buzz was about and to meet some new people.”
Week after week, the courts were packed with strangers who became true friends. “There were no political, religious, professional or financial motives being pursued. Our goal was simple: get the ball over the net and within the lines,” Dilts said. “That hobby quickly turned into a passion and is now a lifestyle.”
Dilts travels to Mobile and New Orleans to train and practice as much as he can during the week,
I would like to help grow beach volleyball locally through coaching and starting juniors and adult beach volleyball clubs and leagues.”
Dr. Sanjay Chaube specializes
in internal medicine, but enjoys spending his time outside of work with his fellow band mates. Their band, The Electric Sheep, gets its name from the science-fiction novel, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick, and boasts a variety of styles such as blues, R&B and even rock n roll.
Dr. Chaube started his musical career as a medical
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and even built a sand court in his backyard for scrimmaging. On weekends, he competes in several different tournament tours including the Southeastern Volleyball Tour, which has tournaments anywhere from Baton Rouge to Panama City. In addition to these, Dilts travels
to some professional qualifiers and developmental tournaments.
“As a personal goal I would like to qualify on the National Volleyball League as a professional beach volleyball player one day,” Dilts commented. “For our community,
“I don’t see this as a break so much, just like being a doctor doesn’t feel like work to me. I enjoy both equally and each plays a vital role in my life,” he said.
The Electric Sheep consists of a bass, lead guitar, drummer and professional keys player, and features a variety of different lead singers, which accounts for their change in style from one gig to the next. They can be seen locally
at venues such as Mockingbird Cafe, Bacchus on the Beach, and Murky Waters, and can also be booked for weddings and special events.
BUMP, SET, SPIKE, Dr. Brent Dilts enjoys practicing his volleyball skills on his time off
student in India, where
he initially learned to
play guitar. However, he and his friend, architect John Anderson, decided to
start their band five years ago and realized they didn’t need two lead guitars. As a result, Chaube learned to
play the bass, and the rest is history.