Intuitive care since 2005
Hello! I’m Alicia. I discovered massage therapy school in 2003 and, despite having never received a professional massage, I instinctively enrolled. My first human anatomy class uncovered a curiosity for wellness which set me on an introspective adventure of personal growth and initiated a mission of service through compassionate care. I worked through my first professional decade in the physiotherapy world, primarily focused on deep tissue work for physical rehab, acute injury, and chronic pain. Inspired by my exposure to osteopathy, I began training in craniosacral therapy and ventured briefly into reiki. My personal path led me deep into practices of yoga & meditation which intuitively became integrated into my bodywork styles and revealed a new awareness of the relationship between trauma and illness. This depth of connection inspired a career move to independent practice and in 2015, I parted from the security of a national company. By 2016, I had partnered to open Pramana on Gottingen Street in Halifax, NS; a queer-centred studio which served to hold meaningful space for yoga, massage therapy, aligned partnerships, and community workshops until the business was closed in 2019. I continue to serve from the North End, in line with Pramana’s beloved mission, in my office on Agricola Street. In Spring of 2025, I graduated from Mount Saint Vincent University with a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology (honours) with a minor in neuroscience. This academic endeavour has enriched my understanding of the connection between mental patterns and patterns of tension in the body, deepening my attunement to client care.
Personally, I identify as a gay cis woman and prioritize safe and comfortable access to health & wellness services, particularly for our LGBTQ+ community and especially for those identifying as non-binary or transgender. Beyond treating soft tissue injury and imbalance, I am passionate about holding open space for vulnerability & release in order to foster an intimate connection with one’s body. I strive to serve as a conduit on the path of healing, growth and the realization of one’s truth and potential. I am a mum to two, a partner to one, a dog & cat owner, an avid outdoor explorer, a seeker of Self, a believer of universal good, and a lover of the written word.
Come, work with me and be open to the valuable potentials of a healthy mind & body relationship.
“Very little grows on jagged rock. Be ground. Be crumbled so wild flowers will come up where you are. You have been stony for too many years. Try something different.
Surrender.”