Many healing spaces are clinging to & perpetuating patriarchal acceptable versions of the divine feminine.
I’m here to change that.
HEATHER DAUNE JOHNSTON (she/her)
Martial Artist
Registered Massage Therapist
Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner
MindBody Therapy Practitoner
Trauma-Informed Certified Coach
Reiki Master
Hi, I’m Heather.
I’ve listened to the human body and helped people heal for over 30 years, but my hands have been tied, for quite some time, by a restrictive regulatory body, and I’m over it.
I’m not here to do things the way they’ve always been done. I am here to rock the boat, to challenge the mainstream and status quo, and to be the person I so desperately needed on my healing journey, yet never found.
Whether it be due to illness, injury, loss, trauma, life transitions, mid-life crisis or yes, menopause, you’ve likely found me, because you’re searching, searching for something more than healing.
You’re searching for presence, depth and truth – your own truth – that can only be found by unlearning the BS society taught you and connecting to your innate wisdom.
Unfortunately, many healing spaces are clinging to and perpetuating patriarchal acceptable versions of the divine feminine. I’m here to change that.
You can’t heal, and find your truth, in spaces where you have to shrink, edit your words, be a lesser version of yourself, or where it’s NOT okay to be your weird, witchy, or geeky self.
I’m here to help you unlearn the BS society taught you, reclaim your power and BE the person you came here to be with a soul-centred, body and nervous system based approach.
My Unlearning
My unlearning began over 20 years ago, when I started training in traditional martial arts. The dojo was the first environment to embrace my fiery, warrior spirit and encourage me to soar, limitless.
Karate taught me there’s nothing wrong with being a strong, powerful woman, while Tai Chi taught me the power of softness, silence and simply walking away. So, I did. I walked away from a life and city filled with memories of trauma and started over at 40.
As I began to soar, a 7-year battle with post-concussion syndrome, chronic pain and chronic fatigue took me on a long, lonely journey home, back home to my soul and the person I came here to be.
Hiding under layers upon layers of societal and patriarchal conditioning, protective armour, masking, defence and coping mechanisms, I found a person I vaguely knew – not the person society wanted me to be, nor the person I had contorted myself to be to survive. I found someone new.
I discovered a woman, who was never allowed to fully flourish, thrive and soar; a force to be reckoned with who was caged, taught to hide her power and ridiculed anytime she questioned the norm or stepped away from the status quo. A woman, I’m still learning about and a woman others are only now beginning to meet.
A little about me…
I’m a 1/3 Projector and Taurus, born in the year of the Water Ox.
I’m a geek. Star Wars, Star Trek, The Matrix, LOTR, Xena, Buffy, Stargate, Supernatural and most of the Infinity Saga (Marvel) are some of my faves.
I’m happiest in nature, whether it be on a quiet beach or less travelled hiking trail.
I’ve lived in 3 provinces, 10 cities/towns and moved over 2 dozen times.
I taught first-aid, trained lifeguards and led emergency procedures trainings across the Greater Toronto Area, for 20 years, and briefly worked as an Emergency Medical Services Communications Officer.
At 40 years old, I got rid of most of my belongings and taking only what I could fit into my car, I moved from Toronto, Ontario to the ski-resort town of Whistler, British Columbia; a place I had never visited with no friends, job or even a place to live. I lived, worked and played in Whistler for 7 years. It was one of the best decisions of my life.