Practitioners
Lotus House provides practitioners for the following services:
• Traditional Chinese Medicine: acupuncture and herbal medicine
• Registered massage therapy
• Ortho-bionomy®
• Registered physio-therapy
• Osteopathy
• Counselling for individuals and couples
Sarah Gilbert, R.TCMP, BA
Sarah's passion for Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) was sparked during her year travelling Asia & India where she experienced traditional healing therapies such as Ayurveda, Yoga, Vipasana meditaiton, Reiki, Acupuncture and Thai Massage. Inspired to study holistic medicine with ancient and philosophical roots, Traditional Chinese Medicine was a natural fit for Sarah and upon her return to Canada, she began her Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine training at the International College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Vancouver, BC. After graduating Sarah interned at the Guangxi TCM University Hospital in Nanning, China and continues to train and study with mentors and teachers from all over the world. She is a Registered Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner licensed in both acupuncture and herbs and a graduate of Simon Fraser University (BA).
Urszula Dragowska, R.TCMP, BA
Urszula began her training at UBC where she completed a BA in Cultural Anthropology. Her interest in healing further led her to study Traditional Chinese Medicine. She pursued her studies at the International College of TCM of Vancouver and the Canadian College of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine in Victoria, where she completed a Doctor of TCM Diploma. Having completed her formal studies in Canada, Urszula traveled to China for eight months where she interned at several TCM Universities, and to date continues to study with her mentors.
Baeleay Callister
Baeleay Callister has been Practicing Ortho-Bionomy® since 1984, had the great privilege of studying and working with Dr. Arthur Lincoln Pauls who developed Ortho-Bionomy® in the 70's. Baeleay Is also the Founder of the Ortho-Bionomy® Association of Canada, a Senior Practitioner, Instructor, Instructor Trainer and advisor for the Training Curriculum of OBAC.She teaches in the US , Canada and The Sunshine Coast where she maintains a private practice at Lotus House working often in tandem with Dr. Urszula Dragowska, and Sarah Gilbert for the mutual benefit that those two disciplines can offer when practiced together.
Services:
Ortho-Bionomy® is a very gentle form of body work based in Oseopathic, Martial Arts and Homeopathic principles. It is beneficial for most structural problems as well as injuries,chronic or acute pain, post op support, major organ tension, overall well being and very specific issues such as: Carpal Tunnel, TMJ, PSTD, Scoliosis., Sciatica, Repetitive motion injuries, Whiplash, Frozen Shoulder, headaches, knee problems, spine, neck.
Visit www.ortho-bionomy.ca for more info, history and philosophy
Sessions fees are:
half hour: $45
hour: $75
Marianne Hansen
Registered Massage Therapist
Bachelor of Physical Education – Kinesiology Major
Certified Watsu Practitioner & Assistant Trainer
Aquatic Therapist
LaStone Therapist
Marianne provides sessions for many different acute and chronic conditions for people of all ages. Her goal is to provide an opportunity for the body to heal itself and empower clients with the knowledge and tools to continue on the path to wellness.
During a session with Marianne, you will receive a thorough health intake, a complete postural assessment, and a personal consultation, which will be used to develop a treatment protocol using one or a combination of the following modalities:
• Myofascial Release
• Hydotherapy - Hot and/or Cold Stones, Infrared Biomat, Detoxifying Wraps, Floating Massage
• Craniosacral
• Pregnancy Massage
• Sports Massage
• Temporal Mandibular Release
• Facilitated Stretching
When she first graduated from university, she developed a Personal Trainer/Exercise Instructor practice. As a Kinesiologist, she worked in a Physiotherapy clinic utilizing exercise therapy for rehabilitation. Marianne has also practiced as an Aquatic Therapist in several hospital settings and privately, working with Residential and Subacute Rehabilitation patients. She developed a unique program using Aquatic Exercise Therapy and Watsu to treat a variety of conditions.
For more information, visit Marianne's website at www.mhansen.ca.
Felicity Goldring, BSc Psych, BScPT, RPT
Felicity hails from rural Nova Scotia where she earned her BSc in Psychology (1985) and BSc Physiotherapy (1988) from Dalhousie University. Drawn to practice hands -on physiotherapy early in her career, she studied Systemic Deep Tissue Therapy ™ with Armand Ayaltin, RMT. She has committed herself to helping people overcome pain and limited function with this effective style of massage therapy. She also offers CranioSacral Therapy to her patients, a gentle profoundly relaxing therapy that helps reduce tension in body and mind. Grounded in the physical, Felicity's work and studies are also informed by mind/body medicine which espouses the belief that changing one's thoughts changes one's health. Felicity balances her professional and family life with a practice of Taoist Tai Chi internal arts of health.
Richard T. Clarke, Counsellor and Mentor
Richard was born in Winnipeg and received formal education at the Universities of Lethbridge, Simon Fraser, and Goddard (in Vermont U.S.A.) expanded by a wide range of informal education, trainings, and extensive experience in Human Relations, Gestalt therapy, Hypnosis, meditation, contemporary psychological methods and philosophy.
Richard's work brings a powerful blend of this learning to guide and support individuals through Inner Fitness® Counselling & Programs of which he is the inspiration and founder.
Richard has for over 35 years consistently provided an active Personal Counselling practice in the lower mainland of B.C. He is, a professional member of the Association of Transpersonal Psychology, a founding member of the Canadian Spiritual Emergence Service, and is a past President of the Canadian Holistic Healing Association as well as the Professional Recreation Society. In addition to his counselling practice he has lectured and provided adult education programs in various Colleges, Universities, Public Schools and Institutions throughout Western Canada and consulted to Government, Community and Business in both Canada and U.S.A. He has been a resident of the Sunshine Coast since l990.
Patrick Visser, RMT
Massage to me is a form of communication; it is a way I can say that I care. Where once I was guided by intuition alone I now have the knowledge of anatomical structure and function to address people's concerns.
Growing up in Abbotsford BC I moved to Vancouver to graduate from Utopia Academy's Registered Massage Therapy program in June 2010. The Lotus House, a multidisciplinary clinic that has many great minds and skills from several areas of the healing arts, has been a loving and supportive space to grow as a RMT and as a person. The Creek Massage Practice in Roberts Creek is another beautiful clinic space that I can offer to people living closer to that area. I have the pleasure of working with Bonnie and Richard Gibbon at Gibvey Pain Clinic in Sechelt as well.
Uses of Massage Therapy:
• Relieving Stress
• Encourages Relaxation
• Improving Circulation
• Lower Blood Pressure
• Pain Management
• Improve Flexibility and Range of Motion
• Headache Relief
• Strengthen Immune System
• Post-Operative Rehabilitation
• Sports Injury Rehabilitation
• Sciatic and other nerve pathologies
contact@patrickvisser.com
604 865 RMT (1768)
Linda Southworth D.O. (UK)
Certified Osteopathic Practitioner SPMPO (BC) Gosc (UK)
Linda is a UK trained osteopathic practitioner who has over 20 years of experience helping patients overcome their conditions and rapidly return to a pain-free life. Now relocated on Canada's west coast of British Columbia, near Sechelt, she continues to help people using traditional, time proven osteopathic techniques that are unique to her profession, and is one of only a small handful of osteopathic practitioners in the province of British Columbia.
What is osteopathy?
The practice of balancing and correcting problems relating to the musculoskeletal system, relieving pain, and encouraging the body to heal itself. When the bones, joints and muscles are not working harmoniously, other systems of the body begin to stop functioning smoothly. Osteopathic philosophy contends that the body is capable of healing itself, but only when the musculoskeletal system is properly aligned. An osteopath manipulates and applies pressure to the affected part of the body to release stress and tension. Unlike some therapies which concentrate mainly on the manipulation of the spine, osteopathy also works on organs and other bones within the body, improving posture, relieving pain and promoting a well-functioning body.
Unlike some other therapies, osteopathy does not stop at the spine as the main source of pain and disease, searching not only the entire body for the source of any ailments, but external influences as well, such as stress, depression, etc.