About Solace Organic Spa

As the founder and visionary behind Solace Organic Spa, nestled among the forests of Salt Spring Island on Canada’s West Coast, Julie has devoted more than 23 years to creating deeply restorative experiences that honour the connection between nature, body, and spirit—a harmony of the senses. Since founding Solace in 2004, she has also created the spa’s signature botanical skincare collection, formulating each product with a philosophy rooted in plant wisdom, natural spa luxury and holistic wellness.

As Spa Director and Therapist, she brings together a lifetime of study in the healing arts. Her background includes Registered Somatic Acupressure Therapist, Certified Master Pedicurist and Reflexolgist, Certified Dr. Hauschka Holistic Facialist, Aromatherapy and Bach Flower Remedies, Ocean Stone Massage, Deep Flow Massage, Psoas savvy Yin Yoga Teacher and Wellness Coach. She enjoys leading and teaching the Solace Methods to her spa therapist team.

Each treatment is thoughtfully tailored, drawing upon decades of experience to support profound relaxation, nervous system restoration, and whole-body wellbeing. Her work reflects the timeless rhythms of the natural world, offering guests a sanctuary where therapeutic bodywork, botanical rituals, and compassionate presence invite a return to balance, vitality, and deep inner calm.

Sarah studied 5rhythms dance and the advanced level of Massage Therapy at the Esalen Institute in Big Sur, California. She has also continued her studies of healing arts through studying and combining both Upledger and Biodynamic Cranio-sacral Therapy, Reiki and Mayan Abdominal Massage. Born and raised in Quebec, Sarah learned early on how to navigate challenging experiences through expressive arts such as writing, dancing and painting.

Her curiosity and hunger for life took her to the wilderness of the West Coast, where she found a sanctuary for her soul living on Salt Spring Island. As she deepened her relationship with art and movement, she uncovered profound depth, meaning and healing in these practices, especially when combined with nature. She feels blessed and honoured to share these healing practices with you and create healing spaces for you to soften into.

Kindred is Lead Therapist at Solace Organic Spa, bringing more than two decades of experience in wellness, client care, and therapeutic practice. Kindred creates restorative experiences that honour the connection between body, mind, and spirit.

She provides tailored treatments, blending skilled therapeutic touch that promotes relaxation, balance and replenishment.

Kindred is a Certified Reflexologist through the Pacific Institute of Reflexology and trained in Ayurvedic Massage at the Salt Spring Centre of Yoga. She has also completed advanced training in Solace Signature treatments.

Dedicated to creating a welcoming and restorative sanctuary, Kindred supports every guest to reconnect to their own sense of wellbeing.

Having grown up on the West Coast, Jewel has an innate connection to the rhythms of nature and the body. Her journey into holistic healing weaves together wisdom from Yoga, Reiki, CranioSacral Therapy, and Holistic Bodywork Massage. She is a graduate of the 700-hour Bodywork Therapy Training at the Vancouver School of Healing Arts, where she refined her ability to hold space and guide the body toward balance and restoration.

Through her own deep healing journey, including Somatic Counselling and embodied movement practices, Jewel has cultivated a profound respect for the body’s wisdom. She believes true healing is a dance between the physical, emotional, and energetic layers of our being. With gratitude and reverence, she is honored to share her gifts in service to the healing of all beings.

Ivy is a skilled massage and spa therapist based on Salt Spring Island, specializing in a diverse range of therapeutic techniques. Certified in Lomi Lomi and Rebalancing Bodywork—an approach that blends Deep Tissue, Shiatsu, Swedish Massage, Structural Integration, and Myofascial Release—Ivy utilizes these methods to promote personal healing, relaxation, and restoration. Her practice is rooted in the belief that nurturing the body enhances overall well-being, empowering individuals to embrace life more fully. Influenced by the island’s natural beauty and supportive community, Ivy’s approach to bodywork is deeply enriched by her surroundings. Grateful for the island’s serene environment, she is dedicated to helping clients achieve balance and rejuvenation through her holistic and compassionate touch.

Julia is devoted to helping us all create positive ripple effects in the world, starting from the inside out. She grew up in the heart of Ontario countryside, and has always had a deep intrinsic connection with Nature. Her greatest joy is in helping others to find peace, healing, and nourishment from the simple beautiful things ~ especially amidst life’s more challenging moments. In addition to her work at Solace, Julia is also yoga teacher, somatic coach and practitioner of herbal medicine – this deep understanding of mind-body and nourishment is woven into her approach to welcoming guests to the spa.

Born and raised on the island, Ajra is passionate about creating exceptional spa experiences. With a background in product and research design, She brings creativity to Solace through graphic design, product development, marketing and more.