Geraldine Barrett

Owner, Massage Therapist, RMT, SMT (C)

Geraldine is the owner/manager of Sunrise Wellness Spa and brings a wide variety of techniques to the Spa. Geraldine is a motivated person who has dedicated her life to personal development while continuing to be a part of the John Maxwell Team. Her passion is to offer the best to her clientele thus she attends many continuing education courses in massage therapy and cranial sacral therapy. She believes in natural healing and organic skin care so is continually learning to benefit herself with this knowledge. Even after 35 years in practice Geraldine still finds she wants and needs to learn more.

Geraldine’s smile radiates when you ask about her son, his wife and their 3 beautiful children. Traveling to attend her grandchildren’s sports and competitions and sit in the audience brings such pride to Geraldine. In her spare time, Geraldine also enjoys sewing, reading, gardening, and talking heart to heart.

Verlie Deuchar

Guest Service Provider 

Verlie has worked as reception since 2011. She moved to Unity from Alberta in 2007. Verlie loves to learn about health and wellness in order to keep a healthy body and mind by using organic products plus receive regular massage, body wraps, and facials. Knowing now how chemicals and preservatives can react in our bodies Verlie now only trusts the finest products on her skin. Eminence Organic Skin Care from Hungary, SST Mineral Makeup from Italy, and Rocky Mountain Soap from Canmore, Alberta are some of her spa favorites.

The boutique has a wide variety of products so Verlie enjoys getting creative rearranging products and making new displays of our incoming merchandise.

In her spare time, Verlie enjoys reading, gardening, baking and spending time with her family and pets.

Ellie Leidl

Guest Service Provider

Ellie currently resides in Wilkie and before that in Unity for 20 years. She has 3 grown children and 2 grandchildren.

Ellie started working as Reception at Sunrise Wellness Spa in July of 2016. She enjoys her job very much. She is a positive person and finds new challenges rewarding. She is interested in the healing field with many different avenues and fully believes in the powers we have within. So working at the spa is very fulfilling.

She enjoys spending time with her family, and dog. Traveling to other countries is a passion and taking in the sights as well as going for long walks, reading, riding her bike, exercising and sitting by the fire talking with her partner Jason. She has been expanding her horizons in the healing field and will someday have certifications.

Ellie is grateful for the new experiences Sunrise Wellness Spa has presented and will continue to grow in the spa environment!