Years of Experience : over 22 years         

Laurie teaches Fresh Start yoga classes and is a multidisciplinary bodyworker with incredibly strong hands. She specializes in Myofascial Release, Acupressure and Deep Tissue massages. She has extensively travelled throughout Asia while getting her advanced training in Thai Yoga Massage. Additionally, Laurie is a Reiki Master and trained in Pranayama (breathing techniques).

Being raised on a holistic alternative dairy farm in the Fraser Valley developed Laurie’s physical strength, work ethic, and knowledge of plant medicine and the organic food supply. During those formative years, she found that a body reflexologist could balance her body and mind far more effectively than her GP’s prescriptions. This experience sparked the beginning of Laurie’s lifetime study and practice of complementary techniques in holistic health. Since 2004, she has been providing mobile healing through 5 Element Acupressure, Chair Massage and Reiki offered in corporate offices and private homes in Victoria, BC.

In addition to extensive experience in customized care in the wellness field, Laurie has worked extensively behind the scenes at hospitality events. After more than a decade of self-employment with her primary focus being raising her son on her own, Laurie attended a life-changing remote wellness retreat abroad that opened her eyes to the possibilities available to her as her son gained independence. Living in a land of high-end wilderness destinations and seeking her own reconnection with nature, she joined a team of hardworking, multidisciplinary individuals for seasonal work at a guest lodge in Northern BC. Among the many roles Laurie filled there, she provided bodywork for both patrons and staff and led daily yoga classes for international Heli-Ski guests over several seasons.

This shift in her practice and parenting life has moved Laurie to study more healing modalities, especially yoga. Within this deep dive, she has become passionate about meditation and breathwork. Pursuing more body-mind knowledge for herself and her skill offerings, Laurie took an extended trip through SE Asia, where she was certified in over 350 hours of Thai Massage, Thai massage Facial, Herbal Stem Massage, Tok Sen and meditation. Currently, she is taking an Advanced 800-hour Yoga Therapeutics training, including the 2nd-level training in Fascia and Tensegrity, Therapeutica for Pain Care, Back Care, Pelvic Floor Health, and Chakras.

Bodywork and healing are Laurie’s lifelong passions. She integrates multiple techniques into her bodywork and seeks knowledge to provide informed and intuitive care grounded in a broad base of studies. She is deeply committed to safe, skillful work with those who show up to develop the benefits of the mind-body connection.

When not immersed in exploring her endless curiosities, Laurie can be found sharing food, laughter and adventures with her friends, on her yoga mat, or riding her motorcycle on the back roads of Vancouver Island, shifting gears from the mundane into the divine.