Getting to know Amy

Amy has been hands-on since 2007! She graduated from the Atlantic College of Therapeutic Massage in Fredericton, and shortly after made her way west to work as an RMT in Lake Louise, Alberta. After much exploration in and around the Rockies, and following her first marathon (Vancouver), she was inspired to travel farther; that’s when she adopted the two-wheel life. Her first bike tour was solo across British Columbia, the rest is history.

Early in her massage career, Amy acquired her Level I Craniosacral training in Oahu, Hawaii, and Level II in Calgary, Alberta, both through the Upledger Institute. Craniosacral is a subtle but profound technique that affects the nervous system to change the tissue, while massage therapy affects the tissue to change the nervous system. She applies hints of Craniosacral to almost every treatment, most commonly when working around the skull, and does full Craniosacral treatments on request. She is fortunate to also have trained with local legends Steve McKay and Gary Keeling, both physiotherapists with a strong leaning towards Craniosacral.

Her greatest bodywork influence, however, comes from Nadine Currie-Jackson, who owned the Atlantic College of Therapeutic Massage at the time of her education. Nadine instructed many courses, but most importantly, introduced her students to fascial work, aka myofascial release...Amy immediately needed more of this not-so status quo technique, and instead of taking more courses, simply started to experiment.

Insisting on doing a bit of this weird, slow, dry work to each client from day one, even if for only a few minutes, ultimately paid off. This experimentation combined with the open-minded clients who have shown up at her door over the years, has informed and sculpted the way Amy currently works. A believer in both grace and grit, Amy is unapologetic about making individuals uncomfortable in the name of change. Her additional movement training and influences includes Budokon yoga, bodyweight training, and cognitive work with absolute trailblazers in the field of movement, the husband-wife duo Fighting Monkey.

Throughout her long journey of massage therapy Amy has also taught yoga and movement in various contexts and volumes, from teaching multiple studio classes a week, to designing more detailed movement workshops, and leading yoga teacher training. To date, Amy has certified seven groups of 200 hour Vinyasa Yoga Teachers, and prides herself on her ability to teach the layman practical and functional anatomy.

To say the very least, Amy believes in the body, in change and overcoming, and in doing things the hard way.