Massage Therapy & Reiki Services | RainDance: Vancouver, WA
Infinite Healing Possibilities

About the Practitioner

Karynn MacKinnon, LMP, MLT, Reiki Master

Karynn began her journey into the healing arts while in college as a dance & choreography major at the University of California, Irvine.  After sustaining an injury and visiting the Athletic Training Department, Karynn discovered the world of sports medicine, physical therapy and rehabilitative studies.  She was accepted into the Sports Medicine Internship and became a Student Athletic Trainer working with professional athletes such as the Detroit Lions NFL Football Team and the US and Canadian National Cycling Teams as well as college sports teams from UCLA, USC and UC Irvine.

After attending a Dance Medicine conference in San Francisco, Karynn decided she wanted to work specifically with dancers and other performing artists.  However, after graduation and 2 years working as a Physical Therapy aide waiting for UC Irvine to develop their master’s degree program in Dance Medicine, Karynn chose to change careers and had been managing special events and trade shows for over 20 years.

In 2007, Karynn had the opportunity to live in England for a short time and there found her way back to the healing arts specifically with Reiki energy healing and in March of 2011, graduated with highest honors from Everest College of Massage.  Karynn has opened her own massage studio in Downtown Vancouver where she has won the Best of Vancouver – Massage award for the last 6 consecutive years!  Karynn specializes in Swedish Relaxation Massage, Deep Tissue (Therapeutic) Massage, Massage Cupping, Manual Ligament Therapy and is now a certified Reiki Master.  

Having experienced both traumatic and repetitive sports injuries and the resulting chronic pain as well as the frustrating temporary masking of symptoms by using Western Medicine and prescription medication, Karynn began searching for another way to address symptoms and the loop of chronic pain.  What she found in Massage Therapy, Reiki, Massage Cupping and Manual Ligament Therapy has helped her healing tremendously and it's these therapies that she wishes to share with to aid clients on their journey to decreasing pain and reducing stress while achieving better health and wellness. 

Karynn recently accepted a teaching position at the Bodymechanics School of Myotherapy & Massage and will teach Kinesiology and provide mentorship during the student internships at the student massage clinic. 

In her spare time, Karynn enjoys Latin ballroom dancing, kayaking, being outdoors in the beautiful Pacific Northwest, traveling, music, movies and the performing arts and spending time with friends, family and her beloved cat Bodhi.

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