Kristin Shoemaker

RMT

Registered Massage Therapist

I am a 2011 graduate at D’Arcy Lane Institute , and I have been practicing Massage Therapy since August of 2011.

In spring 2012 I have acquired the John Barns Myofascial Pelvic Release course and have been utilizing these techniques actively on a daily bases in my current prac-tice, both in combination with the familiar deep tissue & general Swedish massage techniques, as well as solely on its own.

She also works with community dwelling seniors, teaching them about the normal changes to memory that occur as part of the aging process, helping them discern what is “normal” forgetting and when to be concerned, as well as teaching strategies and techniques to help support and boost her clients' natural memories.

As a past competitive figure skater, I have grown up dealing with multiple sports related injuries and using Massage Therapy, as well as Osteopathy and Chiropractic, as a means of healing, maintenance and further injury prevention. I am also a Level 2 Skate Canada Professional Coach and this has significantly added to my educated and innate sense of the physical strain during not only injury, but training curves as well.

I am a caring and empathetic individual, putting the health and safety of my client and the most effective and helpful mo-dality for their needs as top priority. This will mean I may not always be the best suited to a client and am eager to work with a team of al-ternative health care modalities. I believe very strongly in the body’s natural ability to heal itself and enjoy educating and promoting healthy and happy bodies, minds and spirits.

To further my therapeutic abilities, I am especially interested in adding modalities such as sports Massage, Cranial Sacral, further Myofasical Release, Soft Tissue Release, Peripheral Neuropathies, and Pregnancy and Infant Massage.