WHY MANA WELLNESS

Mana Wellness is a Massage Therapy clinic offering the warmth and comforts of a luxury spa with the experience and knowledge of our Registered Massage Therapists. Whether you are recovering from an injury or simply coming in to reduce stress and muscle tension, we are here to help with your physical aches and pains.

In the native Hawaiian culture, the sacred term MANA is known as spiritual energy of power and strength. For people, it’s possible to gain or lose mana through the different decisions they make. In Hawaii there are certain locations that are considered to have strong mana. Mana is described as life energy that flows through all things human.

Our Team

Amanda has been a practicing RMT since 2005. In the course of her career, she has worked at some of Vancouver’s top luxury spas, including the Chi Spa at the Shangri-La Vancouver, Willow Stream Spa at the Fairmont Pacific Rim and Spa Utopia at the Pan Pacific where she was awarded Massage therapist of the year twice respectively.

 

By balancing both the art and the science of massage therapy, Amanda is uniquely able to provide therapeutic experiences that can transcend the physical body, calm the mind, and soothe the spirit of the clients she serves. She offers systemic relaxation and postural restoration through a series of techniques such as Swedish massage, Breath work, Fascial therapy and deep muscle stripping.Amanda’s true speciality lay in her ability to replace her patients stress and tension with a transfer of her own positivity.

 

Mana Wellness is the culmination of her life’s work and passion to constantly evolve her craft. Her heart, soul, and energy are what make Mana Wellness the incredibly special place that it is.

Mariette graduated from the D’Arcy Lane Institute of Massage Therapy in London, Ontario in 2005. She took her passion for fitness into her career by focusing on sports massage. During the 2010 Olympics, she had the exciting opportunity to work with the Canadian Paralympic Alpine team through her position at Lifemark Sport Medicine Center in Whistler, B.C.

 

After the Olympics, Mariette shifted the focus of her career to working with luxury spas and has worked at the Willow Stream Spa at the Fairmont Pacific Rim since 2012.

 

Mariette brings her love of the luxury spa environment along with her ability to provide excellent clinical care to her patients at Mana Wellness. She invites new and existing clients to enjoy the thoughtfully crafted treatments she provides based on the knowledge and skills she has gained over her career as a Registered Massage Therapist.

 

She specializes in Swedish massage therapy, Deep Tissue Massage, Pregnancy Massage, Lomi lomi Massage, as well as Trigger Point Therapy.

Asa Tooshkenig has been a practising RMT since 2014. She began her career at the Forbes Five-Star Sense Spa located in the historic Rosewood Hotel Georgia and later moved to the Fairmont Pacific Rim. While with the Hotel Rosewood she gained foundational knowledge and a passion for providing the highest level of service, by international industry standards. She is delighted to be able to carry this same standard of service into her private practice at Mana Wellness.

 

It is also of paramount importance to Asa that she provides a welcoming and calm treatment space to new and long standing clients alike. Creating client-focused treatments drawing from her extensive experience and knowledge, she is pleased to offer: Swedish Massage, Arthrokinetic Therapy, Cranio-Sacral Treatment,
Lymphatic Massage, Temporomandibular Joint Massage

Ellie is a graduate of the Vancouver College of Massage Therapy and has been practicing since 2015. She is devoted to creating a warm, welcoming and supportive environment, and brings an intuitive approach to each session. Ellie uses her experience in clinical and spa environments to blend orthopedic treatment with a relaxing, yet therapeutic flow.

 

Comfort, care and communication are of utmost importance to Ellie. She approaches each treatment using a variety of techniques, including stretching, joint mobilizations, trigger point therapy, deep tissue and Swedish massage to support her patients’ individual needs and goals. Ellie believes that massage is a beneficial modality in the maintenance of a healthy and functional life and she is excited to help patients achieve a greater sense of well-being through hands-on therapy and guidance in taking an active role in ones own health and wellness.

 

Outside of work, Ellie can be found running roads and trails, swimming in the ocean, traveling or cooking delicious food with friends.