Carl Kern, RMT, BA
4 Rivers Massage Therapy
In Carl's Massage Therapy practice, he utilizes Swedish, deep tissue, trigger point therapy, stretching, and active engagement techniques, while encouraging free range of motion in your joints and a connection with your breath. His goal during treatment is to find and address the root causes of pain and dysfunction rather than by chasing after the symptoms.
It is important to Carl that people feel home in their own bodies, using massage like a meditation to get us out of our heads, and into our own "embodied" selves, promoting balance between our mental, emotional, and physical aspects. Carl believes in education to help clients feel empowered and supported, and better able to manage and understand their own symptoms on their healing journey. Carl is committed to his goal of creating a safe space for all body types, all genders and orientations, and all human beings in all stages of their lives.
As a life-long learner, Carl is committed to his personal growth. His desire to connect inner and outer worlds, and explore the question of how to build an ethical life, has led him into health care and the practice of Massage Therapy, as well as the study of Indigenous and Environmental Studies (BA), sustainable agriculture and organic farming, culinary arts, and artisinal sourdough bread baking. On his own, Carl is interested in folk music, herbal medicine, LGBTQ health, and he still likes to bake. Carl has recently taken up the study of osteopathy.
Carl is a member of the Registered Massage Therapists Association of Ontario and is in good standing with the College of Massage Therapists of Ontario.
It is important to Carl that people feel home in their own bodies, using massage like a meditation to get us out of our heads, and into our own "embodied" selves, promoting balance between our mental, emotional, and physical aspects. Carl believes in education to help clients feel empowered and supported, and better able to manage and understand their own symptoms on their healing journey. Carl is committed to his goal of creating a safe space for all body types, all genders and orientations, and all human beings in all stages of their lives.
As a life-long learner, Carl is committed to his personal growth. His desire to connect inner and outer worlds, and explore the question of how to build an ethical life, has led him into health care and the practice of Massage Therapy, as well as the study of Indigenous and Environmental Studies (BA), sustainable agriculture and organic farming, culinary arts, and artisinal sourdough bread baking. On his own, Carl is interested in folk music, herbal medicine, LGBTQ health, and he still likes to bake. Carl has recently taken up the study of osteopathy.
Carl is a member of the Registered Massage Therapists Association of Ontario and is in good standing with the College of Massage Therapists of Ontario.
