Janet is a Bachelor of Science Graduate from the University of Alberta: Augustana Faculty, a massage therapy graduate of Northern Institute of Massage Therapy and Alberta College of Massage Therapy, Calgary, Alberta. Janet has attained training in Osteoarticular Techniques; Myofascial Remodeling; Visceral Manipulation; Low Intensity Laser Therapy; Pregnancy Massage and Therapeutic Ball Release. She has also completed the Instructor Development Program and is certified in Basic American Sign Language. Janet became an instructor in 2012 and completed two NACC Instructor Development Programs. Janet feels very fortunate to have the opportunity to encourage manual osteopathic therapists-in-training as they pursue their dreams of helping others into health and wellness. If you asked Janet what the greatest highlight of her role is, she would say “Nothing excites me more than listening to budding practitioners talk about how their techniques effected lasting change and vastly improved their client’s quality of life. Nothing beats that!”

Terri graduated from Alberta Massage Training in 2009 and became a teacher’s assistant in February 2010. She completed an online instructor course in November 2010. To add to her skills, Terri has taken a cranio sacral workshop, a jade stone workshop and standard first aid and level C CPR. In September 2019, Terri completed the Manual Osteopathic Therapy program with Manual Osteopathic College of Canada. Terri is an active member of the Canadian Massage and Manual Osteopathic Therapist Association, working out of a clinic in Sherwood Park during the week. Terri enjoys helping others, whether it’s working out a client’s knots or helping a student learn the body.

Sheryl Hamilton has been in practice as an RMT since 1997, first in Toronto and then in Vancouver and now in Armstrong, BC. She has taught the anatomy and neuroanatomy components of massage therapy at both the Swedish Institute College of Health Sciences in New York, NY and at OVCMT in Vernon, BC. Sheryl has been developing and teaching continuing education courses to massage therapists since 2012. Her own Continuing Education training includes Visceral Manipulation through the Barral Institute and Biodyamic Craniosacral Therapy training through Body Intelligence. Sheryl brings a passion for living anatomy and the process of healing to her teaching, to facilitate ease of understanding and application for students. Sheryl is also trained as a Spiritual Director. She lives in Armstrong with her husband, two sons, poodle Orion and tortoise Flower.

Gaelen graduated from Sutherland-Chan in 1995 and has been happily working in BC since. She went from exploring deep-tissue work into lighter more specific modalities as her hands became more sensitive and developed better proprioception. “Like many therapists, I explored a lot different manual therapy modalities. I took a visceral class with the Barral Institute and was hooked! It’s like I found a groove that fit with my perception of the work that I do and the world I live in. I’ve gone through most of their offered curriculum and became a TA for them, I loved helping other therapists ‘get’ the visceral component.” She re-developed and teaches an Introduction to Visceral class for Langara College’s RMT program and is super excited to share her love of visceral and the advanced visceral program with the students of MOCC.

Most of Gaelen’s practice involves visceral work of some sort, she loves working with women’s issues (lots of digestion and pelvic organs) as well as infants and children.

Tanya is a Registered Massage Therapist and Manual Osteopathic Therapist who has practiced in both provinces. A graduate of the West Coast College of Massage Therapy in 2008; she developed an interest in fascia early in her career. This prompted her to pursue further study of fascia related techniques in the majority of the professional development courses she has taken. She continues to increase her expertise of fascia through studies and her practice.

Tanya currently has her own massage therapy/manual osteopathic therapy practice in Edmonton. She is excited for the opportunity to inspire other health care professionals on the importance of a healthy fascial system and teach methods to treat fascial dysfunction.

Corbett graduated from Okanagan Valley College of Massage Therapy in Vernon, BC in 2010. He is an RMT working at West Kelowna Massage Therapy and Wellness. Corbett’s practice focuses on Intergated Fascial Techniques, these include Myofascial, Cranial Sacral Therapy and Visceral treatment. He has completed much of his training as well as a 3 year IFT series under his mentor and friend Natale Rao. Although born and raised in the prairies he has greatly appreciated living in the Okanagan for the past 12 years. He feels that teaching and learning are always connected and they truly promote each other. Corbett is excited to assist other health care professionals in understanding and working with Fascia.

Casey Grondahl started her journey in the massage therapy industry in 2003, and since then has developed her career to include infant massage and doula. Since 2017 Casey has welcomed the role of instruction with the Alberta College of Massage a Therapy, and student clinic supervisor. In 2018, the opportunity arose to partake in the inaugural class of the Manual Osteopathic College of Canada, and the challenge was accepted with open arms. Receiving honours with distinction in the MOT course, Casey now embraces the role of Education Facilitator at the Grande Prairie campus. This is where Casey’s passion remains; in the classroom, sharing her passion for Massage Therapy and Manual Osteopathic Therapy.

Amanda began her massage therapy career in 2011 and began teaching with ACMT in 2016. Fascinated by the human body, she added the field of Manual Osteopathic Therapy to her Massage Therapy practice in 2019. Amanda assists the MOCC program in addition to instructing the Spa Massage Practitioner and Massage Therapy programs with ACMT. In her spare time, she enjoys gardening, being outside, and crafting.

Pamela’s passion is to identify and relieve pain in the body and prevent any unnecessary disease. As a Manual Osteopathic Therapist as well as a Registered Massage Therapist, she believes that taking care of your body is critical for your physical, mental and emotional self. She loves the versatility that Osteopathic Therapy has given her, as well as the unique ability she has gained to work with each individual client, and create lasting results.

Pam has been a holistic health practitioner since 1999 when she began her career as a Reflexologist through the Reflexology Association of Canada. Her educational journey continued as she then attended MH Vicars School of Massage and became a Registered Massage Therapist in 2007.  Over the years, learning more of how our body functions has never taken a back seat as she has taken many continuing education courses. A passion was ignited when she engaged herself in the Visceral Manipulation courses through the Barral Institute.  That enthusiasm lead her to the Manual Osteopathic College of Canada and she’s now a practicing Manual Osteopathic Therapist.

Pam loves what she does.  Satisfaction and  joy comes from seeing her patients achieve optimum health and vitality.  For years she worked out of a multi disciplinary clinic but  has recently reopened her private practice. Pam is looking forward to assisting other practitioners succeed with their passion.  She lives just outside of St Albert with her husband, two sons and her fur babies.

Debbie is a Manual Osteopathic Therapist who graduated from the Manual Osteopathic College of Canada (MOCC) and a Senior Registered Massage Therapist at Black Rock Therapies in Red Deer. She began her massage education in 2002 in Dallas, Texas and had the privilege to spend her internship in Irving, Texas. Additional training at the Australian Institute of Fitness resulted in the global recognition of a Certified Personal Trainer Level IV. The combination of Manual Osteopathic Therapy, Massage Therapy, and personal training has given Debbie a unique perspective towards health, wellness and athletic performance. Debbie is very excited to be part of the MOCC team.

Tammy is ACMT & MOCC Alumni. She is working as a RMT/MOT in Lloydminster and uses her new advanced education with every client. Excited to be helping others succeed on their path to becoming a Manual Osteopathic Therapist at the Lloydminster campus. Teaching isn’t new to Tammy, as she taught swimming lessons for 17 years in Lloydminster, Vermilion, Saskatoon and Penticton. She loves helping others to succeed, be it her clients or students.

Dawn is a life-long learner and has graduated from Okanagan Valley College of Massage Therapy (OVCMT) in 1999, the Vancouver School Healing Arts to become a yoga teacher in 2009, and she graduated from the Manual Osteopathic College of Canada (MOCC) in 2020.  Her 21 year career as a health care provider have been diverse, and includes the following: treating patients at her home based clinic and healing arts center, instructing and supervising at massage therapy schools,  teaching Continuing Education Credits (CEC’s) to massage therapists throughout Alberta and BC, acting as Principal of the Alberta College of Massage Therapy (ACMT) and the Manual Osteopathic College of Canada (MOCC), participating as a Board Member with the Canadian Council of Massage Therapy Schools (CCMTS), Surveying Canadian massage therapy schools with the Canadian Massage Therapy Council for Accreditation (CMTCA), developing the Canadian manual osteopathic educational programs School Approval System for the Canadian Massage and Manual Osteopathic Therapists Association (CMMOTA) and now also with MOCC.

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Renata Warkentin, RMT, MOT

Instructor –  Vernon and Vancouver

Adam’s education includes a Bachelor of Human Kinetics (BHK) in Exercise Science with a minor in early childhood development and sports nutrition from the University of British Colombia and a post-graduate degree in Osteopathy Manual Practice (DOMP) from the Manual Osteopathic College of Canada. Adam has always been involved in fitness from a young up-and-coming athlete, to a highly competitive one and now a self-proclaimed Weekend Warrior. He has used his sports experience in hockey, lacrosse
and skiing to train athletes in these areas at a highly competitive level. Adam has also trained national level track athletes and personally qualified for ‘World’s Toughest Mudder’. Adam has always been involved in fitness from a young up-and-coming athlete, to a highly competitive one and now a self-proclaimed Weekend Warrior. He has used his sports experience in hockey, lacrosse
and skiing to train athletes in these areas at a highly competitive level. Adam has also trained national level track athletes and personally qualified for ‘World’s Toughest Mudder’.

His background in the human body began in sports as a child where he performed competitively in soccer, baseball, swimming, and rugby.

While at college in 1998 he took a Kinesiology course and found my passion. Working with others to maximize performance and aide injury management/rehabilitation.

In 2003 he founded Kinesiologists.ca and ran this business till 2010 when new ownership took over. He has also had the joy of owning/operating fitness centres, most notably the Whistler Creek Athletic Club from 2008-2011. The Olympics were an incredible experience and the teams that trained out of the facility were eye opening to assist with. From Germany to Russia to France etc. The winter sport athletes showed what performance can be.

His teaching and instructing of future Kinesiologists during my roles as an Instructor at CapilanoU, UBC, Quest University, and as a sessional instructor here in Kelowna at UBC Okanagan, has involved an abundance of course offerings further enhancing my knowledge and understanding of human physiology and development.

Natalia Strelnikova is a Manual Osteopathic Graduate since 2020 and has worked for WWC Wellness Calgary, OsteoHealth Calgary and Docere Wellness Clinic at present.

Natalia became an Education Facilitator at the Calgary Campus in April 2023.

Ryan Staal has been a Manual Osteopathic Therapist since March 2022 and finished with honours with distinction. He comes from a small town called Stettler and has lived in Calgary for 3 years now! Ryan loves to get out and enjoy all that downtown Calgary has to offer since he is still relatively new to the area. In his spare time he enjoys hiking, listening to live music, playing tennis, and watching star wars movies! His goal is to deliver an individually tailored experience that will empower his students to live a more fulfilling and impactful life. Ryan works at creating strong bonds with his students to give them support but also support their independence in their journey in becoming the next generation of MOTs!

Dr. Linsay Sunderland utilizes a diversified technique and is certified in Active Release Techniques, Graston Techniques, and KT taping systems.

A graduate of the University of Calgary with a BSc. in Kinesiology in 2004, Dr. Sunderland completed her doctorate of chiropractic medicine at the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College in Toronto in 2009.

Dr. Sunderland has been a full-time family practitioner in Calgary for the last nine years, with a special focus on treating dance injury and strength and power sports.

A former power-lifter and figure competitor, Dr. Sunderland enjoys music, travel and being active in the outdoors. Her goals in practice are to help patients reach their optimal health by restoring function, providing a compassionate ear and healing hands.

As a Registered Manual Osteopathic Therapist, Certified Holistic Nutrition Practitioner, Certified Stott Pilates® Instructor, Ayurvedic Practitioner and Registered Yoga Teacher RYT 500®️Christine helps clients restore optimal health and wellness through a multi faceted, balanced, holistic approach that includes hands-on therapy, mind-body movement, and nutrition.

Jordana Yuen-Jung is a Manual Osteopathic Therapist and Registered Massage Therapist at Reflect Wellness. In 2016, she received her Massage Therapy diploma from Western College of Remedial Massage Therapy in Regina and in 2020 she completed her diploma of Manual Osteopathic Therapy from the Manual Osteopathic College of Canada.

Jordana is a lifelong learner and is always curious about the human body and how differing manual modalities/therapies/techniques can benefit her clientele. She approaches the body intuitively and holistically, aiding your body to heal itself. She takes special interest in the neurovascular system (nervous system and blood flow) and how life events integrate into the body. Using a combination of joint mobilization, Visceral Manipulation, Myofascial Release, CranioSacral Therapy and Rapid Neurofascial Reset, Jordana tailors treatments to address your specific needs.