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Owner, Orthopaedic and Pelvic Physiotherapist
Natalie Diez d’Aux, MScPT
Credentials:
-Registered Physiotherapist
-Bachelors of Science in Kinesiology (specialty neurology), University of Waterloo
-Masters of Science in Physical Therapy, McGill University
-Certified Medical Acupuncture Practitioner, University of Alberta, taught by Dr.Aung
-Certified Pelvic Health Practitioner
-Certified Yoga Teacher
-Certified in Dry Needling (IMS)
-Diploma of Advanced Orthopaedic Manual and Manipulative Physiotherapy (level 1)
Specialization:
Natalie’s practice is focussed on the treatment of a variety of orthopaedic and pelvic health conditions that are acute and/or chronic in nature. She has a special interest is in the low-back, hips, pelvis, and in working with yoga practitioners who are interested in optimizing their practice and preventing injuries.
Practice Style (Philosophy):
Natalie has a holistic approach to rehabilitation. She assists individuals to regain balance within their bodies by first determining the root cause of dysfunction through physical assessment and functional movement analysis, and then through treatment combining movement pattern retraining and exercise, with acupuncture, soft tissue release, and manual therapy, depending on the determined needs of each individual. Natalie values active rehabilitation and bodily awareness, and above all else motivating people to heal and continue to live active, healthy lifestyles.
Registered Massage Therapist,
Certified Yoga Instructor
Melissa Lesic, RMT
Melissa has over a decade of combined experience working with clients as a yoga teacher and Thai massage practitioner, and she obtained her RMT designation in 2022. She has worked with a variety of clients including athletes, seniors, and individuals dealing with anxiety, depression, and mental health concerns. She believes that a client-centred approach to care provides a healthy groundwork for healing to take place. Melissa utilizes Thai, Swedish and deep tissue techniques in an artful and evidence-based manner to balance her clients' physical and emotional well-being.
Certified Nutritionist
Liv Bochenek, CNP
Liv became interested in the healing capabilities of nutrients and plants when she noticed a massive improvement in her ADHD symptoms from eating a nutrient-dense diet as a teenager. This eventually led to her deciding to study at the Institute of Holistic Nutrition, where she graduated with honours and received her status as a certified nutritional practitioner (CNP). While in nutrition school Liv was also teaching vinyasa yoga classes and meditation at Yoga Space Toronto.
During the pandemic she moved to the West Coast for a few years, where she worked alongside and learned so much from a variety of very talented holistic health practitioners. Her love and understanding of plant medicine really deepened during this time, as did her ability of working with people to help support conditions impacting hormones, digestion, skin, joints, ADHD and anxiety.
As a holistic nutritionist, she works with clients to get to the root of the causes of their symptoms and conditions. It’s really important to her to work with her clients in finding personalized methods that are adaptable and not another source of stress. Typically she helps her clients make shifts in diet, lifestyle and nutritional/herbal supplementation to provide symptomatic relief and help restore a sense of vitality to their health. Unless the client requests otherwise she typically doesn’t recommend a heavy supplementation protocol during the first few months of working together because she believes there are many other approaches that have a deeper impact and that are more cost-efficient.
Liv is currently working on becoming a certified intuitive eating counselor and should be completing this by the end of the year. Learning to become an intuitive eater has been so healing for Liv and she’s really passionate about helping others learn how to reconnect with their ability to eat intuitively.
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Registered Massage Therapist
Stephanie Rogers, RMT
Hi, I’m Stephanie and I practice registered massage therapy. I am passionate about what I do because I see, first hand, how massage helps us to powerfully reconnect mind, heart and body. I love massage therapy’s versatility — it offers pain relief and healing for both acute and chronic injures but it also induces deep states of relaxation that activate the body’s innate healing systems. Massage can help us move through our day-to-day lives in a more fully present, embodied way and that is such a transformative tool.
I studied in Toronto at Sutherland-Chan School of Massage Therapy where I learned Swedish massage and a variety of techniques to treat joints and fascia including pin and stretch techniques (sometimes called ‘active release therapy’). Post graduation I’ve deepened my knowledge by studying craniosacral techniques at Toronto’s Cranial Therapy Centre and osteopathic techniques at the Southern Ontario College of Osteopathy. In addition to expanding my clinical knowledge, these courses have helped my hands to ‘listen’ more deeply to what your body might be trying to say. My ongoing yoga and meditation practices bring home for me the importance of mindful breathing and I will often incorporate breathwork and guided visualizations into my treatments to help you manage pain or find deeper, more lasting releases.
I strive to create a safe and inclusive space and welcome all ages, body types and orientations.