Shiatsu massage therapy in Montreal / Tioh'tia:ke / Mooniyang
Alex Nawotka (they/them), certified massage therapist and member of the Réseau des massothérapeutes professionnels du Québec (RMPQ)
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Shiatsu massage in NDG
60-minute massage, $90-120 (sliding scale)
At Setsuko in NDG, 2111 Ave Northcliffe, 11D basement
At-home / Mobile Shiatsu Massage
60-minute massage, $90-120 (sliding scale) + transport fees
At your location, Greater Montreal Area
Insurance receipts & reduced rates available upon request
What is shiatsu?
Shiatsu is a Japanese therapeutic massage technique using deep, targeted pressure on specific points to promote balance, circulation, and restore health. It is received fully clothed on a futon on the floor.
Shiatsu can benefit a variety of physical, emotional, and psychological conditions including:
- stress, muscle tension, neck and shoulder tension, migraines, back pain, sciatic nerve, carpal tunnel
- anxiety, insomnia, nervous system disregulation
- digestive problems, diarrhea, constipation
- breathing problems, sinusitis, cold hands and feet
My training is in the Zen Shiatsu lineage, developed by Shizuto Masunaga in the 1960-70s. This approach integrates healing concepts from Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) alongside Western approaches to physiology, pathology, and holistic wellbeing.
Feel free to ask me questions about Shiatsu, even very basic ones! I’d love to share what I know, and I’m very curious what kind of info & how much detail folks would like to know before booking their first shiatsu massage.
About me
I’m Alex Nawotka (they/them), a queer massage therapist living on unceded Kanien’kehá:ka land, in Tioh’tià:ke / Mooniyang / Montréal, QC. I completed the Shiatsu diploma program at École Setsuko from Jan 2024-2026.
You can contact me at alex@liminalcareshiatsu.com.
Community resources
Here are a few local initiatives I'm aware of that may be helpful for finding complementary care ✧.*
- Affordable Therapy Network , a directory of therapists offering low cost & sliding scale counselling across Canada
- Community Healing Days, low cost sliding scale healing project offering traditional therapies to low income and marginalized folks in Tiohtià:ke (Montreal) who are underserved by the public healthcare system
- Black Healing Centre, free and subsidized therapeutic services and programming that aims to empower people of African and Caribbean descent in Tiohtià:ke (Montreal)
- Trans Patient Union, coalition by and for trans & nonbinary patients receiving or trying to receive care in Tiohtià:ke (Montreal)
- Daoist Arts Community Centre, a place for the study and practice of Daoist Arts: Acupuncture, Chinese Medicine, Qi Gong,Tai Ji Quan and Somatic healing arts