MH Vicars Instructors

By joining MH Vicars School as an instructor, Renato was able to seamlessly combine his two careers.
When he graduated from MH Vicars School in 2010, Renato began to practice out of his home-based clinic. But he didn‘t give up his previous career as a high school teacher. He continued to both practice and teach for nearly a decade before he was ready to leave the public school system. But he wasn’t ready to leave teaching behind, so he now brings his many years of educational experience to Vicars.
Renato was first drawn to massage as a way to help his wife manage the symptoms of multiple sclerosis. In addition to working with clients with chronic conditions, his current practice specializes in treating stress and soft-tissue restrictions.

Crystal enjoys massage because she is fascinated by the human body and enjoys bringing improvement to people’s overall quality of life and sense of well-being. That combination of curiosity and desire to help others develop make her a natural teacher, as well.
Crystal brings over a decade of experience as an massage therapist to her role as an instructor at MH Vicars. She is also a yoga instructor and reflexologist, and is a graduate of the International School of Thai Massage. She currently practices within a chiropractic clinic.

Robert brings European expertise and experience to our school. Robert trained as a massage therapist in Slovakia before moving here in 1998 and has had almost 20 years’ experience in European and Canadian spas, clinics, and fitness centres. In his private practice, he leads personal development, meditation, and self-empowerment sessions, as well as providing relaxation and therapeutic massage and Reiki. Robert’s particular interest is in the body-mind connection: exploring the connection between states of mind and healing.

Danielle has cultivated an incredibly well-rounded massage therapy career since she graduated from Vicars in 2011. Though she started a successful personal practice right out of school, she has deliberately sought out new experiences and work settings so that she can continue to grow as a therapist. She’s worked in a spa, a multidisciplinary health clinic, a yoga studio, and even a backcountry ski lodge. After settling in Edmonton with her family, she returned to Vicars as an instructor, where her students benefit both from her wide experience and passion for the profession.

Marci left a career in accounting to become a massage therapist, because she wanted a vocation that combined her love of science and sport with a desire to help others.
Marci graduated from Vicars in 2012, and after a few years practicing from her home, Marci founded her own clinic in Beaumont. She currently employs nearly a dozen therapists at Revive Health and Wellness, mostly fellow Vicars graduates. She also has over two decades of experience as a youth softball coach, and is regularly leads elite Alberta teams in national and international tournaments.
As the clinic outreach coordinator in Edmonton, Marci is committed to ensuring our students get a wide variety of real-world experience. She is also a clinic supervisor.