Alicia graduated from Sutherland-Chan School and Teaching Clinic for Massage Therapy in June 2003. She is an active member of the College of Massage Therapists of Ontario, and the Ontario Massage Therapy Association. Over the years she has worked in spa and sport settings, but has found her place working in multidisciplinary clinics. She has been a strong member of two clinic teams in both Thornhill as an RMT and in North York as an RMT and Clinic Coordinator. In December of 2006 her experiences lead her to open her own integrative health centre. Realizing the struggles of todays life between career, family, friends, home, and health she named her clinic Centre of Balance Ltd.

With specialized training in deep tissue, hot stone, low back treatment, she sees a wide array of clients. Known for her strong intuitive touch that sooths muscle aches and tension, she deals with anyone from the average stressed individual to the injured and overworked. Her techniques are mainly Swedish based, specializing in deep tissue work as well as some active release techniques, joint mobilizations, trigger point and myofascial release. She realizes the importance of treatment based massage and finds the best results with deep manual work, but always finishes a massage with light relaxing techniques to ground her clients so that they leave relaxed and revitalized.

Available: Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays

Diane Peters ND, completed her pre-medical studies at McMaster University, where she obtained an Honours Bachelor of Science degree in Life Science. She then further pursued her medical studies in Naturopathic Medicine at the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine. After completing the naturopathic medical program, she also received advanced training and certification in (IV) intravenous therapy.

Diane has treated a variety of health concerns which range from digestive disorders to allergies, using a combination of traditional and complementary therapies including nutritional counseling, botanical medicine, lifestyle counseling and acupuncture. She takes a comprehensive approach to health and wellness, including the impact of nutrition, the role of the environment and the mind-body connection.

Diane is a registered member of the Board of Directors of Drugless Therapy-Naturopathy, Ontario Association of Naturopathic Doctors (OAND), and Canadian Association of Naturopathic Doctor (CAND).

Available: Sundays

Joshua Harris is a graduate of Sutherland-Chan school and teaching clinic in Toronto. He brings to the table 7 years of experience in the field treating conditions ranging from stress related discomfort to sports injuries and Motor vehicle accidents. Using a wide variety of swedish massage techniques as well as deep tissue massage, trigger point therapy complimented by joint mobilizations and remedial exercises and stretches. Joshua believes that physical touch is a form of communication that we can use in many ways to effect a person's state of being both positively or negatively. His goal is to use the language of touch through Massage Therapy to promote healing and general well being in each of my clients

Available: Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays

Melissa Nunes is a registered massage therapist who is committed to improving the health and well-being of her clients. Along with Swedish massage techniques Melissa uses other holistic therapies like cranio-sacral therapy (for information see upledger.com) and deep tissue therapy.

Melissa works in a wide variety of clinical settings and has experience in rehabilitative, pregnancy and infant, geriatric and athletic massage therapies. She is currently enrolled at York University in the Kinesiology Program, where she is furthering her education in the study of human activity and health. This new found knowledge integrated with her training is valuable in providing the optimal client care.

Available: Saturdays and every other Sunday

Being fully bilingual in both French and English languages, Kim graduated from Boreal College in Sudbury, Ontario. While there, she played for three years with their Women's Varsity Volleyball Team on their starting line and was given an Ontario Colleges Athletic Association All Academic Award in recognition of her Athletic and Academic Excellence.

For the past five years, Kim has been training in a variety of modalities such as Swedish, Deep Tissue, Pregnancy, and Hot Stone. She also had the privilege to take additional courses with one of the PGA tour Canadian Health Care Providers, Mr. Yves Charette, Registered Massage Therapist and Osteopath. Kim has found that she is able to best help her clients with her holistic approach for treatments.

Available: Tuesdays/ Thursday/ Fridays