Soma Studio

Specialties

Soma Studio is a registered massage therapy clinic dedicated to helping our clients enhance their well-​being and overcome any physical limitations. We provide therapeutic massage treatments in a professional, caring and comfortable environment. Our two studios are both warm and inviting spaces that will provide a welcome refuge from your busy day.

All of our highly-​trained registered massage therapists will utilize a variety of therapies and techniques to ensure you receive a restorative and healing registered massage based on your specific needs. Soma has several therapists certified in pregnancy massage, postnatal massage, yoga therapy and baby massage.

We also offer easy online appointment booking and gift certificate purchase for our clients. Prenatal massage clients will enjoy our body pillowing system for a safe, comfortable and deeper therapeutic massage.

History

Established in 2000.

Soma Studio’s first location on Vancouver’s west side was founded by Lori Johnson, a RMT and yoga teacher. Over the years Soma Studio developed a strong reputation in Vancouver for pregnancy massage, with thanks to a gifted group of prenatal therapists and a special body pillowing system.

However, all of our RMTs provide therapeutic massage services in a wide range of techniques for both women and men — and even babies. Soma Studio is now owned and managed by Lori and Denis Martel, RMT.

In 2012, Soma Studio opened its second location in East Vancouver near North Burnaby, to better serve all of our clients who live and work in these areas. Several of our massage therapists now work at both locations.

Meet the Business Owner

Lori and Denis M.

Business Owner

LORI — Healing through massage is Lori’s lifework. In addition to having over 20 years of experience as a massage therapist, she co-​founded her first massage therapy studio in 1993 and opened Soma Studio on her own in 2000. Lori helps her clients to find ease in their bodies through deep tissue massage, therapeutic exercise, and yoga therapy. She continues her massage therapy education into alternative techniques that will benefit her clients.

DENIS — For the last 15 years, Denis has been utilizing his training in Bodynamics as a foundation. It was through his own trauma, a neck injury, that he realized massage therapy was a good model to treat injuries. This started his journey at the Westcoast College of Massage Therapy in 2006. He now utilizes deep tissue muscle treatments in conjunction with muscle energy, Swedish massage and trigger point therapy. When these modalities are combined, they are of great benefit in treating overuse or traumatic injuries.