WHOLE BODY HEALTH TEAM - Key Persons
Sonika is a licensed Ayurvedic Physician (BAMS) and a NAMA registered practitioner. She has more than 17+ years of experience in Ayurvedic practice. She studied at the prestigious Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical University at Pune, India. She is a Certified Panchakarma Therapist, a certified Massage therapist and a certified yoga teacher. In addition Dr. Sonika was an Ayurvedic Practitioner/ Teaching Clinician at Southern California University of Health Sciences in California. She is a very passionate healer and truly values her Clients and students equally.
Tang loves anything and everything about natural hormone wellness. She is dedicated to
Melissa Vance is the Founder of Whole Body Health Team and is passionate about helping others get answers, feel seen, heard and valued. She holds a Master's in Social Work and is a Functional Nutrition Counsellor. She is a licensed mental health professional in Canada with additional training in shame, trauma, and addictions. She has spent most of her career working in complex mental health with adolescents and families.
Realizing the importance of treating the whole body, Melissa pursued further education in Functional Nutrition Counselling, allowing her to help her clients on a whole new level. Understanding that physical health and mental health are connected is KEY to unlocking true wellness. She is a self-proclaimed "professional student", having taken numerous courses over the years in reflexology, aromatherapy, Body Talk, CBT, as well as being trained with Brene Brown in The Daring Way™. She believes the vulnerability of living your life "in the arena" is hard, but the alternative is even harder.
Melissa is passionate about health & wellness and helping others. The dream of Whole Body Health Team came from years of frustration in watching and experiencing personally the inability to feel better and understand what is going on. Frustrated with prescriptions and medications that often do more damage, she became focused on creating something different. A place for healing, education and whole body wellness - finally & forever.
Melissa is married to her highschool sweetheart and they spent the last 20 years raising two busy boys in sports. They are passionate about baseball, especially the Toronto Blue Jays! Her favorite place in the world is their cottage in northern Ontario (Canada) where she goes seeking rest and rejuvenation.
Job Titles:
- Licensed Acupuncturist
- Licensed Acupuncturist & Chinese Medicine
Shannon Hennigar has been practicing acupuncture for over 18 years and is a Licensed Acupuncturist by the California State Board since 2005. She also is credentialled for the National Board (NCCAOM), for out of state licensure. She received her Bachelor of Science in Holistic Medicine and Master of Science in Chinese Medicine from South Baylo University. Shannon has experience treating a wide variety of patients in multidisciplinary healthcare settings.
From Working alongside western medicine healthcare professionals such as Physical Therapists and Chiropractors to eastern medical masters of Qigong, Herbology and Reflexology has graced her with a wealth of experience and knowledge to draw from.
Shannon utilizes the natural healing modalities of acupuncture, cupping and herbal therapy to bring her patients back to a balanced healthy state. She enjoys helping people discover their own body's innate healing capacity. Other adjunct therapies that Shannon uses in her treatments include micro needling, aroma-point therapy, Acu-tonics sound therapy, red light therapy, moxibustion and micro current. She also advises patients with self-care suggestions by incorporating essential oils, vitamin/herbal prescriptions and healing foods dietary advice. Her specialties include pain management and myofascial release, women's health and facial rejuvenation. She believes by using the principles of eastern medicine, it is possible to achieve your highest mind-body-spirit health mastery goals