I have been fascinated by human healing capabilities and the mind-body connection for as long as I can remember.
Perhaps the stars aligned when I was born with ruptured shoulder tendons, nerve damage and a paralyzed arm. My parents were given two choices: operate on their newborn with no guarantees of improvement and risk of more damage or instantly start swimming lessons, physiotherapy and manual therapies like massage. Luckily they chose the latter.
Today, I operate at the exact intersection of structural and soft tissue mechanics and central nervous system (CNS) regulation to restore elite human movement.
As a veteran Registered Massage Therapist with over 17 yrs of experience, former clinical educator, mind-body health practitioner, and Clinical Hypnotist my entire framework is built around a singular objective: resetting and repairring body and mind, unpacking the mind-body connection and the emerging science of psychoneuroimmunology to help humans heal and acheive their highest potential.
I focus on, and am especially interested in resolving the chronic repetitive strain injuries and mechanical bottlenecks that are holding high-performance athletes and humans back from their full potential.
My clinical philosophy is rooted in my academic background from the University of Toronto, where I focused heavily on the Mind-Body Connection and Consciousness Studies. I translate this foundation into real-world recovery protocols—bridging the gap between passive manual therapy, visualization techniques and active sports loading science.
My Core Performance Pillars:
🔹 Structural Decompression for Load Readiness: Deploying advanced Myofascial Release (MFR) and deep tissue massage techniques like frictions to untangle disorganized scar tissue from old injuries. This restores the vital three-dimensional “slide and glide” along anatomical slings, allowing muscles and joints to absorb massive mechanical volume without localized njury.
🔹 Neuromuscular Resetting & Trigger Point Elimination: Utilizing myotonic muscle release and targeted ischemic compression to deactivate hyper-irritable muscle knots. This suppresses protective muscle-guarding, corrects mechanical compensations, and returns muscles to peak explosive power.
🔹 CNS Fatigue Mitigation: Using real-time EEG neurofeedback alongside clinical somatic relaxation to systematically down-regulate neural fatigue. This shifts highly stressed athletes out of sympathetic dominance (fight-or-flight) and into the deep parasympathetic zone required for accelerated tissue repair and increased restorative non-REM deep sleep.
From preparing an athlete’s frame to handle rigorous workload management protocols to accelerating total systemic recovery between competitive cycles, my practice ensures structural longevity and optimized physical output.
Integrating Mind-Body Treatments—such as meditation, clinical hypnosis, and EEG monitoring—with advanced manual therapy creates the ultimate paradigm for elite athlete recovery.
In our clinic, I strive to offer a space where all humans find the peace and quietude required for physical and inner healing. Where the body, mind and spirit can reconnect, reset and repair.
It is also my goal to help other RMTs develop their own independent practices within our community.
I currently run the A Vital Touch collective and operate a full time practice where I strive to help all people (not only athletes) harness their innate healing capabilities using the mind-body connection and its brilliant (yet misunderstood) biofeedback mechanisms. I incorporate registered massage therapy with guided meditations, muscle testing, hypnosis and exciting new research in neuroscience (ask about our Muse for real time EEG measurement during meditations and hypnosis) and psychoneuroimmunology in my treatments.
When I’m not working, I love spending my time with my husband Marlon gardening, hiking and sourdough baking. I love challenging myself and learning new things and am currently having fun trying to teach myself mandarin, stock market psychology and working my way through A Course In Miracles.
I am proud to say that I am passionate about what I do and feel honoured every time I am given the opportunity to contribute to the healing journey of another. I recognize that all true healing is indeed self healing, but I hope to aid and help speed things up along the way.
Angela
