The Practitioners
A collective of practitioners offering thoughtful, hands-on care focused on restoring balance, function, and long-term health.
Each practitioner brings their own approach, working within a shared philosophy of grounded, integrative treatment.
Meet The Practitioners
Shazreen Khan | RMT
He/She/They
Shazreen graduated from the 3000 hour Massage Therapy program at WCCMT. She has spent the majority of her practice consistently expanding her knowledge which brought her into the field of neurokinetic therapy. This ability enables Shazreen to assess overall motor control and functionality to create a treatment designed to target the core of an issue. Shazreen has worked with a very diverse range of people throughout her career and enjoys the puzzle each individual presents with. Outside of the clinic Shazreen spends a great deal of her time outdoors hiking with her rescue pitbull, Remy. She also enjoys an array of hobbies from archery to mechanics! This gives her the unique ability to understand the kinetic movements required in various activities and create home care routines to stabilize at risk or weak areas.
Sharleen Khan | RMT
She/Her
Sharleen is a 2016 graduate of the West Coast College of Massage Therapy. Prior to her start into massage therapy, she is a graduate from Stenberg College, 2005 having completed the Hospital Support Specialist program. Sharleen has spent 9 years working at both Vancouver Coastal Health & Fraser Health Authority in various fields, such as, Medical Office Assistant, Emergency Admitting, Radiology & Diagnostic Imaging Support, while spending the majority of her career in Staffing Services. Sharleen always had a fascination with the body and it’s complexities, it was through seeking treatment from a RMT of her own, that made her realize the positive impact that Massage Therapy can have, thus, began her journey to help facilitate the healing process of others going forward. Some of the techniques that she likes to use include but are not limited to Trigger Point Therapy, Myofascial Release, Hydrotherapy, Joint Mobilization, Deep Tissue & Swedish, PNF Stretching & more. Health care has always been a great passion for her, Sharleen strives to maintain comfort, trust, safe & patient-centered treatment and will personalize each treatment plan to the specific individual & their goals. She has experience in treating a wide array of conditions such as Cerebral Palsy, Burn & Trauma Survivors, Performance Athletes, Corporate Employees & Geriatric Community, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson’s, and patients with Terminal Illnesses. Fluent in English, Hindi & Punjabi, with a working knowledge French & Spanish, Sharleen enjoys travelling and experiencing new & exotic cuisines of the world. You can often find her gardening, or playing outdoors with her 2 dogs.
Nicolas Taggart | RMT
They/She/He
Nicolas likes to view the body as an interconnected system through its fascial structure, focusing treatments on unwinding tensional patterns and bringing ease and flow to breathing and movement. With an emphasis on bringing mindful awareness to tensional forces, and working with the body to release its compensations, they are able to provide a catered therapeutic massage that encourages motor control and neurological integrity. No stranger to pain and dysfunction themself, Nicolas comes from a high-performance hockey goaltending background, giving them personal insight into a variety of acute physical injuries from strains and sprains to concussions and whiplash. They also have a professional history through acting and film, and is well versed in the chronic and acute issues that come from those long and demanding workdays. As a graduate of VaCC’s Registered Massage Therapy program coupled with over a decade of relaxation massage experience, they have worked with clients from a wide variety of stages of life, health, and backgrounds and is able to provide lasting and effective treatments to any walk of life. Nicolas is also certified to provide Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization which is helpful in breaking down scar tissue and fascial restrictions, as well as encouraging fiber alignment in ligaments and tendons which can help return their strength and function.