Elevate your wellness journey with therapeutic relaxation massage therapy in Old Strathcona, Edmonton.
Carissa Barke, Registered Massage Therapist
Carissa is a Board-Certified, Registered Massage Therapist providing therapeutic relaxation massage to help reduce stress and anxiety and elevate your well-being.
Carissa Barke, Registered Massage Therapist
Carissa is a Board-Certified, Registered Massage Therapist providing therapeutic relaxation massage to help reduce stress and anxiety and elevate your well-being.
Meet Carissa
Carissa’s experience with holistic health and alternative medicine is the foundation of her practice.
Carissa’s approach is nurturing, attentive, gentle, and restorative. She specializes in therapeutic relaxation massage to help treat pain and symptoms of stress and anxiety. By focusing on soothing the nervous system with skilled touch, the systems of healing in the body are supported.
Her treatments typically combine a variety of techniques, such as Swedish massage, PNF stretching, and passive release. She also may use subtle healing techniques, such as reflexology, vagus nerve stimulation, sound healing, breath work, and energy work in her approach.
You can expect a custom, client-focused treatment that initiates the healing of body and mind. The treatment room is dedicated to bring calm, peace, and deep restedness to body and mind.
Here’s what to expect:
1. Arrival
10-15 min
On your first visit, plan to arrive 15 minutes early to complete your health history form (or to save time, complete the form in advance). Keep in mind that if you’re driving, you may need a little extra time for parking.
2. Intake
5-10 min
Next, you will head to the treatment room with your therapist. There, you will review your health concerns, complete relevant assessments, discuss a treatment plan, and cover any further questions you may have.
3. Prep
2-3 min
You will then be left alone to disrobe (you may undress down to your comfort level). For your privacy and safety, you’ll remain covered by the linens at all times. Only the part of the body being worked on will be uncovered.
4. Enjoy
60, 75, or 90 min
Every treatment is uniquely suited to your needs. Open communication about your experience throughout the treatment is invited. You are welcome to initiate as much or as little conversation as you like.
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FAQs
What is the cost of a treatment?
Price is for treatment time. First-time clients will also receive a complementary intake, which typically lasts about 10-15 minutes.
Le Soleil Health & Wholeness
- 60 Minutes, $108
- 75 Minutes, $128
- 90 Minutes, $148
Where are you located?
Carissa is located in the heart of the Old Strathcona in Edmonton:
Le Soleil Health and Wholeness
#201, 8135 102 St NW, Edmonton, AB.
Le Soleil is located on the second floor of the Roots on Whyte Community Building.
Street Access: Enter the building and take the stairs on your left. At the next floor up, turn left, and follow the hall around the corner. The red door to Le Soleil Health and Wholeness (Suite #201) will be on your left.
Elevator Access: Take the elevator to the second floor. From the elevator, turn right. Follow the hall around the corner. The door to Le Soleil Health and Wholeness (Suite #201) will be on your left.
The building’s reception desk on the main floor would be happy to assist you, should you need help.
Is treatment covered by my health insurance plan?
Carissa fulfills the 2200-hour educational and licensing requirements of most extended health benefit plans. An itemized receipt with licensing number will be provided to you upon payment for services, which can be submitted by you to your insurance company for reimbursement.
*Direct billing coming soon*
What is your approach to massage?
When the body and mind are given space to relax, it is able to do it’s deepest healing work. Carissa’s approach supports this by providing a calm, nurturing, and relaxing environment to help address:
- Stress and anxiety
- Emotional burden
- Neck and shoulder pain
- Insomnia
- Fibromyalgia
- TMJD
Carissa works to create a gentle environment for Highly Sensitive People (HSPs). She welcomes people with sensory processing sensitivity into the treatment space.
Do you offer deep tissue massage?
Carissa’s approach to deep tissue massage is not about causing pain or using heavy pressure. It is about understanding of the layers of the muscles in the body and how they will relax, lengthen and release. Most techniques are applied with medium to light pressure. Carissa’s believes that when the body and mind relax, the body can do its best healing work.
Where should I park?
1. Underground Parking. There is a paid underground parkade accessible from the alley on the south side of the Roots on Whyte building (see pin). Click here for rates and information.
2. Free Parking. There is street parking available year-round, on the north side of 81st Ave, as well a few blocks south, on 80th Avenue (see pin).
3. Timed Parking. There is free, 2-hour parking along 102nd Street and on the south side of 81st Ave (see pin).
4. Metered Parking. There is metered parking on Whyte Ave. It is $2/hr M-F, and $1/hr Saturday, with a 2-hour max, and free after 6pm (see pin).
Is the clinic wheelchair accessible?
Yes, the clinic is wheelchair accessible, offering:
- Accessible Parking
- Elevator Access to Clinic Floor
- Powered Main Doors
- Accessible Washrooms
If you would like more information on clinic accessibility, please contact us.
How do I access the Intake Form?
Le Soleil Health & Wellness, Ltd.
You can fill out a electronic copy of the intake form here. Simply print it out and bring it with you to your appointment. Should you choose to fill the form out at the clinic, please plan to arrive to your appointment 15 mins early.
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Le Soleil Health & Wholeness, Ltd.
Roots on Whyte Community Building
#201, 8135 – 102 St NW
Edmonton, AB T6E 4A4
(780) 414-1466
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