Our Faculty

Janet has a Bachelor of Science Graduate from the University of Alberta: Augustana Faculty, a massage therapy graduate of Northern Institute of Massage Therapy and Alberta College of Massage Therapy, Calgary, Alberta. Janet has attained training in Osteoarticular Techniques; Myofascial Remodeling; Visceral Manipulation; Low Intensity Laser Therapy; Pregnancy Massage and Therapeutic Ball Release.

She has also completed the Instructor Development Program and is certified in Basic American Sign Language. Janet became an instructor in 2012 and completed two NACC Instructor Development Programs. Janet feels very fortunate to have the opportunity to encourage manual osteopathic therapists-in-training as they pursue their dreams of helping others into health and wellness. If you asked Janet what the greatest highlight of her role is, she would say “Nothing excites me more than listening to budding practitioners talk about how their techniques effected lasting change and vastly improved their client’s quality of life. Nothing beats that!”

Tanya is a Registered Massage Therapist licensed to practice in both British Columbia and Alberta and has practiced in both provinces. A graduate of the West Coast College of Massage Therapy in 2008; she developed an interest in fascia early in her career. This prompted her to pursue further study of fascia related techniques in the majority of the professional development courses she has taken. She continues to increase her expertise of fascia through studies and her practice.

Tanya currently has her own massage therapy practice in Edmonton; is a TA for the massage therapy program and is part of the academic committee at ACMT. She is excited for the opportunity to inspire other health care professionals on the importance of a healthy fascial system and teach methods to treat fascial dysfunction.

Katherine has been a Registered Massage Therapist since 2003. She has been refining her skills with a technique called Craniosacral Therapy (CST) since 2007 under the mentorship of an osteopathic doctor. She began her certification process through The Upledger Institute, and then completed a 2 year diploma program through Body Intelligence, making her a Registered Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist®. CST fascinated Katherine with its ability to normalize the environment around the brain and spinal cord and enhance the body’s ability to self-correct.

Katherine has always enjoyed explaining about the body and how it works, so it was a natural progression when she began teaching practical classes at the local Massage Therapy College, OVCMT from 2009 to present. Katherine has been a part of the teaching team with Body Intelligence since 2015, and she also teaches a CST & MET course in Las Mulas, CHILE for those who like to take courses abroad. Teaching has been a wonderful partner in Katherine’s own learning process, and she is excited to be joining the teaching team with Manual Osteopathy College of Canada.

Sheryl Hamilton has been in practice as an RMT since 1997, first in Toronto and then in Vancouver and now in Armstrong, BC. She has taught the anatomy and neuroanatomy components of massage therapy at both the Swedish Institute College of Health Sciences in New York, NY and at OVCMT in Vernon, BC. Sheryl has been developing and teaching continuing education courses to massage therapists since 2012. Her own Continuing Education training includes Visceral Manipulation through the Barral Institute and Biodyamic Craniosacral Therapy training through Body Intelligence. Sheryl brings a passion for living anatomy and the process of healing to her teaching, to facilitate ease of understanding and application for students. Sheryl is also trained as a Spiritual Director. She lives in Armstrong with her husband, two sons, poodle Orion and tortoise Flower.