Manna is a queer massage and scarwork therapist whose work holds space for & centres those experiencing or resisting oppression & those working towards collective liberation. Her⁠ bodywork practice that is rooted in the political, retaining a commitment to understand the complexity of how our social political environment impacts our health & nervous systems, and how essential it is to facilitate release of trauma responses in our bodies. ⁠Her practice is consent led, trauma aware, queer, trans & sex worker inclusive. 

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Website: www.healingresistance.org/

Millie is the cofounder of The Family Care Collective, an organization that works in advocacy & education for vulnerable communities, with a focus on perinatal mental health. She will be offering craniosacral therapy (www.craniosacralbiodynamics.ca) orienting to the individual needs of each client & gently supporting ongoing processes. 

Contact: millie.tresierra@gmail.com

Wanda is first generation Nicaraguan and half second generation Polish. Their a Massage Therapist since 2021 that practices Deep Tissue, Swedish, Reflexology and Shiatsu. They believe in making Massage Therapy accessible to radicalized folks and offering space to heal body and spirit. Focusing on healing the BIPOC community within. 

Do you suffer from chronic pain or tensions in the upper back and neck area? From your shoulders to hands because of computer work? Maybe the lower back? Renaud will help you to breathe better and more deeply, working with your pain, not against it.It will be a chair massage session.More about Renaud: www.NRmassage.ca

Suparna Choudhury is Co-Founder of the Family Care Collective and Assistant Professor and Co-Director of the Culture, Mind & Brain Program at the Division of Social & Transcultural Psychiatry, McGill University. Her research is at the intersection of cognitive neuroscience and anthropology.

Sonia Osorio has a Master’s level training homeopathic medicine and naturopathy. She is also a massage therapist and a certified yoga instructor and meditation practitioner with over 20-years’ experience in mind-body approaches to health and well-being. For several years, Sonia worked as a writer and editor in medical and health care publishing, and she has also helped develop and facilitate teaching curricula for various organizations. She has worked with individuals in areas related to physical and emotional trauma, addiction, women’s health, and gender issues. Her work is individualized and collaborative, encouraging us to broaden our perspective of what constitutes well-being – for ourselves and for our communities. Contact: livingbalancenow.com/en/home/