Massage Therapy

Our team of Registered Massage Therapists is here to help you.

Ilan (Lani) Dinur, RMT, has been in private practice since 1995. Lani enjoys combining deep massage with more gentle approaches like connective tissue mobilization and Craniosacral work, facilitating rapid healing and promoting longterm wellness.

Lalita Kuehn, RMT, has been practicing massage therapy for over 13 years and is a member of the BC College of Massage Therapists and the Massage Therapy Association.  She graduated from the West Coast College of Massage Therapy in 1995.  Since then she has practiced in several Vancouver area clinics and has taught massage therapy for the Vancouver School Board.
 
Lalita’s treatment is tailored to the needs of each individual.  She generally uses firm pressure with techniques such as myofascial release, muscle energy technique, joint mobilizations and trigger point therapy.  She has enjoyed working on a wide range of musculoskeletal concerns including pelvic imbalances, iliotibial band tightness, shoulder girdle injuries (including frozen shoulder), and nerve impingment syndromes such as carpal tunnel and thoracic outlet syndromes and sciatic nerve compression.  She also has experience with headaches, fibromyalgia, and chronic fatigue.
 
Lalita has a special love of working with expectant mothers and has continued her education in this area with post graduate studies in massage therapy for the childbearing years.


Winston Wong, RMT, graduated from the West Coast College of Massage Therapy in 1997. His techniques help to realign the connective tissue, joints and muscles of the body. He has much versatility to contribute to ones physical well-being. Winston's reputation is that of a therapist that works very deeply in pursuit of repair.

Ben Kobayashi, RMT, graduated from the West Coast College of Massage Therapy in 2005. In his focus to help people get back to a pain-free way of life, he uses a variety of modalities which include myofascial work, trigger point therapy, range of motion stretching, joint mobilizations and Swedish techniques. He has a keen interest in helping outdoor enthusiasts and people with TMJ pain.

Stephania (Anya) Johnson, RMT graduated from the West Coast College of Massage Therapy in New Westminster in 2007. Since that time she has been working at the Massage and Therapy Centre. Anya is passionate about continuing her education to improve her technique and better serve her patients. Working cooperatively with her patients, she selects treatment techniques to suit each individual's needs. These may include myofascial release, craniosacral therapy and/or visceral manipulation.

Visceral manipulation is the treatment of vital organs through the abdomen. It can be effective in treating a variety of conditions including low back pain, scar tissue, dysmenorrhea (painful menstruation), irritable bowel syndrome/constipation as well as post-partum complications.

Heather Boyer, RMT graduated from the West Coast College of Massage Therapy in 2006.  Her bubbly presence and positive outlook, combined with her natural talent brings great results for her clients. Her intentions are to slowly unwind and release myofascial restrictions, to repair and realign muscles and the surrounding connective tissue.  Opening, lengthening and re-shaping the body eases strain and the resulting circulation encourages healing.  She assesses the needs of her patients and creates a treatment plan along with encouraging yoga stretching and strengthening. This aims to reduce the physical and emotional stress in the body to free it from pain-tension cycles and to restore postural balance.

Petra Hun, RMT grew up in Vancouver playing premier level field hockey, which sparked her interest in how the body deals with pain and damage and healing. After studying sports psychology and kinesiology at Langara College, she enrolled in the West Coast College of Massage Therapy. She now uses various types of therapies in treating various pathologies, including frozen shoulder, bursitis, fibromyalgia, strains, sprains, arthritis, compartment syndromes, bell's palsy, nerve lesions and so forth. She does fascial work, muscle energy technique, Swedish, joint mobilizations, passive & active muscle stretching, as well as manual lymph drainage and craniosacral therapy.

Her passion lies in educating her clients about their bodies, so they can facilitate their own healing process and be more in tune with what their body is trying to tell them. She enjoys focusing on the underlying causes of postural imbalances and restoring the body to its true and normal functioning state.  Some of her preferred areas of focus are treating bell's palsy, compartment syndrome, ITB contracture, low back pain, whiplash, diaphragm work,  and postural imbalances.  She is dedicated to improving the overall health and well being of her patients.


Jason Lescak, RMT graduated from CCMH in Ontario in 1999 and has been practicing in both a spa environment and clinical setting.  His approach to massage therapy is to use a variety of techniques that allow for the release of restricted tissue.  He primarily utilizes fascial techniques, trigger point therapy and joint mobilizations to obtain release.

Jason enjoys the assessment portion of massage therapy and will take the necessary time to assess the soft tissue and surrounding structure in order to piece together what the underlying causes may be that is creating discomfort.  He looks forward to working with patients in order to facilitate their transition back to an active and healthy lifestyle.

Elizabeth (Liz) Anne Chu, RMT is a recent graduate of the West Coast College of Massage Therapy. She has been building a practice fueled by her passion for restorative massage and its provision of a balanced and healthy lifestyle.

She welcomes patients with various conditions such as stress, whiplash, back/neck pain, tension headaches, fibromyalgia, overuse and sports injuries. She tends to address these issues using myofascial and progressive deep tissue techniques.

 Elizabeth strongly believes that massage therapy is complementary to all levels of healing.

Yuen Sun, RMT graduated from WCCMT in December of 2007, and has been a registered massage therapist in BC since February 2008. He employs a slow, deep style of treatment: using myofascial and trigger point release; combined with Swedish massage.

Diane Casteel, RMT is a gentle nurturing therapist who believes that connecting and listening to your own body is the way to true healing. She helps bring the body into stillness to restore health and balance. Diane's main focus is to reduce and eliminate pain in the body, whether it is acute from an injury, chronic pain from stress/overuse, or a chronic pain syndrome. Diane also works with shoulder pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, and plantar fasciitis.

Diane uses attachment release for chronically tight muscles, reducing tension, myofascial release to increase the flow of muscles and nerves, restoring function, and Bowen technique to reduce pain and inflammation, restoring balance.

Rebecca Flanagan, RMT is our newest member and graduated from WCCMT in 2008.  Her interest in massage has been long-standing having received baby massage as an infant. She has a friendly and intuitive personality which enhances her healing abilities.  She welcomes patients with various conditions such as shoulder, neck/low back pain and tension headaches. She is willing to work at varying levels of pressure from gentle to deep. Her approach asks the body to change the frequency and patterns on which it feels pain or dysfunction; facilitating  the body back to wellness & freedom of movement.