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Happy bones new york1/28/2024 I am generally active and love to play sports. I live in Newmarket with my two beautiful kids and puppy. In 2021 I became a Best Selling author, coauthoring the book Wounds to Wisdom. I am also certified as an Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), Clearing Work, and Tao Healing Hands Practitioner with a growing interest in trauma-informed work and Human Design (2/4 Emotional ManGen). I resigned from the role as a Director of Finance to pursue a career where I could make a personal difference to others in a quest for health. Prior to studying osteopathy, I spent 18 years in Corporate Finance. I am also a certified Metabolic Balance Coach and am currently enrolled in the Culinary Nutritionist Expert Program. In 2012 I graduated with Honours from the Institute of Holistic Nutrition as a Certified Nutritional Practitioner. In response, I became a Holistic Nutritionist and learned how to manage physical symptoms through what I put in and on my body. In my mid-twenties I was told I would be on medication for life. The composer Terence Blanchard cheered the cast and creative team during the final curtain call of Fire Shut Up in My Bones, the first work by a Black composer ever staged at the Met. Graduating with a Masters of Practice Diploma in Osteopathic Manual Sciences (M.OMSc). In 2022 I completed the comprehensive four-year osteopathic education program through the Canadian Academy of Osteopathy (CAO) in Hamilton, Ontario. After my first treatment, I considered my Osteo a miracle man and began researching how I could help people in the same way. At the time I had been living with back pain for two years and had not found relief through other forms of treatment. I first learned about Osteopathy when a friend recommended I see one. Heather’s interests include Shamanism, eastern philosophy, meditation, pregnancy & birth, parenting, comparative anatomy, pets, comedy, and yoga. She continues to pursue her education in a variety of healing modalities including Cranio-Sacral Therapy, Visceral Manipulation and is also well versed in the more traditional Swedish massage techniques as well as gentle fascial release, strain/counter strain techniques, neural pathway re-training, breathwork, and meditative work like Reiki, and Huna. Heather has extensive experience working with pre and perinatal clientele, both in a pelvic floor rehab setting and as a labour support practitioner she is delighted to be working towards her certification as a birth Doula. Her subtle use of pressure can get past your muscle guarding reflexes, allowing you to relax and retrain your body without feeling overworked or overwhelming your nervous system. I first stumbled on Happy Bones a couple years ago when they had a pop up shop deep inside some antique store or art gallery. She applies keen problem-solving skills and intuition to get to the source of your soft tissue and joint dysfunctions then uses compassionate individualized touch to assess and treat your aches and pains all while facilitating a better relationship between your conscious mind and your body. Heather has been proudly practicing Registered Massage Therapy in York Region for over a decade with an evolving, unconventional, holistic approach to massage therapy.
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