What is Reiki?
Reiki is energy medicine. Developed in Japan, in the early 19th century, by Dr. Mikau Usui for stress reduction, relaxation, enlightenment and healing.
It is administered either in person by the laying on of hands, or from a distance virtually online, and is based on the idea that an unseen life force energy flows through all of us, and is what causes us to be alive.
If one’s life force energy is low, then we are more likely to get sick or feel stress, and if it is high, we are more capable of being happy, healthy and calm when dealing with stressful situations.
Reiki safely facilitates the healing of energetic blockages that manifest in our physical, mental and emotional bodies. By healing these energetic blockages Reiki helps increase the vibration of our personal energetics.
Increasing your personal energetics allows for you to naturally gravitate towards things and people that are good for you, well at the same time helping you move away from things and people that are draining.
“Reiki is love, love is wholeness, wholeness is well-being, well-being is freedom” -Dr. Mikau Usui
What to expect in a reiki session:
- Cleanse your mind of clutter
- Experience deep peace
- Calm your nervous system
- Realignment of your energy
- Clearing of unwanted emotional imprints
- Restoring, increasing and maintaining energy levels
- Reworking energetic system to flow in alignment with universal life-giving energy
- Opening, clearing, balancing and charging chakra energy centers
- Gaining strength and tools to protect personal energy boundary from outside leeching
Book your Vancouver reiki appointment with Ashley Eden.
How many reiki sessions will I require?
Each person is different and require different levels of care. It all depends on how well your energetics are functioning, your stress levels and your ideal level of balance.
One session can be very powerful.
When working with chronic conditions three to nine sessions are recommended to see significant results.
If your lifestyle is high paced and overly stimulated it is recommended to book in once a month to recharge, rebalance and re-centre your energy.
How can Reiki support my Physical Body?
Reiki can tune into the physical body energetically. Often physical dysfunctions and stress patterns found in the body have an emotional component to them. Reiki works wonders on clearing and healing the emotional body; healing the emotional body ripples down into the physical body subsequently supporting the release of stress patterns.
*Please note, these treatments are not eligible for reimbursement through extended health.
Craniosacral Therapy & Reiki Practitioner/Teacher
Victoria Rogolino
RMT
Victoria is a Registered Massage Therapist who graduated form Vancouver College of Massage Therapy.
She believes massage therapy is a powerful tool in preventative physical and mental healthcare. She
understands no two bodies are the same and tailors each treatment to meet your needs. Victoria
encourages you to listen to your body and acknowledges that pain and stress affects everyone
differently. She considers both the mind and body to help restore balance.
She integrates an intuitive approach while using therapeutic and relaxation techniques to help you
become present and release stress and tension. Victoria uses a variety of techniques depending on your
comfort and treatment goals including Swedish massage, joint mobilizations, and myofascial release.
Victoria has taken continuing education in pregnancy and infant massage, modern management for low
back pain, and trauma informed yoga practice. She is a student of the world and eager to continue her
journey of learning. When not at work Victoria loves travelling, hiking, and exploring delicious eats
around the city.
Pamela Higgins
RMT
Pamela Higgins
RMT
Pamela states that “movement and sport will forever be my zen, my teacher, and my passion”. She learned confidence through big mountain skiing, mindfulness through yoga, perseverance through hiking, humility through surfing and invigoration through running. In summary, she states that it is her joie de vivre, and believes pain-free movement to be a crucial element of mental wellbeing.
After enduring multiple sport related injuries, her trust in manual therapy as a sustainable, natural, and educating healing process/maintenance program began to evolve substantially and continues to grow. This curiosity led her to the study and practice of Massage Therapy. She has successfully completed her training at the Vancouver College of Massage Therapy and is now working as part of an integrative health model that aims to enrich wellbeing through holistic health practices. Her curiosity continues to fuel her practice and self-education in regards to pain science, neuromuscular connection, and the need to honour each individual’s unique presentation.
Pamela’s treatment style aims to pair orthopaedic knowledge with the artistry of manual therapy. It is her goal to deliver an effective treatment that empowers individuals with knowledge about their body and how they can maintain a state of play!
Emily Mustard
RMT
Emily Mustard
RMT
Emily grew up in Coquitlam and is a graduate of Vancouver College of Massage Therapy.
Currently trained in a broad range of techniques, including but not limited to: Myofascial, Deep
Tissue, Neuromuscular, Joint mobilization, Trigger point release, and classic Swedish massage
techniques. Emily strives to provide personalized and effective treatments to each patient that
comes her way. In addition to massage therapy, she has a background of classical ballet and
extensive training in other dance forms. In her spare time, Emily is a professional dancer and
dance instructor who continues to train and teach children, youth, and adults in cohesion to
her work as a massage practitioner. She strives to create a welcoming and safe environment to
encourage patients to reach whatever goals they are striving for.
Delina Somani
RMT
Delina Somani
RMT
Delina graduated from WCCMT in 2001. Her practice is primarily focused on treating chronic pain, rehabilitation and stress reduction. Delina has a special interest in the healing benefits of yoga which lead her to complete a yoga instructor certification through Prana Yoga College in 2007.
Delina works together with patients to come up with individualized treatment plans and goals. She uses a variety of techniques and modalities including neuromuscular techniques, Swedish massage, myofascial release, frictions, joint mobilization, trigger-point release, facilitated stretches and home care exercise.
Delina also practices affective touch therapy. When her children were born she marveled at the sedative affects of this type of slow gentle massage. Affective touch therapy optimally stimulates c-tactile afferent nerves through effleurage and nerve stroking techniques. C-tactile afferent nerve stimulation has been shown to lower anxiety, decrease heart rate, increase pain thresholds, and release oxytocin and serotonin. Affective touch massage therapy is most beneficial for patients whose primary goal is relaxation and stress reduction.
Dianna Lam
RMT
Dianna Lam
RMT
Dianna is a graduate from the Vancouver College of Massage Therapy, she’s energetic
and ready to help those in need. Her love for massage continues to grow through her studies
and practice, she is thankful for all her patients and the bond they’ve developed on their journey
to recovery.
Dianna enjoys providing a combination of relaxation and therapeutic techniques
involving Myofascial work, Neuromuscular techniques, Trigger point and Active releases,
Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation and good ol’ Swedish massage but is eager to learn
Craniosacral and Infant massage.
As a former pastry chef her dream was to put a smile on everyone’s faces through the
art of baking and pastry but she has since then hung up the apron and has picked up an oil
bottle and holster. She loves to explore all things outdoors from hiking a mountain to outback
camping. However she never says no to a cozy stay at home kind of day.
One of her aspiring goals is to help and educate pastry cooks/chefs about their
biomechanics and self care to prolong their career and maintain a healthier lifestyle. Being in
the industry prior, it is so easy for chefs to put their work first, mental health and self care/love
last, hence she feels strongly that with a little bit of an adjustment they can extend their shelf
life. She looks forward in seeing you in the treatment room.
Meagan Gueldner
RMT
Meagan Gueldner
RMT
Meagan graduated from the West Coast College of Massage Therapy in 2021. She comes from a family of Chiropractors and RMTs and has a deep passion for healing others through alternative health care. Meagan has experience working with pre and postnatal mothers, office workers with postural dysfunctions and patients with fibromyalgia, headaches, and overuse injuries. She also works with patients who have multiple sclerosis and other central nervous system disorders. In her treatments, Meagan uses a variety of techniques including Swedish massage, deep tissue, myofascial release, muscle stimulation, joint mobilization and active stretching to decrease muscle tension and encourage increased mobility and realignment of postural dysfunctions. Meagan has a passion for helping to correct postural dysfunctions caused by orthopaedic and musculoskeletal conditions and believes that combining massage therapy with patient education empowers patients to recover, rejuvenate, and restore balance to body and mind. When she is not working, Meagan enjoys camping and hiking and spending quality time with her family.
Serene Phan
Bodyworker
Serene Phan
Bodyworker
Serene is a student expanding her knowledge on treatment at Vancouver College of Massage Therapy. She is dedicated in providing welcoming, client-focused therapy and tailoring each treatment with her clients’ needs in mind. Whether clients are looking for relaxation massage or a therapeutic touch, Serene always looks forward to meeting each one of her clients, to listen to their care needs and to take part in empowering each unique health journey.
Valentina Romanov
R.TCM.P. - R.Ac.
Valentina Romanov
R.TCM.P. - R.Ac.
Valentina, born and raised in Russia, was originally exposed to alternative medicine through her
grandmother and mother who practiced chiropractic, massage, and herbal therapies. After
moving to Canada, she spent her teen and young adult years involved in sports, where her
passion for health and wellbeing became more evident. She completed a personal fitness
trainer diploma, which was a field that she stayed in for over 10 years. During this time, she met
an acupuncturist who helped her resolve her own health issues, and open her eyes to the
beautiful world of Traditional Chinese Medicine. This experience brought on a desire to expand
her knowledge, and she enrolled at the Tzu Chi International College of Traditional Chinese
Medicine, where she completed both the Acupuncturist and Herbalist programs. Valentina uses
an empathetic and caring approach where she utilizes acupuncture, cupping, tuina, gua sha,
moxibustion, as well as food and herbal therapy as a part of her well rounded practice.
Conditions she treats include but are not limited to acute and chronic musculoskeletal,
neurological, gastro-intestinal, mental-emotional, gynecological, and respiratory issues. In her
free time, Valentina enjoys lifting weights, exploring foodie and coffee establishments, traveling
with her family, and spending time by the ocean.
Kayla Verigin
RMT
Kayla Verigin
RMT
Kayla strives to help patients find comfort and ease in movement with every
stage in life. She believes that massage can be an effective support to the body’s
innate ability to find balance and healing, be that in the context of self-care,
relaxation, recovery from activity or rehabilitation from injury.
Her treatments are tailored to help patients reach their therapeutic goals. She
treats the whole person, taking into considerations the nervous system response as well as soft tissue. Her style is fluid and balances deep flowing pressure with calming relaxation, guided breath, body awareness, and specific techniques to address areas of concern. She draws from a variety of Swedish and deep-tissue techniques, including myofascial release, joint mobilizations, muscle energy and trigger-point therapy.
Kayla has always been amazed by the human body and everything that the body allows us to achieve in life. She was drawn to massage as a form of self-care and nervous system support through many years in a high-intensity corporate environment. In 2014 after being hit by a car, massage became the primary modality that supported her recovery. This experience reignited a long-standing interest in the human body and became the catalyst for pursuing a career as an RMT.
She began studying anatomy and movement in 2017 when she entered her first
yoga teacher training program and continuously built on this knowledge through additional yoga training in pain science, anatomy and physiology before completing her diploma in massage therapy at Vancouver College of Massage Therapy in 2021.
When not at work Kayla keeps busy with yoga, kickboxing, and strength and
mobility training. She enjoys travelling, music, cooking vegetarian food while
singing, making up flowy yoga sequences to random playlists, and spending time with family and friends.
Kayla is available at the Soma West location for treatment. Book your
appointment today.
Camila Bianchi
RMT
Camila Bianchi
RMT
After moving to Canada, Camila decided to change careers and graduated from Vancouver College of Massage Therapy. During her 3000-hour program, she was able to find herself professionally through the ability to help others. She likes to use diverse techniques to adjust to different needs, but some of her favourites are deep tissue massage, relaxation techniques, joint mobilizations, dynamic release, trigger point release and myofascial release. In her continued studies, Camila has now the chance to focus on women's health, one of her main areas of interest. Some of the courses she took include prenatal massage, post c-section massage and infant massage. Her ultimate goal with her treatments and prescribed home care is to improve quality of life by helping bodies to unlearn the pain-cycle that comes with persistent pain.
Reiki is energy medicine. Developed in Japan, in the early 19th century, by Dr. Mikau Usui for stress reduction, relaxation, enlightenment and healing.
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