Restoring your health from head to toe.
Chronic
Pain Care
Supporting Mental Health
Acute and Diagnostic Care
WHAT TO EXPECT
Welcome to Rebalance, Nelson's Wellness Collective, where your journey to individualized care begins. We passionately offer a variety of services to support your well-being, addressing both physical and emotional needs in a professional, relaxing environment. Our diverse team of skilled practitioners offers Registered Massage Therapy, Manual Osteopathy, Chinese Medicine, Chiropractics, Acupuncture, and Functional Medicine.
By blending traditional and modern techniques, we focus on creating a calm nervous system, which we believe is crucial for healing. Experience care, connection, and a holistic approach to wellness tailored to support your body, mind, and spirit.
ABOUT OUR TEAM
FORREST
Forrest is a Registered Massage Therapist with over 18 years of experience. His practice is rooted in an osteopathic approach, with a focus on long-term, meaningful change for his patients. He holds a Diploma of Osteopathic Manual Practice (D.OMP) and has spent the last eight years teaching at Kootenay Columbia College of Registered Massage Therapy in Nelson, BC. For the past four years, he has also been developing and teaching continuing education courses for manual therapists.
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Forrest combines his extensive clinical background with a diverse manual osteopathic skill set to create customized treatment plans that enhance mobility, relieve pain, and support whole-body health. His integrative approach weaves together joint mobilizations, myofascial work, visceral therapy, cranial techniques, and muscle energy methods. At the foundation of his care is a deep commitment to understanding each patient as a whole person. He believes this relationship-based approach is what makes manual therapy effective and sustainable.
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In the treatment room, Forrest blends clinical reasoning, intuition, ongoing study of current research, and a creative, puzzle-solving mindset. He is naturally drawn to complex presentations and enjoys exploring how different regions and systems of the body relate. His style is collaborative and educational, often moving fluidly between areas as patterns reveal themselves. Teaching has become a major extension of his practice—an outlet for sharing what he has learned from countless mentors, colleagues, students, and his own curiosity.
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Forrest is motivated by the meaningful impact this work has on peoples’ lives. While he values being paid for a craft he loves, he finds the real reward in witnessing patients move better, feel better, and reconnect with their potential. He often reflects on the “power of one”—the idea that helping one person can create a ripple effect throughout families and communities. Being able to contribute to that ripple, both in the clinic and through teaching the next generation of therapists, is what continues to inspire him every day.
MONICA
Dr. Monica Ander is a Doctor of Acupuncture with a Chinese Herbal Medicine Specialization, awarded through the Pacific College of Health and Science in the United States. Although her doctoral degree was completed through a U.S.-based institution, her foundational and comprehensive Traditional Chinese Medicine education was rooted in Canada, where she completed a rigorous 3,450-hour Diploma in Traditional Chinese Medicine after four and a half years of full-time study. She is currently licensed in British Columbia as a Registered Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner (R.TCMP) and Registered Acupuncturist (R.Ac), and she also holds a Diploma in Manual Osteopathic Practice (D.OMP).
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Dr. Ander chose to pursue her doctoral studies in the United States to access the highest level of education currently available in the field of Traditional Chinese Medicine. This advanced research-based training complements more than two decades of clinical experience and reinforces her reputation as a clinical authority in integrative pain management.
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In addition to her practice, Dr. Ander is a professor at Kootenay Columbia College of Integrative Health Sciences, where she teaches core courses in acupuncture, herbal medicine, and clinical practice. Her students value her clarity, depth of knowledge, and ability to bridge academic theory with real-world clinical application.
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With a long-standing commitment to education, leadership in her field, and an integrated approach to patient care, Dr. Monica Ander remains dedicated to supporting both her patients and the next generation of practitioners.
Jenny Moase
Jenny’s practice as a Registered Massage Therapist is grounded in presence, curiosity, and a dedication to fostering balance and well-being through thoughtful manual therapy. Her approach blends therapeutic skill with intuitive listening, offering treatments that meet the moment and needs of each person.
With over a decade of experience exploring the layered nature of health, Jenny brings a trauma-informed lens to her work, shaped by ongoing professional learning and mentorship in holding space with sensitivity and care. She believes in whole-being healing and is continually evolving her practice to serve the full spectrum of human experience. Jenny is committed to creating an inclusive, affirming space where people of all identities, bodies, abilities, ages, and cultures feel welcome and honoured. In addition to massage therapy, Jenny offers Craniosacral Therapy: a subtle, effective hands-on modality that works with the body’s natural rhythms to release deeply held tension and patterns. This gentle approach supports the body’s own healing intelligence, often reaching layers that other therapies cannot.
Craniosacral Therapy is covered under standard RMT benefits and can be integrated into a session or booked on its own. Jenny looks forward to working with you in support of your health goals and your journey toward greater ease, embodiment, and vitality.
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Dr. Margherita Brini
Born and raised in BC, Margherita is a Doctor of Chiropractic specializing in supporting your body's natural healing power through a gentle, integrative approach.
As a vitalistic chiropractor, Dr. Margherita’s care is rooted in honoring the body’s inherent wisdom and supporting its natural ability to heal and adapt. Her integrative approach addresses tension in the muscles, ligaments, connective tissue, and organs in relation to the spine, nervous system, and whole body. Drawing from a range of modalities—including low-force and light-touch methods, myofascial release, and traditional chiropractic adjustments—she tailors each treatment to meet the unique needs of every person. With a background as a holistic birth and postpartum doula, Dr. Margherita has extensive training and a passion for working with babies, children, and pregnant women. She specializes in prenatal, postpartum, and pediatric chiropractic care.
Specializations and Training
Prenatal Chiropractic Care: Dr. Margherita is Webster Technique certified, a prenatal chiropractic protocol designed to reduce nervous system stress and balance the pelvis for optimal function during pregnancy. A regulated nervous system supports hormonal, neurological, and physical transitions for a more adaptable and easeful pregnancy.
Pediatric Care: For infants and children, a balanced nervous system supports healthy growth and development. Pediatric adjustments may include craniosacral and myofascial unwinding techniques that follow the body’s natural fascial rhythms to promote regulation and ease.
Extremity Adjusting & Intraoral: Dr. Margherita also assesses and adjusts extremities such as shoulders, wrists, hips, knees, and feet. Her intraoral work supports those with TMJ dysfunction by releasing fascial tension patterns inside the mouth and along the jaw and cranium.
Craniosacral Therapy: This gentle technique helps regulate the nervous system by releasing fascial restrictions and balancing the craniosacral rhythm that supports cerebrospinal fluid flow. Craniosacral therapy can ease both acute and chronic symptoms related to nervous system dysregulation.
Amanda Tubman
Amanda is a Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine who draws on the time-honoured therapies of East Asian Medicine while integrating insights from modern wellness practices. With a deep appreciation for the connection between form and function in health, she works collaboratively with her patients to develop personalized treatments that restore balance and support lasting well-being
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Amanda is a lifelong learner, continually expanding her knowledge through Classical tests, Chinese language, and contemporary research. Her integrative approach reflects a commitment to honouring tradition while staying informed by the latest advancements in health care, including: herbal therapeutics, myofascial strategies, and pain science.
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Outside the clinic, Amanda loves to hike, bike, and shred powder - experiences that deepen her understanding of movement, recovery, and the many paths to healing. She knows that relief comes in many forms. Whether helping you get back on the field, reclaim a restful night's sleep, or explore new horizons in wellness. Amanda is passionate about supporting you to feel your best. She loves sharing how the pragmatic lineage of Chinese Medicine can enhance our lives and contribute to healthier communities.
Tess Ahern
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Tess Ahern is a Registered Massage Therapist and a 2016 graduate of Sutherland-Chan School of Massage Therapy in Toronto. Her practice is rooted in creating customized treatment plans that address each client’s unique goals, incorporating a variety of evidence-based techniques designed to promote recovery while leaving clients feeling rested and refreshed.
She has experience working with a diverse population across many health conditions and completed specialty placements at Toronto General Hospital and Lyndhurst Rehab Facility for spinal cord injuries. Her regular practice includes injury rehabilitation, complex health conditions, prenatal and paediatric care, athletic training and recovery, stress management, and general maintenance.
In addition to clinical practice, Tess enjoys teaching in both classroom and clinic settings as an educator in the Massage Therapy program at Kootenay Columbia College in Nelson, having previously taught in Vancouver. After maintaining a busy practice on the coast and in the Kamloops/Shuswap areas, she is now excited to become part of the mountain community and connect with clients in the Nelson area.
With a background in yoga, Pilates-based movement re-education, and sound healing meditation, Tess brings a holistic approach to her work and looks forward to supporting clients on their healing journey within the ReBalance wellness community.
LOCATED IN THE HEART OF NELSON, BC
REBALANCE
NELSON'S WELLNESS COLLECTIVE
