Lotus MAssage and Wellness was founded in 2014 and fuelled by a passion for healing, community and connection. we strive to make lotus a place where you feel at home, can connect with other like minded people and grow on your healing journey. we are a collective of practitioners who are also on the same journey and offer a variety of services to support you.
Amy Phelps Founder, Registered Massage Therapist, Yoga and Meditation Teacher, Reiki Master
Amy has always had a passion for energy, body work, and supporting others to show up for themselves and guiding them on their healing journey. So in 2014, she followed a push from the universe and founded Lotus Massage and Wellness.
Starting her path as a holistic health practitioner and massage therapist, she was guided into a yoga teacher training and meditation teacher certification. You can find her at the studio teaching yoga, facilitating meditation and moon circles, and offering intuitive sessions of massage, reiki and facial massage therapy. She loves to work with energy and hold space for others to discover their own healing abilities.
Amy is a mom to three sweet boys, Daniel, Quinn and Noah who are constantly inspiring her to grow and live in her heart space. She is always dreaming up ideas to offer and creating new ways to serve the community. She has a big heart, feels deeply, and you can feel her calming energy when around her.
Melissa Chisholm Registered Massage Therapist
Melissa has a passion for health and wellness that she brings in to every session with her clients. She believes daily movement is the absolute best medicine and wants to help her clients find ways to move their bodies to help prevent and alleviate pain, as well as put a smile on their face.
In 2018 she completed her 2200 hour Massage Therapy Program in Halifax Nova Scotia. Since then she has been shaping her massage therapy practice to best reflect her values and beliefs about the human body. Her style brings together the art of massage therapy without sacrificing any of the therapeutic benefit that comes from having a great deal of knowledge of the musculoskeletal system. She believes a body in a relaxed and comfortable environment is always more likely to heal. She likes to flow through treatment to best help her clients central nervous system take a break.
Melissa offers a wide range of pressure and technique but finds the clients best suited to her prefer a medium to deep touch. She offers Cupping, Trigger Point Release, Deep Tissue, Thai Stretch Therapy, Pre and Post Natal massage, TMJ treatment. She's also a certified personal trainer through the international sports science center.
When she's not working hands on you can find her outdoors with her dogs, curled up with a good book and her cat. Or in the kitchen testing out a new recipe. She also loves traditional exercise such as weight lifting, yoga and bootcamps.
She can't wait to meet you and help you move one step closer to your wellness goals.
Rachel Zook Registered Massage Therapist, Manual Osteopathy Therapist
Rachel completed her 2200 hour program in massage therapy at Vicars School of Massage. Since graduating she has always had a passion to help people no matter what they come in for. Therapeutic work is a huge part of her practice however she loves to help those who want to come in for stress and mind relief. Having a drive to get down to the root problem of people’s pain, she completed her 13 month, 1180 hour Manual Osteopathic program in March 2023 at the Manual Osteopathic College of Canada. Her touch is unique and she can connect with the body to listen for what it needs.
Mind and body work together. While making sure clients are relaxed and comfortable she uses different techniques and assessments to figure out what the root cause of your pain/discomfort is. Manual Osteopathy includes a variety of techniques including Osteoarticulations, advanced myofascial remodelling, Craniosacral therapy, manual lymphatic drainage and visceral manipulation. Your MO session may include all or only a couple techniques specifically tailored to what your body needs. Sessions can be great to relieve digestive issues, alleviate pain, decrease stress and improve the quality of your sleep.
During her first years experience of becoming a Manual Osteopath, she has experienced many emotional releases from clients bodies especially working the visceral and cranial sacral systems. Clients report feeling “lighter” and like a weight has lifted up off of their chest. If you suffer with anxiety, stress or trauma, she would love to work with you to release what you may unknowingly be storing in your body in hopes of beginning a new pain free, positive lifestyle.
Rachel is currently not taking any new massage clients but is taking new clients for manual osteopathy. When Rachel is not in the clinic you can find her living an active lifestyle with her two golden retrievers or spending time with loved ones.
Lola Hynes Registered Clinical Hypnotherapist
Lola has been on a very hands-on healing & spiritual journey for many years and has a vast thirst for human behaviour, brain function, science and spirituality.
She has training in Neurolinguistic Programming, Reiki, Trilotherapy and many course in relationships and boundaries and combines all this knowledge in her Hypnotherapy sessions. She treats clients with trauma, addictions, PTSD, anxiety, inner child work and so much more.
Lola loves to play guitar and sing, and go for rides on her motorcycle. She spends lots of time in nature to ground herself and cleanse her soul.
Melissa Maxson Registered Massage Therapist
Melissa received her Registered Massage Therapy certification from the Canadian Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine in 2017, while studying concurrently for her Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture certifications which she received in 2019. She is a registered member in good standing with the Natural Health Practitioners of Canada (NHPC).
Her education has provided her with a unique blend of modalities that have allowed her to integrate her knowledge of traditional healing with current conventional standards of treatment. Melissa has experience treating chronic illnesses, mental health, concussion and traumatic brain injury, and sports related injuries and rehabilitation. Her professional goals and passions are to continue deepening her knowledge in these fields, and she hopes to be able to provide acupuncture services in the future. She welcomes massage clients across a broad scope of massage treatment options including Therapeutic and Relaxation, Pre and Post Natal, Gua Sha and Cupping.
Melissa understands that sometimes the journey to a functional and healthful life can be overwhelming, frustrating, or full of fear of the unknown. It is her honor to provide an open-minded, non-judgmental, and empathetic environment for clients to receive treatments.
When not in the clinic, Melissa enjoys living an active and outdoor lifestyle, having new adventures, traveling, gardening, and being with her loved ones.
Paige Corrigan Registered Massage Therapist
Paige is a graduate of the Alberta Institute of Massage with honors. She is passionate about discovering how massage therapy may be beneficial for each individual. She specializes in sports massage, treating neck, back, and shoulder conditions, headaches, overuse injuries, plantar fasciitis. She also offers intra-oral massage for the TMJ, as well as prenatal and postnatal massage. Her goal is to help people manage their pain, range of motion, and stress. She believes in client education, and communication for effective, comfortable treatments.