**Please be advised that I am currently operating a home practice.
Please keep in mind that my practice is therapeutic in nature, focusing on physical rehab,
pain management, and postural correction. I do not offer relaxation massage.**
A Rehabilitation Journey that has Evolved Into a Passion For Helping Others…
My calling to movement and manual therapy manifested from my personal struggle with injuries, poor posture, and chronic pain. My youthful love for adventure and extreme sports left me with significant physical trauma. By the age of 18, I had fractured a bone on every limb, was suffering from debilitating posture and struggled daily with back pain.
My personal frustrations with my limitations developed into an obsession to rehabilitate my body. The progress I was making ignited the inspiration to coach others on a similar journey. It’s been 13 years since I recognized this as my noble purpose and the fire is far from burning out. My humble beginnings as a personal trainer have evolved into a daily pursuit of evolving a unique & integrated therapeutic approach to treat a large variety of human conditions. In an attempt to quench my thirsty curiosity, I’ve dabbled in the continuing education realms of fitness, therapeutic exercise, massage therapy, yoga, neuroscience, and osteopathy.
I pride myself in being a polymath, a generalist in a healthcare system crowded with specialists. I’m excited to have the opportunity to become a part of your self-care journey.
Austin Norris
Registered Massage Therapist, Corrective Exercise Coach & Personal Trainer
In His Personal Time:
Austin’s love for performing arts, music, dance, and circus is instantly recognizable by his radical self-expression, curious choice of style, and enthusiasm for life. While Austin’s work is a significant source of his happiness and identity, he can be found training aerial acrobatics (Straps), practicing martial arts (Krav Maga), playing with fire (Circus Fire Flow Arts), or working on his point in Ballet class in his free time.
Career Highlights:
Austin is the personal trainer, massage therapist, and physical rehabilitation specialist for the main cast of the Netflix series, Tiny Pretty Things. The main cast is compromised of professional ballet, broadway, and film stars.
Austin has worked with professional circus artists, MMA fighters, ballet dancers (National Ballet), broadway performers, Olympic gymnasts, film celebrities, and athletes in the CFL, NHL, & NFL.
Austin offers continuing education workshops for yoga teachers, RMT’s, and movement professionals. His corrective exercise, injury prevention, and posture workshops have been integrated into several Yoga Teacher Training Programs. Austin has also taught in England, Turkey, and Costa Rica.
Austin enjoyed his work as a research assistant for John Griffin (Author of Client Centered Exercise Prescription) for his Functional Mobility Screening in Adults 50-70 Years of Age project. Austin has spent a lot of time since then working with seniors to improve their quality of life through movement and manual therapy.
Sutherland-Chan
School of Massage Therapy:
– College Diploma of Massage Therapy – August 2017
– Member of good standing with The College of Massage Therapists of Ontario
– Member of the Registered Massage Therapists Association of Ontario
George Brown College:
Advanced College Diploma of Fitness & Lifestyle Management – June 2010
– Graduated on Dean’s list with academic achievement awards in: Kinesiology, Muscle Physiology, Exercise Physiology, & Client Centred Exercise Prescription
– Research Assistant for John Griffin (GBC Professor & Author of Client Centred Exercise Prescription) for his Functional Mobility Screening in Adults 50-70 Years of Age project.
The Yoga Sanctuary Education:
Arm & Hand Balancing with Karen Cove (10 Hours) – December 2013
Pre & Post Natal Yoga Teacher Training with Cynthia Funk (15 Hours) – November 2013
Experiential Anatomy with Sue Ravazzolo (20 Hours) – September 2013
250 Hour Yoga Teacher Training – May 2013
CHEK Institute Education:
CHEK Practitioner: Level 1 – In Progress
Advanced Program Design – 2013
Equal But Not The Same: Considerations For Training Females – 2013
Scientific Shoulder Training – 2011-2012
CHEK Exercise Coach – March 2012
Scientific Back Training – 2011-2012
Scientific Core Training – 2011-2012
Program Design – 2011-2012
CHEK Holistic Lifestyle Coach – October 2011
Manual Therapy:
P-DTR – Proprioceptive-Deep Tendon Reflex :
Foundations: Aug – Nov 2018
Intermediate: April – June 2019
Advanced: Sept – Dec 2019
NKT – NeuroKinetic Therapy:
Level 1: Oct 2014
Level 2: Feb 2015
Level 3: Dec 2017
Functional Integrated Therapy:
Fascial Abrasion Technique: April 2011
Performance Taping – Oct 2010
NeuroFlex Balancing: 2011-2012
Movement Therapy & Fitness:
Can-Fit Pro:
Personal Training Specialist: Aug 2007
Canadian Society of Exercise Physiology:
Certified Personal Trainer: March 2010
Exercise Is Medicine Canada:
EMC Certified: March 2016
Immaculate Dissection - Dr. Kathy Dooley:
Lower Extremity Concepts - Nov 2019
Kettlebell Training Academy:
Kettlebell Training Specialist: Level 1 & 2 – Nov 2008
Applied Posturology:
Paul Gagne – Test It, Fix It: May 2012
Scientific Flexibility Training: PNF Stretching – May 2012
Thomas Myers: Anatomy Trains In Training – May 2013
Current CPR & Standard First Aid – Renewed annually since Oct 2006
Osteopathic Physical Rehabilitation & Conditioning:
Institut de SomaTraining (Montreal) : Class of 2018 – 2022
ELDOA
ELDOA Level 1 & 2: March 2018
ELDOA Level 3: April 2018
SomaTraining
Segmental and Analytical Strengthening of the Abdominals and Diaphragm
Segmental and Analytical Strengthening of the Lower Limbs
Segmental and Analytical Strengthening of the Upper Limbs and Trunk
Squat & Posture
Myofascial Stretching
