Signal Hill Massage Therapists

Becky Robertson

Joined Team: December 2017

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Specialties: Manual Lymphatic Drainage, Myofascial Release, Relaxation, Swedish, Prenatal, Medium Therapeutic, Deep Tissue Massage

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Certified Modalities: Hot Stone Therapy, Foot Scrub, Face Massage

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Becky graduated as an RMT in 2017. She loves being a Massage Therapist because she enjoys the one on one aspect of helping people live pain free.

Becky enjoys being outside in the garden, hiking and reading in her hammock.

Brett Tanaka

Joined Team: October 2010

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Specialties: Deep Tissue, Injury Related Treatments

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Certified Modalities: Hot Stone Therapy, Foot Scrub, Face Massage

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Brett went to Mount Royal when it was still a college and not a university and graduated in 2008. He has been working as an RMT for 11 years, with 10 of those years being spent at Massage Heights and working at a chiropractor’s office. Brett went into massage therapy because he is more of a one-on-one type person and couldn’t see himself working at an office staring at a computer screen every day. He prefers to do therapeutic type massages that help treat people with certain issues/injuries that are affecting them. Outside of work, he enjoys spending time with his dog, watching movies and going around to food trucks when the weather is nice to try different foods.

Charmaine Brooking

Joined Team: February 2022

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Specialties: Medium Therapeutic, Myofascial Release, Relaxation, Swedish Massage

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Certified Modalities: Face Massage, Foot Scrub, Hot Stone Therapy

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Charmaine attended Makami College and graduated at the beginning of 2022. She was drawn to massage by her love of helping people and thought, “what better way than to help them live a pain free life.”

Outside of work Charmaine enjoys being outside and hanging out with her mini panthers (kitties). Some of her hobbies include drawing, painting, and playing baseball. 

Crystal Cornez

Joined Team: February 2022

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Specialties: Medium Theraputic, Myofascial Release, Relaxation and Swedish Massage. 

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Certified Modalities: Dynamic Cupping, Face Massage, Foot Scrub, Hot Stone Therapy

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Crystal has loved and been interested in Massage Therapy her whole adult life. She even had her own massage table and hot stone set long before attending school to become a therapist! Crystal would go to a massage appointment and think “I wish this was my job”. 

Crystal loves being surrounded by the calm, zen-like atmosphere offered by massage, and spending her days helping people relax and heal. Crystal finally went to and graduated from Makami College. 

“After my finals I went straight to the very place I had been a client of for years, Massage Heights. I’m so happy that I was able to make that wish my reality. Now I get to spend my days using that passion and training to help give all the clients I meet the same amazing experiences I’ve had with massage therapy.” 

David Kung

Joined Team: December 2010

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Specialties: Deep Tissue, Therapeutic Relaxation Massage, Cyriax Friction

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Certified Modalities: Dynamic Cupping, Hot Stone Therapy, Foot Scrub, Face Massage

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David has completed and graduated from both the Massage Therapy Program and Acupressure Therapy Program at Mount Royal University in December 2010.  He is accepted and approved by all insurance companies in Alberta. His goal with massage is to help people have a higher quality and pain free life.  In order to improve his skills and achieve his goal, he has dedicated himself by continuing education.  He has learned to use different tools to provide a better service to his clients by using Hot Stones and Silicone (Dynamic) Cupping, which allow him to use heat or suction to increase the depth of the treatment providing better results.

Delaida Burns

Joined Team: December 2020

Elevated RMT

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Specialties: Assisted stretching, Cross-fiber Friction, Manual Lymphatic Drainage, Myofascial Release, Reflexology, TMJ, Trigger Point Therapy, Soft Tissue Release, Relaxation, Swedish, Pre/Postnatal, Medium Therapeutic, Deep Tissue Massage

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Certified Modalities: Dynamic Cupping, Hot Stone Therapy, Foot Scrub, Face Massage

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Delaida has been a Massage Therapist for more than 30 years.  Massage her my passion: I am pleased to help others overcome pain or simply provide relaxation. She deeply understands the value of massage compared to other physical treatments as she has had a great deal of experience seeing it work near miracles for people. 

Delaida can effectively apply various massage techniques such as Swedish, Thai, and sports massage. She also enjoys providing relaxation massage and loves the opportunity to treat her guests with Reflexology

In her free time, she loves to spend time in nature; taking long walks and hiking near the mountains.

Develyn Santos

Joined Team: October 2020

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Specialties: Assisted Stretching, Cross-fiber Friction, Myofascial Release, Trigger Point Therapy, Soft Tissue Release, Relaxation, Swedish, Rehabilitation, Postural, Pre/Postnatal, Orthopedic, Medium Therapeutic, Deep Tissue Massage

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Certified Modalities: Hot Stone Therapy, Foot Scrub, Face Massage

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Develyn graduated from Makami College and  enjoys her career in Massage Therapy because she likes helping relieve people of their pain so that they may live pain free. One of her specialties is deep relaxation treatments;  she likes to focus on specific areas where guests are feeling tension and help to relieve stress from that area.

Develyn loves when a guest leaves their treatment feeling very relaxed and feels that she was able to help them with their specified concern. “I love that my guests appreciate all the hard work I put into my treatments.”

Develyns’ hobbies include hiking, camping and spending time with friends and family.

Emer Phelan

Joined Team: 2014

Elevated RMT

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Specialties:  Reflexology, Indian Head massage, Dynamic cupping, Sports Massage, Therapeutic Massage

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Certified Modalities: Hot Stone Therapy, Foot Scrub, Face Massage

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Emer has been a therapist with Massage Heights for six years. She has a background in Physical Therapy from Ireland and has 15 years of experience as a Massage Therapist. 

Emer regularly works with clients and the rest of their healthcare professional team, e.g., Physiotherapists, Chiropractors, and Personal Trainers, to devise treatment plans that will complement her client’s other healthcare treatments. Emer is the Lead Therapist at our Signal Hill location and is an Elevated Therapist.

Jomar Angeles

Joined Team: September 2022

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Specialties:  Hot Stone Therapy, Focused Neck Tension Relief, Foot Scrub.

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Certified Modalities: Deep Tissue, Lymphatic Drainage, Medium Therapeutic, Myofascial Release, Prenatal, Postnatal, Relaxation, Swedish Massage, Trigger Point Therapy.

 

Jomar has been working in the food service industry for over 10 years. Before the pandemic it made Jomar and his wife start thinking about a new career path for their lives and decided to take the journey together to become a massage therapist.

“It makes me happy to see my clients improve and feel better after each treatment”

Jomar has graduated from the 2245 hr Massage therapy diploma program at East West College and is Registered with CMMOTA. Jomar is specilized in Stress Reducing relaxation and Deep Therapeutic massage. Jomar provides specific treatment to conditions, sports specific and assessment. His goal is to provide the best treatment to help his clients improve and feel better. In his spare time Jomar love’s to cook, play video games, playing basketball and spending time with his family.

Baska Demberel

Joined Team: August 2023

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Specialties: Head and neck Massage, Muscle release.

 

Certified Modalities: Assisted Stretching, Cross-fiber, Friction, Deep Tissue, Medium Therapeutic, Prenatal/Postnatal, Relaxation, Swedish Massage, Trigger Point Therapy.

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Baska has massage experience from Mongolia but after coming to Canada worked as a Health Care Aide. After attending Makami college to pursue their dream in becoming a Massage Therapist to help more people live comfortably.

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Kannika Pongmanachai

Joined Team: October 2017

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Specialties: Combination between therapeutic and relaxation also stretching techniques.

 

Certified Modalities: Assisted Stretching, Medium Therapeutic, Trigger Point Therapy

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Maida Neira

Joined Team: June 2015

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Specialties:Assisted Stretching, Cross-fiber Friction, Myofascial Release, Trigger Point Therapy, Soft Tissue Release, Deep Tissue, Medium Therapeutic, Orthopedic, Pre/Postnatal, Rehabilitation, Relaxation, Swedish Massage

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Certified Modalities: Dynamic Cupping, Hot Stone Therapy, Foot Scrub, Face Massage

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Maida attended Makami college and has over 7 years experience; she chose Massage Therapy because in Columbia she did Massage Therapy as a post surgical procedure. Maida loves helping people and enjoys when guests leave feeling better than when they arrived. Maida is known for providing her guests with an overall relaxing experience while incorporating deep tissue and Swedish techniques. She also specializes in prenatal treatments.

Maida loves to spend time with her children and her church community. She and her family enjoy being outside in nature and riding their bikes within Calgary’s parks; doing anything with family makes her happy.

Similar Style To: Maida Neira, Develyn Santos, Becky Robertson

Mei Dong

Joined Team: November 2017

Elevated RMT

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Certified Modalities: Dynamic Cupping, Hot Stone Therapy, Foot Scrub, Face Massage

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Mei graduated from Turner Institute in 2015 where she completed a Diploma in Orthopedic Massage. She decided to enter this industry to help those suffering from pain and injuries beyond their own control. She finds fulfillment in being able to provide exceptional service and the ability to help those around me. This diploma was a great opportunity for her to develop new skills while still being able to give back to the community.

Natalya Stanger

Joined Team: March 2018

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Specialties: Relaxation, Therapeutic, Deep Tissue, Myofascial Release

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Certified Modalities: Maternity Massage, Hot Stone Therapy, Foot Scrub, Face Massage

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Natalya graduated from MaKami College in December 2017. She reached her 2200 hour certification in August 2017. She got into massage because she had an interest in anatomy and wanted to help people.

Queen Nwabueze

Joined Team: July 2023

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Specialties: Cross-Fibre Friction, Deep Tissue, Medium Therapeutic, Myofascial Release, Prenatal, Postnatal, Relaxation, Soft Tissue Release, Swedish Massage, Trigger Point Therapy, Cervical Masage.

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Certified Modalities: Hot Stone Therapy.

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Queen is Registered Massage Therapist who is currently working towards an Advanced Clinical Massage Therapy degree at Makami College here in Calgary AB.

After always wanting to be in the health care system she chose Massage Therapy as her way to help people in need. "I am able to relieve people of stress and pain with the power of massage and the gratitude and relief seen from my clients is what fascinates me and drives me towards continuing to master my practice".

Queen's massage style encompasses a combination of pressure that the clients requires and constant communication. Ensuring the guest feels comfortable while performing a therapy session is key to a great therapeutic treatment. 

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A lover of movies and action TV shows Queen is a welcome additon to the Signal Hill team! 

Ramey Bartels

Joined Team: October 2014

Elevated RMT

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Specialties: Swedish Massage, Neuromuscular Therapy

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Certified Modalities: Dynamic Cupping, Hot Stone Therapy, Foot Scrub, Face Massage

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Ramey moved to Calgary in early 2014 after studying Massage Therapy at OVCMT in Vernon, BC. Prior to Massage Therapy, he studied Political Science, Criminology, and Philosophy, with an intention to enter the field of Law. 

When he is not at work, he enjoys baseball, various games, and spending time with his wife.  

Solange Kakudji

Joined Team: May 2017

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Specialties: Myofascial Release, TMJ, Trigger Point Therapy, Relaxation, Swedish, Prenatal, Medium Therapeutic, Deep Tissue Massage

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Certified Modalities: Hot Stone Therapy, Foot Scrub, Face Massage

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Solange specializes in trigger point therapy and pain release in the neck, shoulder, and sciatic region and treatment for chronic migraine release.

Solange focuses trigger point release predominantly in the upper body: shoulder, neck, occipital region, and trapezius. 

Tristan Brodacki

Specialties: Deep Tissue Massage, Medium Therapeutic Massage, Myofascial Release

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Certified Modalities: Hot Stone Therapy, Foot Scrub, Face Massage

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Tristan attended MaKami College in Calgary and graduated in 2017. He worked for a Physiotherapy and 2 Chiropractic clinics before starting at Massage Heights. Tristan got into massage therapy because as a child, he and his family were in an automobile accident; although the accident itself was minor, he had to go through Physio and Massage treatments, which introduced his to the world of Massage. Since, Tristan has been focused on helping as many people as possible get over injuries or chronic ailments. 

Tristan enjoys working on back and shoulder regions, as these are trouble areas for many individuals. Even though these may be favored treatment areas for Tristan, he is capable of providing effective treatments for any problem areas such as hips, forearms or legs, etc.

Roxanne Angeles

Joined Team: May 2023

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Specialties: Swedish, therapeutic & relaxation

 

Certified Modalities: Cross-fiber Friction, Deep Tissue, Medium Therapeutic, Postnatal, Relaxation, Swedish Massage, Trigger Point Therapy.

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Roxanne is an RMT developing & growing her massage therapy practice. It brings her joy to see her clients improve & feel better after each treatment.

 

She graduated from the 2245 hrs massage therapy diploma program at East west college and is registered with CMMOTA. She likes to watch movies if I have free time and playing with my 2 kids 

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Dagiisuren Byamba (Dagii)

Joined Team: May 2024

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Specialties: Assisted Stretching, Cross-fiber Friction, Deep Tissue, Medium Therapeutic, Myofascial Release, Orthopedic Massage, Postnatal, Postural, Relaxation, Soft Tissue Release, Swedish Massage, TMJ, Trigger Point Therapy

 

Certified Modalities: Dynamic Cupping, Face Massage, Foot Scrub, Hot Stone Therapy

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Daggii graduated from Makami College, completing a comprehensive 2-year program with 3,000 hours of training. She joined Massage Heights as a student and fully graduated in April 2024. Originating from Mongolia, she has over 20 years of experience specializing in face massage. She finds immense joy in alleviating people's stress and bringing them relief through therapeutic touch.

 

Outside of her profession, she is an avid sports enthusiast, often found playing various sports, hitting the gym, or enjoying cross-country skiing. She also likes listening to classical music.​​

Nicolas Degirolamo

​Joined Team: April 2022

 

Bio coming soon.

Shakya Gyaltsen 

​Joined Team: July 2024

 

Bio coming soon.