My name is Kirsten, and I’m a holistic health enthusiast and massage connoisseur who considers massage therapy one of the most valuable tools in my own healthcare toolbox. Sharing the therapeutic gift of touch has been my life’s work.

I grew up in a tiny mountain town in Northwest B.C., where as a teenager I discovered my healing hands and began studying alternative health modalities. Caring for others was always my calling.

With 25 years of combined experience as a Licensed Esthetician, Reflexologist, and Registered Massage Therapist, I bring depth, skill, and deep respect for the work to every session. I’m a graduate of the 3,000-hour program at the Vancouver College of Massage Therapy, and my clinical focus includes therapeutic relaxation and stress relief, injury recovery, nervous system support, pregnancy care, and holistic skincare.

I view the treatment room as a sanctuary for calm, rest, and healing. I strive to create a light-hearted, soothing environment where patients feel genuinely cared for, safe, and at ease.

I’m the owner of Grant Street Wellness and also work as a visiting RMT at BC Women’s & Children’s Hospital and the BC Cancer Agency. With roots on Vancouver Island and in Vancouver—where I now live and practice—I’m passionate about supporting both patients and fellow practitioners. Alongside my clinical work, I love creating welcoming spaces that help other therapists grow their businesses.

My goal is simple: to help people rest, recover, and find a little more peace on their own life’s journey. ♥️

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Tanisha graduated from Vancouver College of Massage Therapy, where she was honored with awards for both heart and hard Work. These are two of the many beautiful attributes that shine through from Tanisha in the clinic environment. She is warm, present and passionate about helping people and believes everyone can benefit from massage therapy. Her goal is to treat the body as a whole to aid in maintaining balance. Some techniques she uses in treatment are myofascial release, neuromuscular techniques, active and passive stretching, Swedish techniques to assist the body in stress reduction. She also has years of experience working with pre and postnatal pregnancy massage.

When not at work some of her hobbies include various types of exercise such as African Caribbean dance and strength training. She enjoys spending time outdoors, cooking and connecting over good food with family and friends and spending quality time with her family and her aussiedoodle, Bailey. She is excited to join the team, we are excited to have her!

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Koko's sensitive and empathetic nature led her to discover Reiki where she was able to personally experience healing on mental, physical and emotional levels. Now it is her pleasure to offer this experience of healing to others. Koko's gifts of empathy, compassion and intuition enable her to help others return to their most authentic expression of self by clearing away what is no longer needed in the body's energy systems. This can include but is not limited to the release of stress, anxiety, trauma and energy from others.

Koko is a Level Three Reiki Practitioner initiated into the Usui Reiki Lineage. She continues to train with the Growing Whole Institute as well as The Centre, in Vancouver.

In addition, Koko is a Registered Holistic Nutritionist and intuitive eating coach. She embodies a non-diet approach and uses intuitive eating to lead her clients to reassess their beliefs about food, weight and body image and embrace themselves as they are.

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Dr. Marina Liarsky is a graduate of the University of Western States, located in Portland, Oregon. Prior to chiropractic college, she completed a degree in Kinesiology, specializing in Active Health and Rehabilitation at the Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology Department at Simon Fraser University.

Dr. Liarsky uses an integrative approach of chiropractic, various soft-tissue therapies, and strength & conditioning for the management of neuro-musculoskeletal injuries of the spine and the extremities. Her ultimate favourite field of work is in Sports Medicine Rehabilitation and Strength and Conditioning of the shoulder and hip regions.

Dr. Liarsky places an important emphasis on collaborating with different health care providers and working together with her patients as they return to their optimal functional level. She enjoys staying current with the latest research and continuing education courses to better educate her patients on injury prevention, rehabilitation and general wellness. In her free time, you might catch Marina cycling around, hiking local mountains, and drinking good coffee on The Drive.

Dr. Marina is available on Thursdays at Grant Street.

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Pao‑Yi is a licensed Acupuncturist and Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner who brings a unique blend of Eastern and Western medical training to her practice. Before moving to Canada, she worked as an orthodontist in China, earning both a Master of Oral Medicine in Orthodontics and a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery from Peking University. With over a decade of medical education and more than five years of clinical experience, she is dedicated to providing holistic, patient‑centered care.

Raised in Taiwan in a family of TCM practitioners, Pao‑Yi was immersed in TCM from an early age. She has advanced training in Master Tung’s Acupuncture under Dr. Ming Chu Wang, a direct student of Dr. Wen Chih Hu of Taiwan, and also holds certifications in Skin Care and Repair from Harvard Medical School/Harvard Health Publishing and Healthcare Management from the USA Natural Medicine Association. She feels honored to carry forward this lineage and is passionate about making the benefits of acupuncture accessible to the Vancouver community.

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We all have our own unique experiences and needs. My goal is to provide an inclusive, non-judgmental space that meets you where you’re at and helps you get to where you'd like to be. Massage can be beneficial both physically and mentally, especially when you can feel truly at ease knowing that you will be supported and understood.

I graduated from the Registered Massage Therapy program at Langara College in 2022. I work with a range of techniques and pressure levels that are tailored to your individual needs. I tend to offer a firm but slower approach to help maintain control and allow time for feedback from you and your tissues, enabling relief and relaxation to coexist.

Communication and consent are important to me. My aim is to empower you to communicate your needs regarding your body, mind, and personal space at any point before, during, or after treatment.

I'm a big advocate for mental health, with my own lived experience navigating that journey. My hope is that this understanding deepens the support I can provide through massage therapy, which is a space where both body and mind can find relief.

Overall, I am curious, compassionate, and a bit of a goofball. Outside the clinic, I'm a devoted cat mom to Enid, a lover of arts and culture, and a firm believer in doing what brings you joy!

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Lisa is a perceptive, empathetic, and intuitive practitioner. She is known for her ability to listen, empathize and understand the full picture of her patient’s health. Her clinical practice has a focus on acute/chronic pain and injuries, concussions, headaches and migraines, fertility, pregnancy, and hormone health, anxiety and mental health, sinusitis and allergies, digestive disorders and nervous system support. 

Lisa’s goals as a practitioner are to create a comfortable, calm and supportive relationship in which to optimize each individual’s journey to health. Her practice is neurodiversity and gender inclusive and she is dedicated to helping folks to reach their fullest potential and live their best lives. She will meet your list of needs with an individualized treatment plan as she carries with her a unique ability to distill your goals, and prioritize meaningful change.

Lisa was educated at the Tzu Chi International College of Traditional Chinese Medicine completing a four year program in acupuncture and herbal medicine (Traditional Chinese Medicine - TCM) which she often blends together in her practice. She was born and raised on the Sunshine Coast and lives in East Van with her family.

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Emily completed the Practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine program at Tzu Chi International College of Traditional Chinese Medicine. She is a Registered Acupuncturist (R.Ac.) with the CCHPBC. Her technical strength is classical acupuncture, using a gentle needling approach for various types of pain and chronic conditions.

She has experience treating a wide range of health concerns, including emotional issues, headaches, insomnia, muscular tightness and pain, and digestive disorders. Emily also integrates additional therapies—such as cupping and Gua Sha—based on individual needs. Each treatment plan is tailored to the individual’s constitution, symptoms, and comfort level. She enjoys working with patients and seeing how acupuncture treatments can improve their energy, restore balance and support the body’s ability to heal.

In her spare time, Emily enjoys hiking, cycling, and exploring towns and natural landscapes in British Columbia.

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