Heidi Shimo

Heidi was fascinated and inspired by her massage therapist and treatments when she was in her early 20s while working at a high stressed level job in a medical centre and intensely training for sports events. She was amazed and grateful how massage therapy helped her relieve many of her symptoms and regained some balance in her life.

A few years later, courage led her back to studying and graduated from Utopia Academy in 2009. Her passion since has been creating a supportive space for her clients to understand and heal their bodies.

She sees each person as a completely unique case and will come up with a specific treatment through attentive and deep listening, assessment and palpation. By doing that, she hopes to help her clients to achieve a healthier and pain free lifestyle.

Heidi likes to treat all ages using modalities including Swedish, Trigger Point Release, Deep Tissue, Myofascial Release, Active Release, Joint Mobilization, Active and Passive Stretching, and home care exercises.

The common conditions she treats include: Acute injury Chronic pain/fatigue Pre and post-natal massage Sports massage Stress related symptoms

When she is not at work, she enjoys spending time with her 3 young children either in a trail, up on a mountain, or traveling and exploring this beautiful world. At home she likes cooking, gardening, and playing board games with her kids. For exercise and focus training, she is currently working on her red belt in Karate.