Meet the Held Team
Shae
Ashleigh
Ashleigh
Shae is a big-feeling, big-loving, highly sensitive human who believes the world needs more softness.
As the founder of HELD Studio, she created this space from her own deep need for rest, nervous system support, and somewhere women could finally exhale. Shae is a photographer, creative entrepreneur, mother, and lifelong lover of beautiful
Shae is a big-feeling, big-loving, highly sensitive human who believes the world needs more softness.
As the founder of HELD Studio, she created this space from her own deep need for rest, nervous system support, and somewhere women could finally exhale. Shae is a photographer, creative entrepreneur, mother, and lifelong lover of beautiful spaces, meaningful details, and experiences that make people feel safe in their bodies.
She brings a warm, intuitive, creative energy to HELD, from the cozy lighting and textures to the sounds, scents, and little rituals that make each session feel special.
Shae’s heart is in creating a space where women feel welcomed, cared for, and reminded that they do not have to hold everything all the time.
Her love language is basically: ambiance, softness, and making people feel like they can finally choose themselves.
Ashleigh
Ashleigh
Ashleigh
Ashleigh is the kind of person who makes you feel calmer just by being near her.
With over 10 years of experience as a Qigong instructor, she brings a steady, grounded presence into every session. Her love of soft touch ASMR, gentle sound, scent, and breathwork creates an experience that feels peaceful, immersive, and deeply settling.
Ashle
Ashleigh is the kind of person who makes you feel calmer just by being near her.
With over 10 years of experience as a Qigong instructor, she brings a steady, grounded presence into every session. Her love of soft touch ASMR, gentle sound, scent, and breathwork creates an experience that feels peaceful, immersive, and deeply settling.
Ashleigh has a special interest in breath, pelvic floor awareness, and the way mindfulness can support the whole body.
She blends her pre and postnatal health certifications with her love of movement, wellness, and nervous system care.
Outside the studio,
Ashleigh is a working, homeschooling mom, French program facilitator, coach, and all-around wellness lover.
Her hope is that you leave your session breathing a little deeper, moving a little slower, and feeling beautifully held.
Carly
Ashleigh
Carly
Carly has a soft, nurturing energy that instantly makes people feel cared for.
As a mom of three and someone who works in education, she understands how much we carry, how overstimulating life can feel, and how rare it can be to truly slow down. Her background in reiki, yoga, and salon care gives her sessions a beautiful blend of grounding
Carly has a soft, nurturing energy that instantly makes people feel cared for.
As a mom of three and someone who works in education, she understands how much we carry, how overstimulating life can feel, and how rare it can be to truly slow down. Her background in reiki, yoga, and salon care gives her sessions a beautiful blend of grounding, softness, and hands-on comfort.
Carly believes that supporting the nervous system is one of the most important ways we can come back to ourselves. Her sessions are warm, gentle, and deeply supportive, helping you release what has been feeling heavy, soften what has been holding on, and leave feeling lighter, calmer, and more regulated.
She brings a lovely mix of tenderness, steadiness, and real-life understanding to her work.
Also, she really means it when she says: you deserve this.
Sally
Empria
Carly
Sally is calm, grounded, and quietly special.
She has a way of making people feel safe, seen, and completely unhurried. With a background in Psychology and Linguistics from the University of Alberta, along with experience in massage, sound healing, and energy-based practices, Sally brings both thoughtfulness and intuition into her sessions
Sally is calm, grounded, and quietly special.
She has a way of making people feel safe, seen, and completely unhurried. With a background in Psychology and Linguistics from the University of Alberta, along with experience in massage, sound healing, and energy-based practices, Sally brings both thoughtfulness and intuition into her sessions.
Rooted in her Egyptian heritage and life as a mother of three boys, Sally’s warmth runs deep. She often weaves in soft affirmations, grounding moments, and gentle sensory details that help the body settle.
Outside the studio, Sally can often be found working as a barista, sharing her love of coffee and connection in another form.
Her sessions are slow, intentional, soothing, and full of care.
Jody
Empria
Empria
Jody is warm, down-to-earth, and the kind of person you can instantly relax around.
As a Registered Massage Therapist, she brings skill, care, and body wisdom into her sessions. Her work blends therapeutic massage with HELD-style sensory support, creating space for both the body and nervous system to soften.
Each session is guided by what y
Jody is warm, down-to-earth, and the kind of person you can instantly relax around.
As a Registered Massage Therapist, she brings skill, care, and body wisdom into her sessions. Her work blends therapeutic massage with HELD-style sensory support, creating space for both the body and nervous system to soften.
Each session is guided by what you need that day. Maybe that means deeper therapeutic work. Maybe it means gentle support, softness, and a place to land. You decide together.
Jody is passionate about helping you come back home to yourself, back into the softness and joy that already exists within you.
She believes all bodies are worthy of rest and care exactly as they are.
She is calm, kind, easy to talk to, and always up for a good laugh.
In her space, nothing is expected of you. It is simply an opportunity to slow down, reconnect with yourself, exhale, and be cared for.
Empria
Empria
Empria
Empria is earthy, intuitive, and deeply present.
Her work is rooted in embodiment, presence, and the quiet power of co-regulation. She has a natural way of creating spaces where people can soften in ways they did not even know they needed.
For years, Empria has been holding women through intimate, body-led experiences rooted in trust, attun
Empria is earthy, intuitive, and deeply present.
Her work is rooted in embodiment, presence, and the quiet power of co-regulation. She has a natural way of creating spaces where people can soften in ways they did not even know they needed.
For years, Empria has been holding women through intimate, body-led experiences rooted in trust, attunement, and care. She lends her grounded energy through her presence, helping the nervous system settle without force or performance.
Her approach is close, organic, and deeply human. She listens with her hands, her awareness, and her whole body, allowing each session to unfold based on what your body needs.
Empria works barefoot, connected to the ground beneath her, bringing a raw, real, beautifully embodied energy into the room.
Her sessions feel warm, intimate, grounding, and quietly powerful.