Anada Massage

03/01/2025

A FREE local event for anyone who may be interested 🤍

EVENT UPDATE💙
The VON Supportive Care and Bereavement 'Caring for the Soul - Community Grief & Wellness Event' has added an additional in-person speaker. Michael Lewis will present 'The Power of Positive People!'. Please join us to discover what all positive people know and how they are 'uplifters'. Dr. Alan Wolfelt and Rami Shami will also be joining us virtually to provide an educational and meaningful day that emphasizes wellness and connection!
When: Wednesday March 19, 2025 from 8:30AM-4:30PM
Where: Best Western Inn on the Bay, 1800 2nd Ave East, Owen Sound
Cost: Free! The day also includes lunch.
Registration is required and spaces are limited. Please reserve your spot early.
https://www.eventbrite.ca/.../caring-for-the-soul...
For more information, please call the VON Grey Bruce office at 519-376-5895 ext. 2.

02/26/2025

Guelph

March 27-29th Workshop

ONLY 2 SPOTS LEFT!!!

02/24/2025

Today I’m starting week 7/8 of End Of Life Doula Certification with - this course has been insightful, thought provoking and has given me further education on how to support clients and their family constellation throughout the dying process.

Helping people navigate this life transition will continue to be an honor and a privilege 🤍

02/07/2025

I love a good reminder 🤍

Life gets busy and then we sometimes forget when events are taking place 🤍

If you’re interested in learning HOW to support your end-of-life massage patients & their caregivers - please sign up for the FREE 1 hour class hosted by - registration is on their website ✔️

If you KNOW you want to learn more and are committed to helping your EOL patients and their caregivers you can sign up for our upcoming FULL 3 DAY Workshop ✔️

Registration is on my website
under upcoming events ✔️
www.anadamassage.com

01/31/2025

The workshop I’m teaching this year is a FULL 3 DAY training experience - we cover everything from patient care, caregiver support and how to create a self care ritual that will keep YOU the therapist feeling supported.

If you’re curious and want to learn more, please join me for a FREE 1 hour presentation on February 13th 8pm - 9pm. Hosted by

Registration is on the Massage Therapy Media website
www.massagetherapymedia.com/virtual-events

See you there 🤍

01/30/2025

Statistics Canada asked me to encourage my clients to take part in a national survey campaign.

Living with a Life-limiting Illness: Access to Care and Related Experiences (LLLI-ACRE) is a new national study that aims to better understand the experiences with care for individuals with life-limiting illnesses and their unpaid caregivers, as well as access to care and support services.

The study will provide information on:

experiences and satisfaction with the care received to meet their physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs;
gaps and barriers in care.
The results will help health care organizations and providers improve the development, planning and delivery of high-quality care for those living with a life-limiting illness and their caregivers in Canada.


You can find more information here ⬇️

https://www.statcan.gc.ca/en/survey/household/5416

01/25/2025

It was so heartening to be back with Mark Rmt-RKin & Amanda Cooke for another podcast interview on 2 Massage Therapists and a Microphone Podcast
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Thank you so much for having me in your studio and for always being a supportive and encouraging presence in the RMT world 🌎

Olivia sat in our couch almost 3 years ago when she was just about to shift her career path to focus on a population she was passionate about. As she entered the world of palliative massage therapy and working with her local hospice, I’m not sure if she knew what was to come. Fast forward to today and Olivia is one of the go-to therapists in our profession who has taken loads of courses, read countless books, and learned from the experiences of her patients and their families about how important her work is. Today she has a fulfilling practice working with palliative patients and their loved ones, teaches workshops to other healthcare workers as well as families, is studying to add death doula to her repertoire, teaching with the Canadian Massage Conference, and is launching her first full course in a couple of months. A day before setting off to Ireland where she found a hospice to teach at, she came back to fill us in on her journey. Check out Olivia’s courses at https://www.anadamassage.com/projects-2

🎧 To this episode: The World of Palliative Massage Therapy, with guest Olivia. January 25, 2025.

https://www.2rmtsandamic.com/episodes/episode/265c172c/the-world-of-palliative-massage-therapy-with-guest-olivia

‪ &🎙 2rmtsandamic.com

01/23/2025

After a 6 hour red eye flight to Dublin, a 2.5 hour bus ride to Limerick and a wee nap I had a large STRONG coffee and took a taxi to the Milford Care Centre. I spent a few hours presenting my workshop and connecting with absolutely lovely massage therapists at the Hospice. Big thanks to Ann, Noreen and Evelyn for taking the time to connect about all things related to hospice massage. A special shout out to their friendly receptionist Mary and their education department for all their technical support 🤍🤍🤍

01/21/2025

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Today’s Gratitude List 🤍

Grateful I listened to my intuition (and my husband) to head to the city a day early to avoid nasty winter weather ❄️

Grateful to my instructors as well as my 24 online classmates who are also taking End-of-Life Doula Certification. This course is incredibly valuable and it’s heart warming to know we are learning HOW to hold space for the end of life journey 🤍

Grateful to have the opportunity to take continuing education courses 🤍 Yahoo for the existence of the Internet! When I was young we had a wall of encyclopedias 🤣🤍

Grateful for the heating pad and hot water bottle I’m using to stay cozy while I work online 🤍

Grateful to see blue skies and sunshine in Toronto today 🤍

Grateful for the hot coffee & breakfast that I had 🤍

Grateful to connect with like minded souls
.rmt.rkin

01/14/2025

This book was on the recommended reading list for the End-of-Life Doula Professional Certification Course .

I read it, I loved it. I’ll 100% read it again.

I have heard of and spoken to many people who have had ‘Near Death Experiences’ (NDE’s) however I had never heard of the term ‘Nearing Death Awareness’ 🤔
Have you?

I’m not sure where this course will take me, but for now, I’m listening to my gut and following the breadcrumbs of intuition and coincidences 🤍

01/13/2025

After years of consideration and discussion with several peers that I admire and respect (.rmt.deathdoula and ) I decided to sign up and take the End Of Life Doula program at the University of Vermont.

I’ve blocked time off in my weekly schedule to accommodate the online modules, assignments and tests.

My goal is to broaden my skills to support clients through their end-of-life experience and to help them achieve a peaceful death 🤍

This 8 week class starts today! 📚✏️

01/12/2025

Life can be heavy sometimes, take breaks when you need to and then keep going 🤍

12/21/2024

✨Gift Certificates are available for Mobile Massage✨

🤍Postpartum Massage
🤍Infant Massage
🤍Geriatric Massage
🤍Palliative Massage
🤍Caregiver Massage

✨DM to book ✨

11/15/2024

November is GREY and the weather is getting colder….which means it’s my favorite food time!

✨Soup Season ✨

I’m off work today & making double batches of my two favorite recipes ❤️

Chicken & Vegetable Soup ✔️
& Coconut Squash Soup ✔️

What cozy foods are your favorite for this time of year?

10/30/2024

✨ Compassionate Touch: A Massage Therapy Workshop for End-of-Life Care ✨

Join us for a deeply meaningful workshop where we’ll explore how touch can offer comfort, peace, and support for clients at end-of-life AND their caregivers.

Designed for RMT’s seeking to bring compassion through touch, this workshop teaches gentle massage techniques to help reduce stress, ease discomfort, and foster connection. 🌿

🗓️ Date: March, June, September & October
📍 Location Guelph, North Toronto, London & Ancaster
🎟️ Limited spots available!

Let’s create a nurturing space where everyone feels seen, heard, and cared for 🤍

🔗Online Registration available at
www.anadamassage.com

08/28/2024

I am honored to be included as one of the presenters at the Canadian Massage Conference this fall!!

I hope to Inspire, Educate and Encourage RMTs to add Palliative and Hospice Massage Services to their practice.

BIG thanks for all the encouragement and support from the brilliant people who run the conferences, the wizards who teach at the conferences and all the amazing volunteers!!!

I’ll see you all (and probably hug you) in October 🤍

If you want to join the conference,
follow the link 🔗 below

https://www.oneconcept.com/

07/22/2024

✨ Table Thai Massage ✨

Our group of RMT’s had a fabulous time learning and practicing on each other for 3 days and now we are ready to offer this work to our clients!

Movement, stretch, pressure points, sen lines and anchor points all combined to create an amazing massage experience 🤍

Special thanks to our instructor and .wellbeing for the most amazing location for continuing education 🤍

07/17/2024

Whenever I’m traveling I typically book a Thai massage to help balance my body after cramped flights or long days of hiking.

Some of the best massages I’ve ever had have been Thai treatments in Rome, Lisbon, San Francisco, Victoria & Vancouver BC.

It’s usually performed fully clothed. Although hot oil is sometimes an option.

It’s a passive stretching based treatment.

It’s amazing 🤍

I’m so excited to finally learn this form of treatment!!