Natalia Finlayson, RMT & Clinic Owner
Natalia Finlayson is a Registered Massage Therapist and
the founder of Bliss Massage Therapy.
She completed a program in Exercise Science prior to graduating from the West Coast College of Massage Therapy in 2005.
The Registered Massage Therapy program from the West Coast College consisted of 3,000 hours of academic and clinical study.
Natalia possesses an excellent knowledge of musculoskeletal anatomy and kinesiology, which is necessary to effectively treat a variety of conditions. Caring and enthusiastic, Natalia takes a proactive approach to treatment in helping each client's individual situation. She uses a variety of techniques such as deep tissue therapy, myofascial release, and trigger point therapy to help the body heal and regain proper function facilitating the restoration of balance and alignment. Natalia grew up as a competitive ski racer, competing throughout Europe and North America representing Canada. Now she stays busy entertaining her son and when she can escape the role of mother-hood she enjoys all the outdoors that beautiful Squamish and the Sea to Sky corridor provides.
Natalia takes special interest in Sports Massage/Rehabilitation Therapy, Craniosacral Therapy, Visceral Therapy,
Infant/Pediatric Massage and Women's Health Care, Pregnancy/Post-Partum Massage- this includes massage for complicated pregnancy and post-cesarean massage.
Notable achievements:
Advanced training and Certification in Craniosacral Therapy, Visceral Therapy, Women's Health Care (pregnancy and post natal care, non-invasive pelvic floor rehabilitation and visceral realignment)
and Infant/Pediatric Massage.
Natalia is available: Wednesdays.
She is currently part time as on semi Maternity leave,
Welcomed a healthy Baby Boy on June 17th, 2019.
the founder of Bliss Massage Therapy.
She completed a program in Exercise Science prior to graduating from the West Coast College of Massage Therapy in 2005.
The Registered Massage Therapy program from the West Coast College consisted of 3,000 hours of academic and clinical study.
Natalia possesses an excellent knowledge of musculoskeletal anatomy and kinesiology, which is necessary to effectively treat a variety of conditions. Caring and enthusiastic, Natalia takes a proactive approach to treatment in helping each client's individual situation. She uses a variety of techniques such as deep tissue therapy, myofascial release, and trigger point therapy to help the body heal and regain proper function facilitating the restoration of balance and alignment. Natalia grew up as a competitive ski racer, competing throughout Europe and North America representing Canada. Now she stays busy entertaining her son and when she can escape the role of mother-hood she enjoys all the outdoors that beautiful Squamish and the Sea to Sky corridor provides.
Natalia takes special interest in Sports Massage/Rehabilitation Therapy, Craniosacral Therapy, Visceral Therapy,
Infant/Pediatric Massage and Women's Health Care, Pregnancy/Post-Partum Massage- this includes massage for complicated pregnancy and post-cesarean massage.
Notable achievements:
Advanced training and Certification in Craniosacral Therapy, Visceral Therapy, Women's Health Care (pregnancy and post natal care, non-invasive pelvic floor rehabilitation and visceral realignment)
and Infant/Pediatric Massage.
Natalia is available: Wednesdays.
She is currently part time as on semi Maternity leave,
Welcomed a healthy Baby Boy on June 17th, 2019.
Krista Ottema, RMT
Krista is a graduate of the West Coast College of Massage Therapy's
3000 hour program. Her massage experience stems from working in multidisciplinary clinics on Vancouver's north shore. Krista's focus is on individual concerns of her clients and offers a broad spectrum of treatment modalities including myofascial release, trigger point release, muscle energy technique, deep tissue massage, joint mobilizations and swedish techniques.
Outside of the treatment room, Krista enjoys her family time and takes advantage of the beautiful mountains by spending time mountain biking, searching for powder and trail running.
Krista is available: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday.
3000 hour program. Her massage experience stems from working in multidisciplinary clinics on Vancouver's north shore. Krista's focus is on individual concerns of her clients and offers a broad spectrum of treatment modalities including myofascial release, trigger point release, muscle energy technique, deep tissue massage, joint mobilizations and swedish techniques.
Outside of the treatment room, Krista enjoys her family time and takes advantage of the beautiful mountains by spending time mountain biking, searching for powder and trail running.
Krista is available: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday.
STEFFANIE FRANK, RMT
Steffanie graduated from the Vancouver College of Massage Therapy in 2017, where she also completed an introductory course to Craniosacral massage.
Steffanie is passionate about providing emotional and physical well-being through Massage Therapy. She uses techniques such as myofascial release, trigger point release, stretching, and swedish massage.
Steffanie will be continuing her education to not only further her knowledge, but to ensure she is providing the best care possible for her clients. She will be taking classes in visceral manipulation, craniosacral massage and women’s health.
She also is pursuing her education further and has enrolled in Osteopathic school.
Steffanie is a born explorer and feels most at peace when she is outdoors. When she is not practicing massage therapy or learning, you will find her either hiking, swimming, gardening, doing yoga, or lost in a book.
Steffanie is available: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Steffanie is passionate about providing emotional and physical well-being through Massage Therapy. She uses techniques such as myofascial release, trigger point release, stretching, and swedish massage.
Steffanie will be continuing her education to not only further her knowledge, but to ensure she is providing the best care possible for her clients. She will be taking classes in visceral manipulation, craniosacral massage and women’s health.
She also is pursuing her education further and has enrolled in Osteopathic school.
Steffanie is a born explorer and feels most at peace when she is outdoors. When she is not practicing massage therapy or learning, you will find her either hiking, swimming, gardening, doing yoga, or lost in a book.
Steffanie is available: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Danielle Farquhar, RMT
Originally from Oklahoma, Danielle made her way to British Columbia in 2011, where she studied Registered Massage Therapy and attained her RMT designation. Her approach to treatment is based on the biopsychosocial model. She holds to the belief that by addressing the biological, psychological and social factors in people’s lives, chronic pain and musculoskeletal dysfunction can not only be effectively treated, but prevented. Danielle uses a combination of techniques based on the needs of her patients that include, but are not limited to:
myofacial release, soft tissue release, joint mobilizations, trigger point release, swedish, deep tissue and stretching.
Danielle is passionate for those struggling with chronic pain and illness. Her own experiences with pain, stemming from high stress, post surgical adhesions and injury continue to help her relate and better care for her patients. Danielle’s ultimate goal is to empower and educate her patients on their healthcare journey.
In her free time, Danielle enjoys hiking the many trails of Squamish with her family, reading all things pathology and sitting on sunny patios with friends.
Danielle is available: Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays
myofacial release, soft tissue release, joint mobilizations, trigger point release, swedish, deep tissue and stretching.
Danielle is passionate for those struggling with chronic pain and illness. Her own experiences with pain, stemming from high stress, post surgical adhesions and injury continue to help her relate and better care for her patients. Danielle’s ultimate goal is to empower and educate her patients on their healthcare journey.
In her free time, Danielle enjoys hiking the many trails of Squamish with her family, reading all things pathology and sitting on sunny patios with friends.
Danielle is available: Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays
Amber Mazanek, RMT
Amber Mazanek graduated from the advanced massage therapy program at Algonquin College in Ottawa in 2013 and is now registered with the CMTBC. Amber has worked in a variety of settings including luxury spas, multi-disciplinary clinics and exclusive heli-ski lodges,
super yachts and fishing lodges.
Whether you have an injury, chronic pain or a nervous system in overdrive, Amber will draw from a range of techniques to address your individual situation. Amber is a compassionate, open minded person who believes that massage is an irreplaceable therapy that strengthens the intimate connection between our body, mind and spirit. Amber prides herself on her ability to individualize her treatments, using a blend of deep and relaxing techniques, in order to give a therapeutic treatment that is both effective and enjoyable. Various massage techniques like deep tissue, myofacial release, muscle energy techniques & trigger point work combined with hydrotherapy and/or remedial exercise are used to enable your recovery or goals.
When she’s not massaging, you can find her hiking, skiing, gardening or curled up with a book.
Amber is available: Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays
super yachts and fishing lodges.
Whether you have an injury, chronic pain or a nervous system in overdrive, Amber will draw from a range of techniques to address your individual situation. Amber is a compassionate, open minded person who believes that massage is an irreplaceable therapy that strengthens the intimate connection between our body, mind and spirit. Amber prides herself on her ability to individualize her treatments, using a blend of deep and relaxing techniques, in order to give a therapeutic treatment that is both effective and enjoyable. Various massage techniques like deep tissue, myofacial release, muscle energy techniques & trigger point work combined with hydrotherapy and/or remedial exercise are used to enable your recovery or goals.
When she’s not massaging, you can find her hiking, skiing, gardening or curled up with a book.
Amber is available: Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays
Lisa Grierson, BKin. RMT
Lisa has always had a fascination with the human body. Being an elite athlete in school, she understood from an early age the importance of feeling strong and happy in her body. This interest brought her to the University of Calgary to complete a Bachelor in Kinesiology. With this degree, she worked alongside a physiotherapist developing treatment plans and providing exercises for her clients. Throughout the years, Lisa travelled through Asia and Latin America and experienced firsthand how health and wellness is understood in other cultures. She began practicing yoga and meditation, realizing that there was more to health than the physical body. This experience helped her understand the importance of living a balanced life and how our emotional, mental and spiritual health affects what we feel in our bodies. Eager to learn more and get more hands on experience, Lisa decided to go back to school and become a Registered Massage Therapist. She enjoys massage therapy because she is able to build a relationship with her clients and educate them about how to take control of their own health. The key to a healthy body is self-empowerment and along with massage treatment, Lisa likes to give her clients the tools to use at home that will provide lasting results. Her treatments focus on calming the nervous system and treating the body as a whole with swedish massage, myofascial release, muscle energy technique, trigger point release and dynamic stretching. She likes to create a treatment plan that focuses on getting her client back to what they call their normal, whether it is playing a sport at an elite level, walking their dog daily or playing with their grandchildren without pain. How we live our life and carry out our passions is important, and Lisa's goal is to help her clients get back to what makes them happy!
Lisa is available: Sundays and Mondays
Lisa is available: Sundays and Mondays
Dana Finnie, RMT
Dana Finnie Graduated from the Vancouver College of Massage Therapy’s 3000 hour program in 2018. Her practical experience at school included but was not limited to working with university athletes, paramedics, parents and families of children with cancer, people living with HIV, body builders and actors. Dana inherently views body problems through a holistic lens that is grounded in Orthopaedics and Health Science. Her treatment approach is geared toward patient relief by looking at the whole body and seeking the root of imbalance. She is keen on continuing education courses in Craniosacral Therapy, Visceral
Manipulation and Trigger Point Therapy.
Her friends might say that Dana is exactly the kind of person we all want and need in a friend as she is always willing to lend a hand, or an ear. In her spare time you can find Dana feeding her body’s needs in the outdoors on a bike, in hiking boots, running shoes, on a snowboard or paddle board; and she feeds her soul by continued pursuits in painting, gardening and cooking.
Dana is available: Fridays
Manipulation and Trigger Point Therapy.
Her friends might say that Dana is exactly the kind of person we all want and need in a friend as she is always willing to lend a hand, or an ear. In her spare time you can find Dana feeding her body’s needs in the outdoors on a bike, in hiking boots, running shoes, on a snowboard or paddle board; and she feeds her soul by continued pursuits in painting, gardening and cooking.
Dana is available: Fridays