Our Registered Massage Therapists
Shyla Poitras, Registered Massage Therapist
Shyla is on target to graduate as a full RMT in April, 2024 from Makami College. She has completed her required 2200 hours in January 2024 and is able to practice as a Registered Massage Therapist. She is also a member of the Canadian Registered Massage Therapist Association.
She is trained in Swedish and Deep Tissue massage, Hot Stone, Cupping, Myofascial release Massage, and Lymphatic Massage. She enjoys listening and adapting her massage treatment approach based on the needs of her clients, but specializes in an orthopaedical approach to massage.
In Shyla's spare time she enjoys hiking, photography and binge watching reality TV.
Prathyusha Badda, Registered Massage Therapist
Prathyusha graduated from the Massage Therapy National Institute in June, 2023 and is a member of the Natural Health Practitioner of Canada Association. As well as a graduate of this program, has a Bachelor of Physiotherapy, and a Bsc in Psychology.
She became an RMT because she has a passion for helping people feel better and improve their well being. She enjoys the hands-on nature of the work and the positive impact it has on her client's health and relaxation. She also believes in a holistic approach to health care. Her goal is to offer the best possible care to her clients. By being both a physiotherapist and an RMT, she can tailor their treatments to meet their specific needs, whether they require rehabilitation, pain managements, or relaxation.
Her style of treatment in massage therapy is a blend of swedish massage, deep tissue, myofascial release and trigger point release, tailored to the clients individual needs. She focuses on addressing specific issues, such as muscle tension and stress, while promoting overall relaxation and well being.
Prathyusha is a naturally empathetic person, which helps her connect with people and understand their needs. In her free time, she enjoys cooking and is dedicated to continuous learning.
Praneetha Deepak, Registered Massage Therapist
It wasn't long before Praneetha recognized that she was more suited to working with people in health care rather than behind a computer screen.
She loves what she does. One of the things she loves most about massage therapy is heling her clients achieve their health goals by bringing them back to normal function.
Each patient is unique and working together with each other they can adjust all techniques, pressure and pain level to suit each individual.
She likes to incorporate relaxation massage, myofascial release and deep diaphragmatic breathing. She also offers specific tension headache relieving massage, face massage, and TMJ intra-oral or external massage. As well, hips and shoulder mobility are one of her favorite treatments!
Outside of the treatment room, she enjoys trying new recipes in the kitchen, watching movies, documentaries and spending time with family and friends. She comes from the southern part of India and is fluent in speaking Hindi, Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam.
Nicole Sledz, Registered Massage Therapist
Nicole will be a full graduate of Makami College in Feb, 2025 and is a member of the CRMTA.
She always wanted to be in a job where she could help people and give them relief from their pain. Letting clients enjoy the sunrise a little more is one of the most rewarding things about her career.
Some of the modalities Nicole is trained in are Swedish massage, deep tissue, myofascial, lymphatic drainage, myofascial stretching, joint mobilization, trigger point therapy and sports massage. Her specialty is therapeutic deep tissue treatments, incorporating myofascial work and joint mobilization.
In her spare time, Nicole is an avid artist, making painting/3D paintings and sculptures. She also enjoys writing and travel.
Tania Swankhuizen, Registered Massage Therapist
Tania completed her massage degree in 2009, graduating with honors from CDI College. She is a member of the Natural Health Practitioners of Canada.
Early on in life, Tania found she had a talent for massage therapy. She found that massaging friends provided them with pain relief, and she learned that she loved doing it.
She is trained in both basic massage therapy and advanced. She is experienced with Trigger Point Massage, as well as Deep Tissue and Therapeutic Massage.
Tania feels every client has different wants and needs. She tries to tailor each appointment to each client. She has spent a large part of her career in physiotherapy and is very good at injury rehabilitation.
She is a mom to 3 girls which also keep her very busy. When she does find some time for herself, she enjoys reading and baking. The best relaxation is reading in front of a fire with a good book and a great snack.
Hemant Kumar, Registered Massage Therapist
Hemant is a graduate of the Makami College Advanced Clinical Massage Therapy program and a member of the Canadian Registered Massage Therapy Association.
He aims to become someone who will be recognized for his therapeutic work and provide physical relief to clients. Hemant thinks massage therapy is still very underrated and there is a genuine need for the people to utilize massage therapy to experience the great benefits to their range of motion after.
Hemant is trained in Swedish Massage, Deep Tissue Massage, Sports Massage, Prenatal Massage, Lymphatic Drainage Massage, Hot Stone Massage and Myofascial cupping.
Anibal Figueroa, Registered Massage Therapist
Anibal graduated from Oxford College in Toronto in August 2024. He is a member of the Massage Therapy Association of Alberta.
Anibal has always had a passion for helping people feel better both physically and emotionally.
Some of Anibal's modalities include deep tissue massage, therapeutic massage, trigger point, hydrotherapy, joint mobilization and lymphatic drainage massage.
He is a friendly, respectful guy, and really enjoys connecting with nature and staying fit. In future, he would like to one day own his own massage therapy clinic.
