Experienced Registered Massage Therapy in the ❤ of Downtown Vancouver
Our studio is located in boutique, heritage building located on Granville Street near Robson
A 3-5 minute walk from the Vancouver City Centre skytrain
Our studio is a safe, non-judgemental, and inclusive space for 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals and allies.
Variety of massages and manual therapy offered from deep tissue to gentle relaxation
Direct billing offered!
We offer a range of massage therapies designed to meet your unique needs and help you achieve a state of holistic well-being. Each session is personalized, ensuring that you receive the care and attention you deserve. Explore our massages below to discover how we can help you reset, relax, and rejuvenate.
Orthopaedic Massage aka Sports Massage or Deep Tissue
Deep tissue massage is ideal for individuals seeking relief from acute or chronic muscle and joint tension, stiffness, and discomfort. Our skilled therapist uses a range of modalities that are most effective for your body, which to a pain-pressure tolerance that is manageable and safe.
If you suffer from chronic jaw pain, tension headaches, or TMJ disorders, our intra-oral TMJ or jaw massage can provide relief. Using a variety of gentle effective, safe techniques, we can help alleviate muscle tension and joint discomfort usually over a course of treatments.
This treatment would be ideal for you if you don’t like deep tissue or singular focused massage. This treatment can involve a full body treatment that uses swedish massage therapy that is flowing and soothing with one note of pressure that is to your preference. The treatment can include essential oils and a hot towel service for your back.
Why Reset Registered Massage Therapy?
At Reset Massage Therapy, we believe that your journey to wellness starts with a reset.
Our serene – studio, located in a quiet, boutique heritage building within heart of Downtown Vancouver, offers a haven for relaxation, rejuvenation, and healing.
Personalized Care
We don't believe in one-size-fits-all solutions. No massage treatment is or will be alike. We believe in a neurocentric approach, where your nervous system is taken into consideration with every treatment. Also, before and during each session, we will assess your body to note what dysfunctional patterns that you hold in order to reset your body, joint, or nervous system. Collaboratively, Daniel will meet you where your body and mind is currently to provide a treatment that will benefit you the most.
Trauma-Informed Approach
Daniel is a trauma-informed massage therapist. What does this mean? Our Massage Therapist will ensure that each session is provided in a safe and nurturing environment. Daniel will adapt to your personality, nervous system and circumstances to allow you to truly relax and feel comfortable through the session. Our therapist, Daniel, brings his strength and knowledge from overcoming personal adversity and trauma to help guide your healing journey.
Professional Excellence
Choose Reset Registered Massage Therapy for a professional and regulated experience. Daniel's extensive skill set, knowledge, and commitment to the highest standards of massage therapy is evident.
Convenient Location
Our studio is conveniently located in the heart of Downtown Vancouver, just a 3-minute walk from the City Centre and Granville Skytrain Stations. We are located on 825 Granville Street, just south of Robson Street, near the Old Navy in between Charlie’s Currency Exchange and Gong Cha Bubble Tea.
Variety of Therapies
We offer a wide variety of modalities such as Swedish massage, myofascial release, trigger point release, and cranial sacral therapy. We provide trauma-informed, gentle or deeper tissue, sports massage, and intra-oral jaw massage. Whatever your needs, we should the right therapy for you.
Mind-body Connection
Stress is hard to escape this day and age. Reset Registered Massage Therapy is not just about alleviating physical discomfort; it's about aiming to reset and calm your nervous system. Breaking the pain-tension cycle that leads to emotional stress, be it unconscious or conscious, then physical pain, is the goal of every massage session.
About Daniel Farkas
Daniel is a Registered Massage Therapist (RMT) with almost a decade of experience that shows in the quality and range of treatment styles. He is an empath and gentle by nature.
Daniel is naturally intuitive and curious with each client in each session shows, which shows through his dedication to make a difference.
Daniel tries to keep active in sports and activity, so he can appreciate the need for deeper tissue and targeted treatments. However, he can also understand that gentle, slower massages can calm the sympathetic (stress response) nervous system to reset the nervous system indirectly through the musculoskeletal system.
His style of massage is a blend between the two modalities described above, but he can also adapt to your body and needs as he loves to collaborate with clients.
A Y2024-07-12I had my second massage therapy session with Daniel yestarday. It was excellent!
Eliseo Fermin2024-07-12Daniel is a great therapist. Very effective and kind as well. He has an Awesome space. Great location. Always the right choice!
Moisés Solórzano2024-07-09Respectful, friendly, professional and knowledgeable, the perfect combination to get a recovering massage. He did a good previous assessment before working on my soreness.100% recommended.
Tulio Castro2024-07-05Best massage I had in a long time. Perfect pressure, very knowledgeable. You can tell Daniel knows what he’s doing. Highly recommend him from now on.
Sean M2024-07-05I work a very physical job and get aches and pains everywhere after seeing Daniel all those pains went away, he found areas that I had no idea needed work. Left feeling so relaxed and pain free! I will definitely be going back, highly recommend.
Marc M2024-06-24Daniel is fantastic! Best massage I have had in years! Will definitely be going back! Marc R.
Alice Manieri (Al)2024-06-10Absolutely amazing! lovely person and great professional. Every time I leave his studio I feel so much relief.
Emily Lai2024-05-26This is my first time having a massage in Vancouver, and I am happy to meet Danial who has provided wonderful service. He is friendly and gentle. I am not a native English speaker so sometimes might not understand him right away, but he was very patient. I had the Orthopaedic Massage and it was really good. Daniel applied right amount of pressure at the right places. And he shared some exercise tips with me after the treatment. I think he is really experienced and professional.
Jordan Castillo2024-05-22Great experience. Dan was able to fit me in last minute. With my busy schedule, that was extremely helpful. Environment was calming, peaceful and very relaxing. Had a great discussion on my problem areas before starting and made his own assessment as well. Great pressure and touch and checked-in to ensure I was feeling okay. Highly recommend. Bonus, Pinta (his dog) was super adorable!!
Alexia Yavicoli2024-05-22I recently had the pleasure of experiencing Daniel's massage therapy services, and I must say, it was nothing short of exceptional. From start to finish, Daniel exuded professionalism, skill, and genuine care for my well-being. Upon entering his studio, he took the time to thoroughly discuss my concerns and any areas of tension I wanted to address, ensuring that he tailored the session to my specific needs. Throughout the massage, he maintained the perfect balance of pressure, always checking in to ensure my comfort. It is really important for me that he is strong, but did not make me feel any pain. I felt like a perfectly kneaded dough! I've had massages before where I felt like I was one tiny poke away from bursting into uncontrollable laughter, or feeling umconfortable, but Daniel has magical tickle-proof hands. I will be returning for future sessions and encourage anyone in need of exceptional massage therapy to book an appointment with Daniel without hesitation.
Frequently Asked Questions
A Registered Massage Therapist (RMT) in British Columbia is a health professional regulated by the CMTBC under BC’s Health Professions Act. Only a RMT can provide massage therapy within BC for the “purposes of developing, maintaining, rehabilitating or augmenting physical function or relieving pain or promoting health. Manual hands-on treatment and assessment that includes massage therapy are in a RMT’s scope of practice. RMT have to follow a strict set of bylaws that protect and keep the public safe.
A relaxation massage would be ideal for you if you don’t like deep tissue or singular focused massage. This “general” treatment can will involve the torso, shoulders, legs, limbs, and neck, which uses basic, but effective swedish massage therapy that is slow, flowing and soothing with has one note light to moderate of pressure throughout the session. The goal of a general relaxation massage is to feel calmer in mind and body. Sport massage therapy is a more specific in a treatment plan and goals, and is considered deeper in nature as it focuses on musculoskeletal system: muscles/tendons, soft tissues (fascia), and joints. More targeted modalities such as trigger point therapy, muscle stripping, and joint mobilizations are used to relieve pain or tension in an affected area, muscle group or joint.
No, it is by appointment only. Please add yourself to our Instagram for last-minute appointments when available. Alternatively, if you signup under our booking site through https://resetrmt.janeapp.com, we have a waitlist available that will automatically contact you via text or email once a specific day or time becomes available. Simply choose your desire treatment style and duration, then scroll up until you see (in small print) “Add yourself to the waitlist.”
Yes, depending on which provider you are with. Please review the list below to see which providers we bill to:
- ICBC
- Pacific Blue Cross
- Manulife
- Sunlife Financial
- Canada Life (Great West Life)
- Green Shield
- Chambers of Commerce
- Desjardins
- CINUP
- Canadian Armed Forces
- RCMP
- Blue Cross Medavie
- Veterans Affairs
- First Canadian Insurance
- Industrial Alliance
- Maximum Benefit
- Johnson
- Johnston Group
- Cowan
- GroupHEALTH
- GroupSOURCE
- Manion
- Empire Life
- Construction Workers Union
- ClaimSecure
- First Canadian
- GroupSource
- LiUNA Local 183
- LiUNA Local 506
Yes, we will directly bill on your behalf as a courtesy. Please still be prepared to pay for your massage in full as there is no guarantee of coverage or if your benefits pay the RMT directly. It is your responsibility to understand the limitations of your coverage. The RMT does not have access to your benefit coverage, and cannot check for you beforehand. RMT cannot directly bill if you do not attend your appointment and still owe a late cancellation/no-show fee.
- ICBC
- Pacific Blue Cross
- Manulife
- Sunlife Financial
- Canada Life (Great West Life)
- Green Shield
- Chambers of Commerce
- Desjardins
- CINUP
- Canadian Armed Forces
- RCMP
- Blue Cross Medavie
- Veterans Affairs
- First Canadian Insurance
- Industrial Alliance
- Maximum Benefit
- Johnson
- Johnston Group
- Cowan
- GroupHEALTH
- GroupSOURCE
- Manion
- Empire Life
- Construction Workers Union
- ClaimSecure
- First Canadian
- GroupSource
- LiUNA Local 183
- LiUNA Local 506
If you are worried about feeling sore after a session, we highly recommend not to exercise or go back to work after the session and to apply heat for 15 minutes to the affected area up to twice a day if your condition is chronic. If you have an acute condition, we recommend to apply an cold compressed but the RMT will go over with this after the massage. It is normal to feel sore 1-2 days after a massage, unless it is a general relaxation massage. The body tends to become less and less sore each subsequent visit as the sensitive trigger points in the muscle start to calm down and smooth out with hands-on treatment. We recommend you stick to a schedule of weekly or biweekly massage until your condition has resolved.
No, you don’t have to but it is also normal to talk for the first 5-10 minutes in a massage in order to make sure everything is comfortable and your needs are being met. In order to relax your body, you should rest as if you are planning to go to sleep. The RMT will check in during the massage to make sure you are comfortable or OK. It is best to keep conversations to a minimum so that the RMT can focus on the task at hand. Please note that talk therapy is not in the scope of practice of a RMT.
We use an unscented lotion that absorbs naturally in the skin. Unique to Reset Massage Therapy, we provide a hot towel service for the back to prevent skin breakouts as a lot of clients do unfortunately head back to work or can’t shower right away.
Address List
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401- 825 Granville St (4th floor) Vancouver, BC
V6Z 1K9 - 604-283-3471
- hello@resetrmt.ca
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