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Whether you’re seeking a creative, sustainable path into professional bodywork—or you’re in the midst of your own healing and recovery journey—Clara is here to support you.
At West Coast Zen Thai, we offer Zenthai Shiatsu Bodywork, Acupuncture, and Canada’s only certified Zenthai Shiatsu training program. These offerings are built on a foundation of functional anatomy, delivered with care, and guided by a deep respect for the human experience.
Meet Clara Rose Buttemer
AKA Jasper Clara Rose
Clara’s journey into these healing modalities has always been led by her own self-discovery and personal healing journey. She has grown into a deep level of compassion and comfort navigating the complex nature of the human experience especially on the emotional, energetic, and spiritual levels. She intimately understands the interrelated nature of our psychology with our physiology, and has a wealth of wisdom and knowledge to offer those who may need some tools and support in bringing themselves back to balance and wholeness. Offering Zenthai Shiatsu, Acupuncture, Medical Qi Gong, as well as TCM lifestyle and diet support, Clara would love to support you in recovering your radiant well-being. Some areas of her experience include pain, digestion, and menstruation/fertility conditions, emotional trauma and addictions recovery, fertility, pregnancy, and postnatal care, migraines & concussion treatment, anxiety, PTSD, and insomnia.
Clara seeks to empower each individual to learn how to better care for themselves as well as to fully receive support from others within this interconnected web of life. She strives to provide a non-judgmental inclusive space and is LGBTQIA+ friendly.
Since 2017 Clara has been studying, practicing, and teaching Zenthai Shiatsu as well as many of its individual components. Since 2017 she has also completed her Zenthai Flow Teacher Training (a 5 element based style of Yoga asana training) and Acro Yoga Teacher Training with Vancity Acro, Graduated as the Valedictorian from Pacific Rim College with a diploma in Acupuncture, and undertaken a 5 year Qi Gong Teacher Training with Soma Dao Qi Gong.
In 2022, Clara spent a second year in Australia where she assistant-taught the full 9-month Zenthai Shiatsu Therapist training alongside her teacher Gwyn Williams. She is proud to have been given permission to bring the 9-month program back to Canada. Additionally, she undertook a few advanced Zenthai Shiatsu courses, one in Fluid Zenthai and one in Zenthai for Pregnancy. Upon her most recent return to Canada, Clara also completed a course in Prenatal Acupuncture.
As a facilitator, her teaching style weaves together softness, strength, and playfulness. She is known to have clear instruction, a calm demeanor, and contagious enthusiasm. She draws inspiration from her love of all things movement, from the changing seasons of the natural world, and from all the beloved teachers and friends that have blessed her life. Clara believes that healing together as a community is fundamental to health and is so grateful for the foundation of togetherness that Zenthai Shiatsu has brought into her life.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Whether you’re seeking one-on-one support or stepping into a new professional chapter, Clara brings steady presence, clarity, and care to each step of the way.