April is a clinical herbalist and Certified Nutritional Practitioner (CNP). April graduated with honours from Sir Wilfrid Laurier University in International Business and Marketing. After working in corporate, she knew she hadn’t found her true calling. When she tried acupuncture and herbal medicine, however, she discovered something that she could truly believe in. Her passion is using pure, natural and holistic methods to help individuals reach their optimal health, as this is how she cured her own digestive complaints. April’s goal is to provide her clients with the tools and education needed to heal their underlying issues in order to lead a life full of energy, vitality and positivity for year to come. With the use of hand blended herbal remedies, supplementation, key nutritional and lifestyle changes, April partners with her clients to provide them the ongoing support they need to succeed! Outside of Zen & Tonic, April is an avid athlete, participating in a variety of adventure sports, including obstacle course racing, marathon running, and cyclocross. She also loves travelling the world and spending time with her partner and furry child, Mojito.
Originally from Brisbane, Australia, Eloise is a conscientious and dedicated practitioner who brings a dose of sunshine to each of her treatment sessions.
Eloise began her career over 20 years ago as a Chartered Accountant and has worked in finance, accounting, investor relations, corporate communications and operations. No stranger to long hours and keeping up high performance amidst high stress, Eloise naturally relates to the corporate athlete and is especially interested in helping patients manage chronic stress and its cascade of related conditions (such as insomnia, anxiety, reproductive wellness, digestion).
Eloise believes that optimal health (physical, mental, emotional) is the key ingredient to living one’s best life and she is passionate about healthy lifestyle habits and preventative wellness. A strong believer in the principle that food is medicine, Eloise can often be found cooking up a storm in her kitchen.
Eloise customizes each treatment depending on the diagnosis, treatment plan and unique needs of each patient. Her offerings include acupuncture, herbal medicine, tuina massage, cupping, gua sha, ear seeds, nutrition and lifestyle counselling.
Keegan Morris graduated from Sutherland-Chan School of Massage Therapy in
2017. He is in good standing with the College of Massage Therapists of Ontario.
Keegan has been certified in Dr. Wu’s Head Massage based on traditional Chinese
acupressure techniques through the Ontario College of Traditional Chinese Medicine
institute. For over three years, he has been a part of the amazing team of
practitioners at Zen & Tonic and thoroughly enjoys working with all of his diverse
clients.
Since a young age, Keegan has practiced martial arts and later, he embarked on a 14-
month journey to rural China to develop his skills in Shaolin Kungfu. They included
both soft and hard forms such as the Taichi, Qigong and sanda. As a result, Keegan
now brings a uniquely powerful healing touch to each session. His deeply relaxing
and effective RMT work has benefitted hundreds of clients over the years.
Mavra a neurodiverse therapist dedicated to supporting individuals (15+) who face a wide range of challenges, including anxiety, depression, ADHD, cognitive disabilities, cultural or faith-based struggles, life transitions, stress, trauma (culturally-specific, childhood, racial, religious, PTSD), self-esteem issues, 2SLGBTQI+ struggles, and suicidal ideation. With a deep understanding of the mind-body connection, she believes in the power of integrating Eastern traditions and perspectives into therapy, allowing for a holistic approach to healing.
Drawing from a diverse range of therapeutic modalities, including Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT), Psychodynamic therapy, Logotherapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Narrative Therapy, and Mindfulness-Compassion modalities, Mavra tailors sessions to meet your individual needs and goals. By integrating these approaches, I offer a comprehensive toolkit that promotes self-awareness, self-compassion, and lasting change.
Sophie Baldwin is a certified Reiki and Crystal Reiki Master. She enjoys using holistic healing through her understanding of energy to provide and assist transformational shifts to assist her clients needs. Sophie is also a registered yoga/meditation teacher and is motivated to create a peaceful atmosphere allowing her clients to reach deeper states of relaxation and healing. Her goals in life are to create a more enjoyable existence, cultivating harmony, gratitude, and love into all life surrounding.
Reiki energy healing promotes peace, and activates transformational healing towards all areas of your life. This treatment can assist individuals dealing with mental health issues such as anxiety and depression, physical health issues whether acute or chronic, and in the spiritual realm as needed. Relieve pain, stress, and insomnia. Realign and balance your energy centres while enjoying a healing and peaceful experience, returning to your life force, feeling as your best self. Come in for a Reiki treatment to transform and feel your body heal through relaxing and limitless energies!
Ehsan has had a passion for his craft since childhood. Being born in Southwestern Asia, in Iran, Ehsan was raised in a family that taught him how to heal with natural remedies, which later sparked his love of holistic healing.
In his early life, Ehsan began expanding his knowledge in freelance practices with guiding principles of natural healing and self-care at local gyms. By his 20’s, he began working with athletes.
Through hard work, inspiration from his own Indigenous traditions, and motivation to help others, Ehsan watched as his clients improved gradually because of his insights. In 2016, his passion for self-improvement led him to school to become an RMT (Registered Massage Therapist). He would go on to graduate in 2018 and become registered in 2019.
Over 4 years, Ehsan worked as a massage therapist at Sutherland and Chan, and eventually started his own home practice in 2021.
At his 5-year mark of being an RMT, Ehsan felt the need to do more to expand his art. Today, Ehsan is a student at Eight Branches College, where he is studying to become a Registered Acupuncturist, while working as a full-time RMT.
It is his belief that by combining his massage treatments with the traditional Chinese art of acupuncture, patients will experience a much more thorough healing process regarding their pre-existing conditions.
Ehsan’s goal as a health care practitioner is to bring peace and equilibrium back to the patient’s body through holistic healing, traditional Chinese acupuncture and massage therapy, to assist all patients on their path to recovery. Ehsan achieves this by healing the body through the treatment of joints, muscles, body mechanics, nervous system and spirit. He also prides himself on his abilities of coaching patients to be better at taking care of themselves and prioritizing their own well-being.
Ehsan specializes in deep therapeutic healing, sports massage, deep tissue massages, tension headaches, migraine/sinus issues, TMJ syndrome and fascial tension release (for patients who suffer from anxiety, teeth grinding and/or past traumas), trigger point therapy and Acupressure. Ultimately Treating the body as a whole.
Today, Ehsan works at Zen and Tonic as an RMT.
Nathanael (Nate) Tsang is a graduate of the Masters of Physical Therapy program at Queen’s University (2015). Prior to this, he graduated with distinction with a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Kinesiology degree, also from Queen’s University (2012).
Nate is an enthusiastic physiotherapist who utilizes a functional, comprehensive assessment approach to determine the cause of his patients’ condition. Being a competitive distance runner himself for ASICS Canada and his club team Pace and Mind, he has developed an expertise in treating runners of all levels, in addition to treating people who suffer from other common work-related or sports injuries. Nate’s treatments focus in on manual techniques, exercise-based rehabilitation, contemporary medical acupuncture, kinesio-taping, running shoe prescriptions, and patient education. Nate is the head lead for the Athlete’s Care Runner’s Program – a program designed with runners in mind for all levels – which is available at both of his clinics.