Donna Turner, RMT

 Donna Turner began her journey into massage in 1995 when she started taking classes at Mount Royal College. She worked out of her home for years while maintaining a full-time job. In the early 2000's. Donna's path led her to further her knowledge and education enticing her passion for massage. Donna continued taking individual courses specializing in different areas of the body.  In 2005, Donna attended the Foothills College of Massage Therapy receiving her diploma.  She continuously expands her knowledge, to include Cranio Sacral and Lymph Drainage Therapy.  Through the 5 levels of Cranial Sacral therapy she’s learned the language of the body and with the 4 levels of Lymph Drainage Therapy found it amazing how such a gentle touch could produce such profound results.  Next is the 4 levels of brain therapy which has lit a fire for more understanding with in her. Donna intends to continue on this path to find where it leads. 

Donna has a passion for painting, and enjoys evolving her techniques through the knowledge of local artists in her time away from the massage table.   She enjoys painting with acrylics and paints landscapes, animals and has just began portraits of people. She also spends time knitting preemie toques and receiving blankets for the Foothills NICU.
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Grace Michelsson, RMT

​Grace's positive energy is infectious and leaves patients feeling mentally and physically restored. She has a love for the outdoors, and can often be found on her stand up paddle board. She has a passion for yoga, and is committed to expanding her practice. She has been practicing massage therapy for over a decade, and specializes in La Stone therapy. Grace offers many different forms of massage therapy, including CranioSacral massage. 

Shanai Graf, RMT

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Shanai’s interest in Massage Therapy began during a trip to Thailand where she fell in love with Thai massage.  After returning home she immediately knew that she wanted to begin schooling to become a Massage Therapist. She graduated as a RMT from MacEwan University. She is also certified in Level One and Two Thai Massage from the Thai massage school of Chiang Mai.

Shanai views health and wellness as multidimensional and practices it as that. Throughout all of her training her appreciation for massage has only increased. She realizes how massage can not only relieve pain but also alter one’s emotional state. 

Shanai’s passion throughout her massage practice is to help people truly relax and restore. She is a strong believer in the mind body connection. To her this means recurrent thoughts and emotions can affect our physiological functioning. She forms her treatment plan around this belief by incorporating a combination of relaxation and therapeutic massage into the practice. She believes our bodies are built to move and her goal is to enable people to find the desire for movement again.

Maureen Kenyon, RMT

​Maureen Kenyon graduated from MH Vicars School of Massage Therapy in 2014. She has furthered her training to offer Swedish Massage, Myofascial Release, and Therapeutic Massage in many modalities.

Maureen has worked in the field of Personal Training since 2010, offering patients an unique perspective on injury rehabilitation and overall fitness. As a personal trainer, Maureen has instructed boot camps, senior exercise classes, and individual training goals. Her passion for health and wellness goes above and beyond, as she utilizes both aspects of her training to accurately assist her patients.

Maureen lives a healthy and active lifestyle; enjoying the outdoors, golfing, biking, and much more! She appreciates the time spent with her family and watching her son in all of his sports. Maureen and her family especially enjoy spending time with their newest addition, a golden retriever!

Whitney Neely, RMT

Whitney was raised in the Cochrane area and spent her childhood hiking, backpacking, travelling, playing softball and volleyball, and her first love, riding horses.  She trained cow horses and competed in team penning even made top 10 once at the Calgary Stampede.  Whitney developed an interest in massage therapy from her desire to help people and her own athletic experience. She began to research alternative health therapies and fell in love with massage therapy and all of its benefits. Whitney then attended the program at Medicine Hat College and graduated with high honors' in 2008.  Whitney utilizes an overall health and wellness approach using deep tissue, myofascial release, aromatherapy, hot stone and various other techniques to help you achieve and maintain optimal wellness. Whitney has been working with the Canadian Pro Rodeo Sport Medicine Team for over 10 years. She enjoys providing her expertise to the rodeo athletes to help keep them at their optimal competitive strength and health.   She is currently the Coordinator of the Massage Therapist group and a member of the Service Committee.  

​She has primarily been a stay-at-home mom in the Black Diamond area.  She has two beautiful daughters who are also busy country girls with a passion for their ponies.  Whitney is an active dedicated Mom with strong family values. She is an avid volunteer at her daughters school and on the C. Ian McLaren School Council.  She also enjoys coaching their soccer and softball teams. She continues to hike, camp, and travel.
Mattea Heister, RMT
Before beginning her career in massage therapy, Mattea was a certified personal trainer, working specifically in rehabilitation exercise as a physiotherapy assistant in Okotoks. Athletics and physical well-being have always been one of her passions. In 2016, Mattea began working with the front desk admin at our clinic and began her schooling for massage therapy in 2018. She graduated from the Calgary College of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture in 2020 as an RMT and also completed her first year of acupuncture, however her second and third year of acupuncture training are on hold after having twin girls in September 2020. 
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Mattea grew up in the foothills with a deep love and appreciation for the outdoors. With hobbies including horseback riding, hiking and backpacking, exercise, yoga and running, Mattea's believes firmly in home-care and staying active to increase the benefits of your massage treatments. She uses the fundamentals of orthopaedic assessment to accurately recognize and treat dysfunctions and sends her clients home with the tools to prevent re-injury and future issues. Having studied Chinese massage and meridians, she also enjoys performing the occasional relaxation massage, incorporating acupressure and cupping and the 12 meridian concept. 
Diamond Valley Chiropractic and Health Centre
205 Centre Ave West 
Black Diamond, Alberta
​403-933-3088