The Practice

         & the person behind it.

Hi, I'm Heidy.

I’m a Vancouver-based body practitioner trained in Brazilian Lymphatic technique through by.Trine. I am currently completing my esthetics education at Blanche Macdonald.

I am in the middle of a deliberate career transition, where I’m building something of my own, slowly and on purpose.

For years I felt the pull toward change without knowing its shape. I knew the life I was living wasn't the full picture. I kept circling the same question: what am I actually meant to be building?

AWA is the answer that finally arrived.

After eight years in a corporate career that asked a lot of me, I needed work that felt like mine, rooted in care, intention, and the body. AWA Studio came out of that clarity. It's not a pivot away from something. It's a move toward what I think I was always meant to do.

Photography: Cheyenne Shamei @cheysham

Approach

My work is considered and deliberate. Pressure adjusts to the body and the work; every movement is intentional. Sessions are paired with Celluma red light therapy to support circulation and recovery, and each session begins with a thorough intake so the work can be tailored to what the body actually needs that day.