Shaina's calling to care for others started early. As a child, she loved babies and animals, and with three younger siblings, she was always mama's helper with the little ones. This gift for nurturing others planted the seed to hold space for people via massage therapy. Even her first career as a chef focused on nourishment with healthy food. A back injury in Shaina's early 20's turned into chronic back pain, and led her to many therapies in a quest to heal herself. Massage and yoga were the practices that helped the most, and Shaina followed these paths to become both a massage therapist and a yoga teacher.
She attended the West Coast College of Massage in New Westminster, graduating in 2013, and has been practicing in Vancouver since then. During massage school, and in her practice afterwards, she noticed that some clients responded well to massage and healed quickly, but other people, including herself, had chronic tension and pain that was only helped temporarily by massage.
Through a variety of professional training and her own healing journey, Shaina has found that chronic tension and pain responds to a reassuring and gentle hands-on approach, with the addition of mindful movement and focused breathing. This way of working allows holding patterns to unwind naturally, and helps the nervous system settle and release stress.
Shaina's massage practice aims to create a safe and welcoming space for all people, and she works slowly and mindfully, encouraging feedback and communication. She combines Swedish Massage, Trigger Point Release, Myofacsial Release, assisted stretching, and guided breathing and relaxation. She enjoys working with pregnant and post-partum parents, those recovering from car accidents and other physical trauma, chronic pain and headaches, and anyone who is curious about feeling ease in their body.
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Billed toExtended health plans
Pre-approved with therapist, generally pediatric appointments only.
Billed toExtended health plans
Billed toExtended health plans
Billed toExtended health plans
Billed toExtended health plans
**Important Note: Mary is a student of massage therapy which means services are not eligible for extended health care plans or taxable benefits and she cannot provide treatment to those with a personal injury claim or pending litigation related to an injury (ICBC or WSB) .** Provided by a year 2 student and incorporates a variety of manual therapy techniques to support your individual treatment goals. Includes a 10-minute assessment , targeted therapeutic massage and finishes with a reassessment and home care recommendations.
Billed toExtended health plans
Course length: 1 day, 9am-5pm. We will be covering topics of infant massage, positioning and protocol. Our focus will be teaching parents for infant massage for a healthy infant. As well as the common complaints, positioning and pediatrics will be addressed. Contraindications and precautions will also be addressed. We will also have a component for how to set up your own workshops, what to charge and who to market to. The course cost is $262.50 >21 days or $300 <21 days before the start date of the course. Course information: You can call the office at 604-564-2244 to make your payment over the phone by credit card, or you can pay by e-transfer to info@vanfct.com. Course receipts will be sent out at the end of the course. You will receive a more detailed email about 10 days before the course is due to take place. Cancellation Policy: A 30% administration fee will be applied to refunds. Alternatively, you may transfer the full amount paid to another course being held within one calendar year of the cancelled course date In the meantime, if you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact us: info@vanfct.com.
Billed toExtended health plans
Billed toExtended health plans
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