Harmony Wellness Team
Acupuncture, Chinese Medicine, Nutrition, Craniosacral Therapy, Massage. Owner of Harmony Wellness Centre. Offers direct billing to Pacific Blue Cross
Specialties:
- Injury and pain recovery
- Chronic pain issues
- Pregnancy and postpartum
- Infertility and gynecological imbalances
- Digestive and GI tract issues
- Pediatrics (babies to teenagers)
- Anxiety and stress management
Dr. Gabrielle Steinberg has been working in health and wellness since 1998. Inspired to support people in their innate capacities to heal, she has studied a wide range of therapies in order to provide very comprehensive, holistic and supportive treatments.
Dr. Steinberg opened Harmony Wellness in 2007 with the vision of bringing together practitioners of different types in one place to provide clients with high levels of integrated health care.
She is a Doctor of Chinese medicine, Registered Acupuncturist, Holistic Nutritionist and Craniosacral Therapist. In order to provide her clients with expertise in manual therapies she, has also studied and been certified in Shiatsu acupressure massage and reflexology, and has taken courses in deep tissue and fascial work as well as other forms of massage.
To complement the treatments, and always keeping in mind a person’s lifestyle, personal needs and constitution, food and lifestyle advice is given in an approachable and easily integrated way.
Gabrielle enjoys working with people of all ages with the goal of enhancing their performance in daily life - whether it be in sports settings or day to day activities.
Services aussi offerts en Francais.
Conditions that I commonly work with are:
For as long as I can remember I have had an interest in health & our body's workings. As a teenager, I was fortunate to be introduced to Traditional Chinese Medicine practices by a family friend. Some years later, my own experience through receiving acupuncture showed me the profound relationship between our mind, emotions, and physical body. It made such sense to see how integrated our health is! I was hooked.
Since then, I am honoured to have been practicing for nearly 20 years. I am especially passionate about making acupuncture accessible to all people in a safe & nurturing way. I practice "distal" acupuncture in the traditions of the late Master Tung & Richard Teh-Fu Tan. This style allows both the practitioner & patient to have immediate feedback & integration during the treatment and to further tailor the treatment to your specific needs.
Acupuncture treatment may include cupping, sound therapy via the use of special tuning forks, and acupressure. Some gentle lifestyle advice may be included where applicable.
My philosophy is that of traditional oriental medicine - assisting to find balance in health, work & play. And I love to play. My way of doing so is hiking, biking - anything in our beautiful natural surroundings of BC. I love good food and try to recreate my favorite childhood recipes to share with my own family. And if I can get some of the ingredients out of my own little garden my heart is very happy indeed!
I hope to see you soon.
Registered Massage Therapist
Offers direct billing to most insurance companies, including Pacific Blue Cross, Sunlife, Telus Health, Green Shield, Canada Life and Manulife.
Commonly treated conditions:
- Postural dysfunctions
- Joint dysfunctions
- Pain management
- Overuse injuries
- Sport injuries
Mirka is very enthusiastic about physical activity and helping people to return to their daily life activities. She combines massage therapy with therapeutic exercises to not only treat injury and pain, but also prevent it.
Treatment is focused on patient’s goals like decreasing pain, improving postural muscle imbalances, helping with headaches as well as helping with physical limitations that can decrease joy of life. These goals are achieved by combining various massage methods such as deep or calming Swedish techniques, passive and active stretches, myofascial release, joint mobilization and various others.
Mirka works with every patient as an individual and she provides specific treatments to address each person’s needs. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Sport Science from Europe. She is very passionate about knowledge and is continuously educating herself and keeping up with new approaches in massage therapy.
Mirka loves any physical activity and movement. She has been active and loving sports since she could walk.
Emma's grounded demeanor and strong, slow treatments provide a space for self-awareness and integration for all of her clients, whether in cases of healing from acute injury, working through chronic pain and systemic condition management, or enjoying holistic relaxation and release.
Client-centered care and collaboration is at the core of her massage practice, as well as guiding the breath as a tool to deepen and expand the experiential capacity of the nervous system. Her goal is to support you in cultivating curiosity and attunement in the intentions that you bring to the treatment room.
With a background in fine art and somatics, a reverence for tactility and self expression has been central to Emma's life from an early age. She graduated with honors from Vancouver College of Massage Therapy in 2022 and knows her learning from the human form will be life-long.
A few of her favourite things to spend her time doing include sleeping, gardening, cooking and baking, weaving, and dancing.
Jeff Gabert is a graduate of the inaugural massage therapy program at Langara College. Throughout the program he was fortunate to work with diverse populations and benefitted from the knowledge shared by fantastic teachers and fellow RMT’s. Jeff has a special interest in treating chronic pain and fatigue, particularly those dealing with arthritis. He regularly leads talks and workshops for the Arthritis Society dealing with coping skills and tips for pain management. Another area of interest for Jeff is sports massage and injury rehabilitation. He will be spending a week this summer travelling and working on the competitors of the BC Bike race, keeping them in riding shape.
Jeff seeks to aid the body in its natural healing process and help clients implement a homecare program that will facilitate their recovery.
By employing a variety of massage techniques including: Swedish, deep tissue, myofascial release, joint mobilizations and muscle energy; Jeff creates a unique and client centered massage treatment.
Outside of massage, Jeff enjoys cycling the seawall, weight training, playing music and a weekly trivia night. “I look forward to meeting you and working together.”
Osteopathic Practitioner
Specialties:
- arthritis
- foot, ankle, hip, and knee pain
- back pain, neck pain, and sciatica
-hand, shoulder, and elbow pain
-headaches
-tennis and golfer’s elbow
-postural problems due to pregnancy, sports injury, driving or work strain, or digestive issues
-neuralgia
Fabio is a physiotherapist, trained in Brazil, with a 5 year program in Osteopathy. Fabio uses his training and experience to identify the causes of many physical conditions and to restore the balance of the different tissues of the body. He has resided in Vancouver since 2016.
Fabio believes that the body has a remarkable ability to heal itself, and the role of any practitioner is simply to give it the tools to achieve it. The founder of Osteopathy, Andrew T. Still, once said "Find it, fix it, and leave it alone."
In his hometown of Rio de Janeiro, Fabio gained a lot of experience treating people from different age groups from children to the elderly, and both professional and amateur athletes. He treats a vast array of complaints, not only restricted to sprains or muscle spasm, but also digestive issues, insomnia, and some types of headaches.
Services available in Portuguese. (Servicos tambem disponiveis em portugues.)
Registered Massage Theripst
I have had the absolute joy of practicing massage therapy for the past 11 years. I completed my schooling in Toronto, Ontario and have been in practice since 2014. I am thrilled with the prospect of helping others meet their health goals through massage therapy and taking a holistic approach to wellness.
My clinical interest is calming the nervous system through Swedish massage, deep tissue, myofascial release and stretching. I am focused and present during treatment and listen to my clients individual needs to provide support however is needed.
I am grateful for the opportunity to continue to grow as a massage therapist at Harmony Wellness. I look forward to the journey ahead.