Our Story

Thistledown Wellness was founded in 2019 and realized in 2022. At Thistledown Wellness we focus on your health using a combination of scientific and traditional modalities.

Health and wellness have always been a focus in Carolyn’s life. She studied the ‘hard’ sciences but has always been drawn to a holistic approach to health. She survived the stressors of university by getting regular massages, craniosacral therapy, and chiropractic adjustments.  

After a career that saw her living on four different cruise ships, and in seven different countries, Carolyn finally settled in Edmonton.  Life circumstances and a visit to a psychotherapist change the trajectory of her life. She studied for and became an Advanced Meditation Teacher, and a second level Reiki Practitioner (she is working on her master’s). Then two years ago facing a pandemic and diminishing job prospects she did what any 50 something year old woman would do; she went back to school. She is currently at the end of her second year of the 3000 hour Advance Clinical Massage Therapy program at MaKami College in Edmonton.