Hello and welcome to my newsletter. My name is Rhianna and this is the story of my healing journey.
In 1991, I was a passenger in a vehicle that was broadsided by a car traveling over 80km an hour. That moment changed my life. I spent the next 7 years in excrutiating, 24 hour-a-day pain that no drug could relieve. I felt I had only two choices; kill myself or try and fix it. Suicide seemed like an easy option, but I didn't come from a strong religious background, I was unsure what the afterlife would entail. My biggest fear was that the pain would follow me into eternity and that scared me. At the time the only treatment I was offered was muscle relaxers and anti-inflammatories. They dulled the pain but didn't remove it, and I was having a hard time functioning mentally with all the medication. It became obvious to me they were only masking the symptoms, not removing them. I started to go to physiotherapy but my pain was so great, that all he could do was ice my neck and heat my back. A chance comment by a friend sent me to her massage therapist. At that time I wasn't even aware that massage therapy existed. That day opened my eyes to a whole new world of health care. The moment I walked into her office, I knew that this was to be my calling in life. The minute I got home, I contacted the West Coast College of Massage Therapy in Vancouver, BC and started the application process to enter their school.
This newsletter is my forum to share with you all I have learned about healing the body, mind and soul. I wouldn't want to suffer through that pain ever again, but in retrospect it was the best thing that ever happened to me. It sent me on a journey that still isn't over, in search of understanding the interconnectedness of life and how an imbalance in one area can affect the rest. In my quest for relief I tried a great variety of physical therapies, looked at the role of nutrition and exercise, spent 2 years in counseling, explored a number of religious/spiritual beliefs, read over 3000 books and spoke to as many different kinds of healers as I could. The human condition is a vast subject that can be looked at from many different angles. No two bodies are the same. The reason you get headaches might not be the same reason your neighbor does. If you experience chronic pain, don't give up. Just because one treatment or the other didn't work for you doesn't mean you cant be helped, it just means you haven't found the root cause yet. It took me 7 years to rid my body of pain. Along the way I shed some emotional pain, found my connection to spirit, and learned alot of lessons.
I believe that we have to be proactive in our health care. Don't wait until you get sick, then expect the overworked medical system to repair the damage. Treat your body like the temple it is. This vehicle for your soul is the only one you get and how you look after it, directly affects your quality of life. I hope you will find the tools for a healthy body, mind and soul in these pages and use them to live your life to its greatest potential.
namaste - Rhianna
In 1991, I was a passenger in a vehicle that was broadsided by a car traveling over 80km an hour. That moment changed my life. I spent the next 7 years in excrutiating, 24 hour-a-day pain that no drug could relieve. I felt I had only two choices; kill myself or try and fix it. Suicide seemed like an easy option, but I didn't come from a strong religious background, I was unsure what the afterlife would entail. My biggest fear was that the pain would follow me into eternity and that scared me. At the time the only treatment I was offered was muscle relaxers and anti-inflammatories. They dulled the pain but didn't remove it, and I was having a hard time functioning mentally with all the medication. It became obvious to me they were only masking the symptoms, not removing them. I started to go to physiotherapy but my pain was so great, that all he could do was ice my neck and heat my back. A chance comment by a friend sent me to her massage therapist. At that time I wasn't even aware that massage therapy existed. That day opened my eyes to a whole new world of health care. The moment I walked into her office, I knew that this was to be my calling in life. The minute I got home, I contacted the West Coast College of Massage Therapy in Vancouver, BC and started the application process to enter their school.
This newsletter is my forum to share with you all I have learned about healing the body, mind and soul. I wouldn't want to suffer through that pain ever again, but in retrospect it was the best thing that ever happened to me. It sent me on a journey that still isn't over, in search of understanding the interconnectedness of life and how an imbalance in one area can affect the rest. In my quest for relief I tried a great variety of physical therapies, looked at the role of nutrition and exercise, spent 2 years in counseling, explored a number of religious/spiritual beliefs, read over 3000 books and spoke to as many different kinds of healers as I could. The human condition is a vast subject that can be looked at from many different angles. No two bodies are the same. The reason you get headaches might not be the same reason your neighbor does. If you experience chronic pain, don't give up. Just because one treatment or the other didn't work for you doesn't mean you cant be helped, it just means you haven't found the root cause yet. It took me 7 years to rid my body of pain. Along the way I shed some emotional pain, found my connection to spirit, and learned alot of lessons.
I believe that we have to be proactive in our health care. Don't wait until you get sick, then expect the overworked medical system to repair the damage. Treat your body like the temple it is. This vehicle for your soul is the only one you get and how you look after it, directly affects your quality of life. I hope you will find the tools for a healthy body, mind and soul in these pages and use them to live your life to its greatest potential.
namaste - Rhianna
About Rhianna
I began my healing journey by enrolling in massage therapy school in 1992. During the two and a half years of the program, I met hundreds of people walking a healing path. They brought their experiences, along with a wide variety of healing techniques and alternative health practices, and shared them with the class. While enrolled in school, I was going five times a week to alternative therapies for injuries sustained in a car accident. This turned out to be a gift in disguise, as I learned how my own body responded to various treatments and picked up thousands of useful tips.
After graduating from massage school, I owned and operated a Massage Clinic in Richmond BC for 7 years. This practice primarily focused on pain management and rehabilitation and was based on Doctor referrals for ICBC, WCB claims and for management of chronic medical conditions and injuries.
Since then I have worked in the spa and resort industry where I was trained in a variety of techniques in skin care and relaxation massage. In this capacity I have worked with many celebrities and well known figures in politics, business, sports and the entertainment industry. My commitment to the highest quality care and professionalism coupled with absolute client confidentiality and a genuine caring attitude has them requesting my services on a regular basis.
I have created a unique blend of deep tissue, trigger point therapy, shiatsu, swedish massage, and energy techniques to soothe and release tired achy muscles. I combine this with a wide knowledge of health care issues and treatments to give you the tools to best manage your health care.
Book an appointment with Rhianna today and experience a revitalized sense of well-being.
Since 1992, Rhianna has been continually exploring various forms of alternative health care. Some courses she has taken include:
- Massage Therapy - West Coast
College of Massage Therapy - Reiki levels 1, 2, 3
- Healing Touch level 1
- Shiatsu
- Thai Massage
- Point-specific Acupuncture
Technique - Feldenkrais
- Herbal Medicine Properties and Preparation
- Myofascial Release
- Trigger Point Therapy
- Cranio-sacral Therapy level 1
- Dr. Vodder's Manual Lymph
Drainage Technique level 1 - Canfitpro Personal Trainer
- Power Walking
- Hot Stone Therapy
- Aromatherapy Massage
- Healing with Sound and Colour
- Handwriting Analysis
