MEET OUR INCREDIBLE TEAM!

Lisa Owens
Owner, RMT, CNP

Lisa has a great passion for helping others achieve their health goals. Her passion began and grew from her studies at the Institute of Holistic Nutrition. Not truly knowing the depths of what these studies entailed, she began anew and never looked back.

Lisa focuses on true healing. Nutrition is not a miracle pill, and healing doesn’t happen overnight. True healing requires being an active participant in your healing journey by putting in the effort and commitment needed to heal. She finds that nutrition should be the first line of defense on getting your health back on track while also integrating a mind and body approach through meditation and exercise.

Lisa then attended the Canadian College of Massage and Hydrotherapy with successful completion of their Massage Therapy program. She specializes in deep tissue techniques, myofascial release, trigger point treatments, as well as stretching and corrective exercise. Over the course of her time as an RMT, she has also included Cupping Therapy and Acupuncture into her practice with much success.

Lisa has been active in the fitness industry for over 20 years, familiarizing herself with many different approaches to strength and conditioning such as TRX training, Crossfit, Weight lifting, HIIT training and Corrective Exercise.

Come in and see Lisa for a Nutritional Consult or Massage Therapy session today!

Tracy Sousa
Owner of Soul Rebel Training

Soul Rebel Training is a mix of physical and mental practices that helps each client achieve long-term solutions to their goals. Each program is tailored to suit the needs of each client with the intention of getting them to move better, feel better, and gain an education about their own body. A bottom-up approach is used to correct the foundational cracks (aka poor body mechanics) which is a known culprit when it comes to loss of power, strength, and injury in some cases. Heavy focus is put into increasing core strength, body awareness, and making your movements more efficient. Soul Rebel Training is more than just sets + reps – it’s an education. I label my services as Holistic Coaching because I apply Yogic teachings to every service which means you will be coached as one unit and not in bits and pieces.

Services:
Online solo programming
30 min Zoom sessions
Personal Training
Traditional Yoga (traditional Yoga includes meditation/mindfulness teachings)
Nutrition Guidance
Head-to-toe assessment
Specializing in: body awareness, core strength, stress and pain management.

To find out more, follow @soulrebeltraining on Instagram or email tracy@soulrebeltraining.com

Sara Hillier
RMT

Sara believes in a holistic approach to healing. she is passionate about living a healthy, active, positive lifestyle and leads by example.

Sara has been practicing as an RMT for the past 11 years, adding modalities such as cupping and acupuncture under her scope of practice. she always wanted to be a part of the health care field but it wasn’t until she took a reflexology course with her mom that she realized body work was where she belonged. that same year she enrolled in the massage therapy course at medix and has been practicing ever since.

Her goals are to decrease pain and discomfort and promote healing by relaxing the body’s mental and physical state. she believes the best outcomes come from clients who work towards becoming more self-aware and participating in their recovery.

Her professional plans for the future are to further her education and knowledge in holistic nutrition so that she may support other individuals in achieving life balance through personal wellness. outside the studio, Sara enjoys spending time with her husband and 3 kids, being outdoors and anything that includes being close to the water’s edge.

Come in and see Sara for a massage therapy session today!

Mandy Beland
PTS-FIS-CPR with Canfitpro

I have been a Group Fitness Instructor and Personal Trainer for 20 years.

I Started my career working at Exclusively Women’s in Kitchener and it progressed from there. I worked at a few more gyms in Cambridge and then in 2002 decided to make the move to Toronto to continue building my career. I lived down town Toronto working in the industry that I loved for 15 years. I have a true passion for Health and Fitness. While in Toronto I also decided to do figure modeling and competitions. Competing in 4 shows and placing 3rd in the OPA in Stratford. Now I’m back in my home town of Ayr raising my family and continuing to Personal Train and teach group fitness classes.

I specialize in teaching Bootcamp, Muscle Conditioning, Core training utilizing the Stability and Bosu Balls and Step Sculpt classes.

So if your looking for a fun energizing workout with someone who has made Fitness a career then check out my classes. If group classes are not your thing then let’s discuss private training. I want to help you achieve your health and fitness goals!

Shannon Miller
RMT

Shannon graduated from the Canadian College of Massage and Hydrotherapy with Honours in May 2019. She believes in supporting people with a holistic approach to healthcare and loves integrating Massage Therapy into her client’s wellness goals.

Shannon has been trained on many advanced techniques in her MT practice, including fascial release, Trigger Point release, Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation and Joint Mobilizations. She also likes to help her clients get to the root of their pain by utilizing specific orthopaedic assessments during intake.

Shannon believes in “practice what you preach!” and is passionate about living a healthy lifestyle. You will probably catch her in a yoga class in her free time but she also loves spending time being active with her three children.

Jo VanGroningen

Jo has been a student of yoga for the past 18 years and followed her heart into teaching in 2016.
She trained under Modo International and can be found teaching Hatha, Vinyasa, Yin, Buti and Meditation classes in Cambridge as well as Brantford.

Jo also works in the Mental Health field in an outreach capacity in KW.

“I teach from a place of accessibility and love of the human body. We are here to grow, challenge and learn from one another”

Krystal Choptovy
RMT

Krystal has always had a deep passion for helping and caring for people. After working in the health care industry for many years, She decided to follow her dream in 2020 and go back to school to become an RMT.

She has recently graduated with honors from triOS college in Kitchener. During her schooling, she developed a love for Hospice Waterloo after completing her outreach hours there, and hopes to continue volunteering there in future.

Living a healthy and active lifestyle has always been important to Krystal, and she strives to help her clients with their well-being in any way that she can. She is looking forward to expanding her skills and furthering her education in the near future to add various modalities to her massage therapy practice.

In her free time, Krystal loves to travel, being active outdoors and spending time with her daughter and her dog!