Touraj Zahiri works as CTCMA Registered Acupuncturist at Vancity Clinic. He brings over 25 years of experience in healthcare, and is capable of analyzing the patients’ needs to provide appropriate treatment plans. Before becoming an acupuncturist,, he used to work in Anesthesia field in operation room of hospitals. Throughout his career, he has attended various professional development courses to receive professional certificates. This experience has helped him to better understand the human body conditions based on the Western Medicine. The integration of the background knowledge of Western Medicine and Chinese Traditional Medicine has helped him to better analyze patients’ complaints in the diagnostic process and offer effective treatment plans. Touraj also proficiently treats musculoskeletal pain, sports injuries, functional movement impairments, headaches, dizziness, migraine, digestive disorders, stop smoking, weight loss, depression. He also works with stress related concerns including mental emotional problems, insomnia, anxiety, depression, and fatigue. He utilizes a combination TCM modalities including body acupuncture, articular acupuncture, tuina (Chinese massage), cupping, moxibustion, Gua Sha and Laser Acupuncture in his practice.

His hobby is watching action, fantasy and historical movies, studying, cycling, and swimming.

Fun fact: He has four cats that he brought with himself from Dubai.

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Nicolas likes to view the body as an interconnected system through its fascial structure, focusing treatments on unwinding tensional patterns and bringing ease and flow to breathing and movement. With an emphasis on bringing mindful awareness to tensional forces, and working with the body to release its compensations, he is able to provide a catered therapeutic massage that encourages motor control and neurological integrity.

No stranger to pain and dysfunction himself, Nicolas comes from a high-performance hockey goaltending background, giving him personal insight into a variety of acute physical injuries from strains and sprains to concussions and whiplash. He also has a professional history through acting and film, and is well versed in the chronic and acute issues that come from those long and demanding workdays.

As a graduate of VaCC’s Registered Massage Therapy program coupled with over a decade of relaxation massage experience, he has worked with clients from a wide variety of stages of life, health, and backgrounds and is able to provide lasting and effective treatments to any walk of life. Nicolas is also certified to provide Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization which is helpful in breaking down scar tissue and fascial restrictions, as well as encouraging fiber alignment in ligaments and tendons which can help return their strength and function.

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Kayla graduated from the accelerated program at the Vancouver College of Massage Therapy (VCMT) and has gained experience treating people with a variety of issues such as musculo-skeletal injuries (sprains, muscle strains, joint dislocations, disc herniations), systemic issues such as HIV/AIDS, hypertension, fibromyalgia, arthritis, and complex regional pain syndrome, as well as mental health issues such as depression/anxiety, PTSD, and chronic stress.

As a dancer and competitive figure skater since the age of 3, Kayla is extremely passionate about movement and expression. This led her to teach dance and fitness/conditioning classes beginning in 2003. She then completed her 200 hour yoga teacher training in 2013, and has been teaching around the world ever since! Kayla’s life experience gives her a rich understanding of the human body and all the strength it possesses. She aims to help support and empower others through using a focused and well-rounded approach to healing.

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Shazreen opened Vancity Massage Therapy in 2018 with Tiana Stoddart in order to create

a unique clinic space that highlights the importance of allowing yourself time to play and be

curious in our busy world. Shazreen graduated from the 3000 hour Massage Therapy

program at WCCMT in 2012 . She has spent the majority of her practice consistently expanding her

knowledge working from a biopsychosocial pain model. Shazreen has a personal background in working though head injury/ post concussive disorder which has given her a unique appreciation for the interconnectedness of the human body. Her treatment approach centers in her passion of neurology, and the functions of the nervous system.

Shazreen likes to assess overall motor control and functionality to create a treatment designed to

target individual, specific concerns. Shazreen has worked with a very diverse range of people; from acute sporting injury to chronic pain management throughout her career and enjoys the puzzle each individual presents with. Outside of the

clinic Shazreen spends a great deal of her time outdoors hiking with her rescue pitbull, Ava.

She also enjoys an array of hobbies from archery to mechanics! This gives her the

ability to understand the kinetic movements required in various activities and create home

care routines to stabilize at risk or weak areas.

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Sharleen has always had a fascination with the body and it’s complexities, it was through seeking treatment from a RMT of her own, that made her realize the positive impact that Massage Therapy can have, thus, began her journey to help facilitate the healing process of others going forward. Some of the techniques that she likes to use include but are not limited to Trigger Point Therapy, Myofascial Release, Hot Stone Therapy, Joint Mobilization, Deep Tissue & Swedish, Musculotendinous Attachment Release & more.

Sharleen is a 2016 graduate of the West Coast College of Massage Therapy. Prior to her start into massage therapy, she is a graduate from Stenberg College, 2005 having completed the Hospital Support Specialist program. Sharleen has spent 9 years working at both Vancouver Coastal Health & Fraser Health Authority in various fields, such as, Medical Office Assistant, Emergency Admitting, Radiology & Diagnostic Imaging Support, while spending the majority of her career in Staffing Services.

Health care has always been a great passion, Sharleen strives to maintain comfort, trust, safe & patient-centered treatment and will personalize each treatment plan to the specific individual & their goals. She has experience in treating a wide array of conditions such as, Cerebral Palsy, Burn & Trauma Survivors, Performance Athletes, Corporate Employees & Geriatric Community, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson’s, and patients with Terminal Illnesses.

Fluent in English, Hindi & Punjabi, with a working knowledge French & Spanish, Sharleen enjoys travelling and experiencing new & exotic cuisines of the world. You can often find her with her hands in the dirt gardening, or enjoying the outdoors with her dog.

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