Kirsten is a self-care advocate and massage connoisseur who views massage therapy as the most valuable tool in her own healthcare toolbox. She is a graduate of the 3000 hour program at Vancouver College of Massage Therapy. Her professional interests are in the art and science of stress relief, recovery, deep relaxation, nervous system regulation, holistic skincare, women's health, especially working with pregnant women. Kirsten’s ultimate goal is to help others rest, recover, and find peace on their life's journey.

With over 20 years combined experience in relaxation therapy as a Holistic Aesthetician and as a Registered Massage Therapy, she is dedicated to service and passionate about the healing arts. She believes the treatment room is a sanctuary for compassion, healing, rest and wellbeing, and she strives to create a light-hearted, soothing atmosphere. Her own life experiences, professionalism, empathy and positive spirit are her most compelling traits as a therapist.

Kirsten has roots in Northwest BC, on Vancouver Island and in Vancouver where she now lives and practices at both Grant Street Wellness and as a visiting RMT at BC Children’s and Women’s Hospital (Indigenous Health and Healthy Minds Center), and with the BC Cancer Agency.

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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!

Tanisha is available Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays.

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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.

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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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JL is a Registered Massage Therapist and a certified manual lymphatic therapist with additional training in complete decongestive therapy for lymphedema. Their passion for physical therapy is inspired by their love of anatomy, learning and movement.

Through their own experience of injury and rehabilitation they have come to value the importance of knowing how our body moves and functions to better understand how to heal and prevent injury. As a trans person with a previous career advocating for individuals responding to institutional barriers to health care, they are committed to providing non judgmental care that meets each person where they are at. They aspire to work in ways that counter how racism, anti fatness, and colonial ways of hierarchy and power often show up in wellness spaces.

JL is passionate about moving in ways that feel right for their body in each particular moment. Some days that involves: dancing, boxing, slowly sauntering through the forest; others it looks like spending a day in bed reading too much science fiction. We all experience changes to our mobility throughout our lifetime. How do we show up for our bodies in this moment? goes here

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