My path into the healing arts came as a kind of epiphany many years ago, when I recieved my first massage. I loved it, and knew that I wanted to help others feel that way. I had found my calling! It was that simple.

I graduated from the 2,500 hour program at Toronto's Sutherland Chan Massage Therapy School and Teaching Clinic in 1995, and have since had a wealth of experience in my field. While helping people to feel relaxed and rebalanced, my areas of expertise as a Massage Therapist, Reiki practitioner and Reflexologist are in the treatment of anxiety-related disorders, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, arthritis, discomfort from neurological disorders, and injury rehabilitation.

Before moving to the Lake Scugog area in 2008, my practice was based at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children. From 2000-2008 I worked there in the following capacities:

• Staff and patient Masssage Therapist
• Member of the Palliative Care Team
• Researcher for the Department of Psychology in a 4-year study observing the effects of massage on kids recieving bone marow transplants; and
• Teacher - I developed and taught a hospital Staff Holistic Self-Care Skills Series.

I also teach these courses privately, on the faculty of Toronto's Sheena's Place (a support centre in Toronto for people with eating disorders), at Camp Wanakita in Haliburton, and at Path To Stillness Yoga in Lindsay.

While my training as a Massage Therapist was based on a solid Western medical model, my study of the Martial arts and yoga brought me to Eastern philosophies which have greatly influenced my work, providing a holistic inclusiveness that informs and deepens my practice. In 2002 I achieved the Master/Shinpiden level of Reiki under the wise and inspiring tutelage of Master Tanya Kornobis and Master Lynn Jenkins. The experience was transformative. I taught Reiki year-round as a faculty member at Sheena's Place in Toronto from 2002-2009, and continue to teach Reiki privately.

I recently joined the accomplished Dr. Brenda Leite and associates at Sunleite Integrative Health Centre, a holistic, multidisciplinary health care centre in the lakeside community of Port Perry, Ontario. As I adjust to my new life in the country I am excited about my yoga teacher training as a student of the amazing Maria Carr, of Flowyoga. I am also learning how to slow down, and honing my fishing skills.