Massothérapeute-Kinésithérapeute, Conseillère en Soins En Fin de Vie

Desiree Raquepo is a holistic care practitioner with 10+ years of experience in manual body therapies. She specializes in kinesitherapy-integrated massage, fascia therapy, lymphatic drainage and craniosacral therapy, providing her with a deep understanding of healing through the body.

Desiree is comfortale working with clients experiencing a range of conditions, including pelvic floor imbalances, frozen shoulders, pinched nerves, chronic headaches, chronic stress, grief and depression.

She recently completed 100 hours of online training in Contemplative End-Of-Life Care (Thanadoula or death doula services) offered at the Institute of Traditional Medicine in Toronto. In her spare time, Desiree volunteers in oncology and palliative care at St-Mary's Hospital, and caters to hospice patients and their caregivers assigned by EOL service provider Aux Trois Sentiers.

In 2022, Desiree expanded her spiritual and healing practices by enrolling at Luntiang Aghama Natural Divine Arts Shrine of Healing in Bulacan, Philippines. Through her mentors, she learned Hilot Binabaylan healing practices and earned her indigenous name, ᜇᜌᜅ᜔ ᜄᜍ ᜎᜓᜎᜈᜈ᜔ (Dayang Gara Lulanan) deeply connecting her to her pre-colonial roots. She uses tools such as Kilubansa Medicine, Tawas Sa Papel & SiAdTala oracle messages to receive guidance and messages from Ancestral spirits.

For Desiree, self-healing is grounded in accountability and trust. By facilitating people’s connections to their own capabilities, she fosters both personal empowerment and communal growth.  

"As a massage therapist, we always have to do our inner work to work on—and with—other people. It goes hand in hand. The more we invest time in our own healing, the better we’ll be at taking care of each other.”