Golden Collective Team
The Golden Collective Team consists of 3 full-time registered manual practitioners and multiple movement therapists. We have 2 Registered Massage Therapists, 1 Osteopath, Yoga, Pilates, Essentrics, Kinesiologists and ELDOA Instructors.
We are dedicated to getting our patients back to optimal health and offer a range of specializations and skills to meet the individual needs of each one of our patients.
Laura Baer
Registered Massage Therapist
and Owner
Inspired by the osteopathic approach and using movement as therapy, Laura blends myo-fascial massage with crania-sacral therapy and facilitated stretching to help you find ease and freedom in your body. She has completed her Cranio-Sacral Therapy training with the Upledger Institute (CST 1, 2 and Somato-emotional release 1), 200 Hr Yoga Teacher Training and Doula Certification.
Annabel Drouin Begin
B.Sc Kinesiologist, Osteopathic Practitioner
and Co-Founder
She earned her B.Sc. in Kinesiology from the University of Sherbrooke with a specialization in exercise therapy. Graduate from the College of Osteopathic Studies of Montreal in summer of 2020 from the 6 years program. She also holds a certificate in anti-inflammatory nutrition.
Meggy Bellerive
Registered Massage Therapist
Since becoming an RMT, Meggy is grateful to work with a wide variety of individuals. She would describe her style of massage as strong, slow and intuitive. She utilizes techniques such a Myofascial Release, Trigger Point Release and Breathwork. Of course, each massage is catered to the individual and their specific needs. Meggy is excited to meet you where you are.
Louise Upton
620 HR Trauma Informed Yoga Instructor
In June 2014, she completed her 200 YTT with Julia McCabe in Pemberton BC then a 100 HR Yoga Anatomy - Prevention & Therapy training with Julia in May 2018. She has recently completed her 300 HR Advanced Yoga training with Erin Evans & Lydia Zamorano in Canmore, AB. Through her training she has developed a belief in alignment and integrity in one's practice to ensure a long lasting practice. She understands that there is no one-size-fits-all, and loves to let her spicy personality shine through with thoughtful, fun, and heart filled classes.
Kristina Skovbjerg
Registered Massage Therapist
Kristina has been a registered massage therapist for 3 year and is currently registered with the CMTBC. She began her studies in Athletic Therapy and went on to study Massage Therapy at Mohawk college in Ontario.
Being a lifelong athlete she has recently embraced mountain sports since moving to the rockies. With a passion for cycling and triathlons, white water kayaking, skiing and snowboarding, Golden is the perfect place for her. Massage Therapy helped Kristina through injuries from the many sports she loves and inspired her to become a Massage Therapist. She believes “motion is lotion”, implying our bodies need movement to maintain good health and through massage therapy we can optimize body mechanics and achieve great things.
As a trauma informed therapist she is deeply committed to providing a safe, calm and welcoming environment for clients. Kristina’s clinical interest is in sport massage, rehabilitation and prenatal massage. She uses a variety of techniques such as Swedish and deep tissue massage, as well as advanced techniques such as Myofascial Release Techniques, Tripper Point Therapy, Joint Mobilizations, Level One Soft Tissue Release and Facilitated Stretching. Kristina has additional training in Prenatal massage and Indian Head Massage.
Catherine Walton
Registered Massage Therapist
Catherine is an RMT with 15+ years of experience and she is happy to return to BC after a 2 hiatus in Ontario, where she was fortunate to work as an RMT & also live closer to her family.
As a therapist she is committed to helping my clients achieve their wellness goals. Her training began in 2007 after she completed the RMT program at the Okanagan Valley College of Massage Therapy in Vernon, BC. She offers a range of treatments to her clients. Her hands-on training includes Swedish massage, neuromuscular therapy, connective tissue manipulation, stretching, & hydrotherapy, plus continued education courses in Vodder’s Lymphatic Drainage & Sculptural Face Lifting Technique massage.
Catherine will start working at the Golden Collective mid May!
You can learn more about Catherine through her personal RMT website below.
Alex Rodrigue
B.Sc Kinesiologist, Osteopathic Practitioner and Yoga Instructor
Alex is passionate about optimizing the physical potential of her clients, whether with athletes looking to manage performance, women through pregnancy or just regular people, from children to the elderly, looking to move pain-free and feel well in their day-to-day lives. Her continuous pursuit of maintaining a healthy lifestyle, in order to do the activities and things that she loves, is what drives her to help others strive for the same goals and therefore live a healthier and happier life!
Louise Upton
620 HR Trauma Informed Yoga Instructor
In June 2014, she completed her 200 YTT with Julia McCabe in Pemberton BC then a 100 HR Yoga Anatomy - Prevention & Therapy training with Julia in May 2018. She has recently completed her 300 HR Advanced Yoga training with Erin Evans & Lydia Zamorano in Canmore, AB. Through her training she has developed a belief in alignment and integrity in one's practice to ensure a long lasting practice. She understands that there is no one-size-fits-all, and loves to let her spicy personality shine through with thoughtful, fun, and heart filled classes.
Nicole Duvent
Embodied Heart Breathwork Facilitator
Hello, I’m Nicole, I live on a homestead with my husband, dogs, cats, pigs, and chickens. We run an off-grid Permaculture farm and Eat Pure Mountain Market an organic grocery store. I am a passionate spiritual seeker with a love of transcendental experiences. I came to breathwork through this path and was blown away by the profound insights and guidance I received from something as simple as breathing. It was one of these insights that lead us to build a yurt temple on our farm and to train to be a breathwork facilitator. I host breathwork in-person and online, group and individual, as well as retreats. Join me on Instagram at Embodied Heart Breathwork to find out more! I look forward to breathing with you.
Debbie Christianson
Pilates Instructor
After feeling the benefits of practicing Pilates for a couple years, Debbie could not help but want to share this movement method with others and became a certified instructor.
Now with 7 years of experience teaching Mat Pilates, she likes to add some variations that really make you feel the burn.
She is passionate about making fitness simple to understand, easy to attain, and above all....FUN!
Debbie is dedicated to helping others in all aspects of wellness by meeting them where they are at and gently helping them improve their capabilities. She spent many years teaching snowboarding of all levels including coaching freestyle at summer camps in Whistler. Now, Debbie is a Health Coach, Life Coach and PEMF practitioner. Her life mission is to help people get to the core of their obstacles and help them get out of their own way so they can become their best selves and live the life they truly desire.
Mary Lagos
Yoga Instructor
In December 2022, Mary completed her 200-YTT and is softly embarking on a new journey to share her love for yoga. She is passionate about mindful practices that are rooted in traditional hatha yoga promoting integrative health through mind, body and breath.
Mary recently become a Jikiden Reiki Okuden Level II certified practitioner in April 2023 and she is currently training in the classic routine of Northern style (Nuad-Bo-Rarn) Thai Massage. It is her intention to offer healing practices that naturally restore and balance our physical, mental and energetic bodies.
Randa Sultan
Coach, Energy Healer, Breathwork, Qigong and Meditation Guide
Randa Sultan is a transformational life and mindset coach, energy healer, breathwork, qigong and meditation guide… leading you to your intuitive guidance and empowering you to embody the magic within. She is passionate about living life in alignment and supports women to find their place of inner calm, clarity, and confidence so they can live with more ease, joy, balance, and fulfillment.
Her mastery lies in creating sacred, supportive, and nurturing spaces for women to find their way back to their inner light. In these spaces, she weaves together her extensive training and experience in energy healing, breathwork, meditation, qigong, life and mindset coaching to create a unique experience for each woman to heal and transform. She works one-on-one, in groups, in person and remotely.
I see your light, even when you cannot. Let me guide you to your magic, so you too can live an embodied life.
Zoé Beaulieu
Sound Healer and Yoga Teacher
Yoga found Zoé when she needed it the most and that was the beginning of a beautiful healing adventure.
After a few years of personal practice, she began her 500hTTC in 2018, and completed it in 2023 in India. In between these years of training, she lived 3 years in Amma's ashram in India. While there, she served many silent retreats and learned about the blissful practices of the Bhakti yoga, the yoga of love. She discovered happiness through chanting mantras and was guided to go to Nepal to learn more about sound healing and Nada yoga, the yoga of sound.
Zoé is now completing a Yogatherapy course and is discovering a deep love for the intimate private session. She appreciates sharing her knowledge to those interested and willing to make a change.
She is inviting you to discover a unique experience of mantras chanting and Tibetan bowls in her relaxing sound healing classes.
Sarah Anderson
Yoga Instructor
Sarah Anderson is a certified yoga teacher, birth doula, semi-retired aerialist, and professional dancer. She holds her Reiki Master, Tantra Coaching, and Family & Systemic Constellations Facilitator certificates. Sarah offers her Tantric wisdom, yogic knowledge and witchcraft wellness for people to connect with themselves, others, and their higher selves. She is currently teaching prenatal yoga, leading women back to their wild selves, and being a badass mother and wife. Her spare time is filled with a wild and wondrous two year old and three dogs!
Justin Tharega
Yoga Teacher
Justin Thareja (he/him) received his 200 hour teaching certification from the Sivananda Yoga Ranch nestled in the mountains of upstate New York. He originally discovered a passion for yoga from the hatha-style Bikram sequence, which specializes in longer holds within a heated room.
He practices yoga as a way to ground himself, expand his perspective, and experience peace. He believes from this foundation your true self can shine.
Since starting to teach in 2021, Justin’s primary goal has been to help guide others toward self-improvement with the aid of this practice. He has started to expand on his core learnings, favoring a hatha-style class with pranayama (breathing exercises), and long rests
