703 Rose Ave, Kelowna, BC
About
"I have always had a strong belief in preventative medicine and a holistic approach of "body, mind and spirit". This belief led me to the first step of my journey in the health care profession, studying Jin Shin Do Acupressure. The psychotherapy aspect of Acupressure intrigued me the most, as it allowed me to experience for the first time how working to heal the emotional aspects a person is experiencing or releasing unresolved emotion can contribute to healing the entire being of a person. The principle of collectively healing. After graduating in 1997, I took my knowledge and headed south to live and work as a therapist in the Sierra Madres in Mexico.
The next phase of my journey began two years later, when I returned to Canada and applied to the West Coast College of Massage Therapy (WCCMT), where I spent three years. During my studies at WCCMT I still had a strong desire to practice energy work, and was drawn to the Upledger Institute where I have completed the first two levels of Craniosacral Therapy (CST). In 2013 I studied the third and fourth levels of Craniosacral Therapy, which is also referred to as Somato Emotional Release (SER) Therapy. SER takes CST to the next level looking how emotion can be trapped into tissue during a trauma to the physical being. In January 2008, three and a half years after my graduation, I returned to WCCMT to become an clinical outreach instructor. This has been an incredibly rewarding experience for me. I love sharing my knowledge and experience with the students, and learning from the students as well.
My abilities and continued commitment of practice and patience, allow me to feel what emotional state my patients are in, and physically how that manifests in the body. I use a use a combination of Craniosacral Therapy, Acupressure Therapy and Massage Therapy, along with my own energetic ability to get a sense of what a patient is experiencing on a mental, emotional and physical level. I feel that this encompasses collective healing on a deeper level."
Massage
Massage therapy is a hands-on manipulation of the soft tissue and joints of the body. The practice of massage therapy is the assessment of soft tissue and joints of the body and the treatment and prevention of dysfunction, injury, pain and physical disorders of the soft tissues and joints by manual and physical methods to develop, maintain, rehabilitate, or augment physical function to relieve pain and promote health.
Massage also stimulates blood circulation and assists the lymphatic system, improving the elimination of waste throughout the body.
Craniosacral
CST is a gentle, hands-on method of evaluating and enhancing the functioning of a physiological body system called the craniosacral system - comprised of the membranes and cerebrospinal fluid that surround and protect the brain and spinal cord. It works with intention rather than physical force.
CST was pioneered and developed by osteopathic physician John E. Upledger following extensive scientific studies from 1975 to 1983 at Michigan State University, where he served as a clinical researcher and Professor of Biomechanics.
Visceral Manipulation
Visceral Manipulation is a gentle technique used to work with the organs in the body. The practice of visceral manipulation is used in the treatment and prevention of dysfunction, injury, pain of organs of the body. For example if you have a digestive disorder such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), bad menstrual cramps, overactive bladder function, liver or gallbladder dysfunction or even gastric reflux. It is used to confirm neurological and blood supply connections are strong, and the inert movement of the organ (created during fetal development) is functioning as it should be.
During this treatment you are fully clothed and lying on your back, relaxed and comfortable. The treatment is not painful and can feel very relaxing.
