Raye Anderson
I’m a mobile massage provider and yoga instructor in the beautiful Arrow Lakes region of British Columbia. I studied Massage Therapy in Nova Scotia, and moved to Nakusp in 2021.
I’ve lived in Nakusp since then, and it is here that I find vitality in my garden, support in my partner, and comfort and joy in my cat and dogs.
My Approach
I take an holistic approach to healthcare. This means seeing the interconnectedness of the body, especially through the nervous and fascial systems, and using that framework to identify the roots of pain and dysfunction. This interconnectedness weaves through the many layers of the body, involving not just the physical body, but also the emotional, mental, energetic, wisdom, and spirit bodies. This perspective is based largely off of Traditional Indian Medicine (Ayurveda) as well as North American Indigenous Medicine, from which fascial work is founded, as a branch of the great big tree of Osteopathy. My assessment and analysis skills are grounded in Western Medicine, making use of orthopedic tests, postural and gait analyses, and other assessment processes that originate from European-based and modern North American Massage Therapy practices.
You can expect a treatment that is both logical and intuitive, drawing from the best of both Western and Eastern practices.
Credentials
2-year diploma in Massage Therapy from ICT Northumberland (Nova Scotia)*
with Honours
Wholistic Therapist Award by Massage Therapists and Wholistic Practitioners of the Maritimes (A professional Massage Therapy Association in Atlantic Canada)
200hr Yoga Teacher Training from Vancouver School of Healing Arts
300hr Advanced Yoga Teacher Training from VSOHA
*Please note that I am not an RMT in BC for insurance purposes, as these credentials do not transfer easily between some provinces.
I endeavor to be a part of the change in how we approach healthcare.
I support a system that is crafted around wellness, not illness.
While our modern Western medical system is remarkable in the face of acute injuries and life-threatening illnesses, it falls short when people are dealing with long-term, chronic conditions such as autoimmune disorders, gastrointestinal dysfunction, or hormonal imbalances.
I have found that Eastern and Indigenous medical systems have much more effective treatment approaches to chronic conditions, mental health conditions, and general wellness, and they often have answers when the modern Western medical system does not.
Likewise, you will find modern Western medicine has taken root in most eastern countries, due to the answers that it has regarding acute injuries and life-threatening illnesses.
One can save you in the face of death or dismemberment (to survive); the other can give you a life worth living (to thrive).
-Raye