Meet the Facilitators

Dr. Ayla Lester

Naturopathic Doctor at Glow Integrative

Dr. Ayla Lester is a Naturopathic Doctor with advanced training in women’s health, hormones, and complex chronic conditions. Her practice is rooted in lifestyle medicine—the daily habits, relationships, and rituals that form the foundation of long-term vitality.

With a special focus on women’s health, Dr. Lester supports patients through the many stages of hormonal change, addressing fertility, menstrual health, thyroid function, stress, metabolism, and the transitions of peri- and post-menopause. She also has extensive experience in treating chronic and multifactorial health concerns such as autoimmune disease, mold illness, chronic infections, and mast-cell activation syndrome, drawing on both clinical expertise and personal experience.

In addition to her integrative medical practice, Dr. Lester brings creativity and precision to aesthetics and anti-aging medicine. By combining holistic health principles with aesthetic treatments, she helps women feel more radiant and confident in their own skin. Her toolkit includes prescriptive rights, IV vitamin therapy, advanced injections, minor surgery, acupuncture, and cosmetic neuromodulators such as Botox and dermal fillers.

Beyond the clinic, Dr. Lester enjoys lifting weights at F45, exploring new places, and fueling her passion for fitness and nutrition with green juice and strong coffee. She shares her home with her beloved sphynx cat, Thomas, and carries a deep commitment to helping her patients thrive—physically, mentally, and emotionally.

Susannah Stewart

Pelvic Health Physiotherapist at Glow Integrative

Susannah Stewart is a pelvic health physiotherapist who takes a gentle, integrative approach to care—one that honours the connection between mind, body, and nervous system. She weaves together yoga, sex education, and trauma-informed practices to help patients feel more embodied, empowered, and supported in their healing.

Her own pelvic floor challenges led her to seek care from a pelvic physiotherapist, an experience that inspired her career path. Today, Susannah works collaboratively with mental health professionals to ensure patients receive holistic, coordinated support, recognizing the profound ways that trauma and mental health impact pelvic health.

Susannah supports individuals across a wide range of concerns, including pelvic pain, urinary urgency and incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, painful sex, painful vulva, constipation, low back pain, pregnancy and postpartum recovery, perimenopause and menopause transitions, as well as preparation for and recovery from gender-affirming and other pelvic surgeries.

Deeply inspired by the courage and vulnerability of her patients, Susannah is passionate about creating a safe, compassionate space for healing. Outside of the clinic, she loves to sing, dance, swim in lakes, practice yoga, play with fashion, and spend time with dogs.

Amber Baker

Co-Founder & Nutritionist at Glow Integrative

Amber Baker is a Certified Nutritional Practitioner and the Co-Founder of Glow Integrative Clinic in Victoria, BC.

With advanced training in women’s integrative health and over a decade of clinical and teaching experience, Amber supports individuals through all stages of hormonal change—from menstruation and fertility to pregnancy, postpartum, and menopause.

Her approach is rooted in both science and lived experience. After witnessing a close family member’s journey with cancer, Amber’s curiosity around integrative care led her to pursue a career in holistic nutrition. She now holds additional designations as a Natural Nutrition Clinical Practitioner (NNCP) and a Certified Holistic Cancer Practitioner (CHCP).

Amber is also an experienced educator and currently serves as Dean of Holistic Nutrition at Pacific Rim College. She is known for her compassionate, empowering approach, helping individuals build body literacy and make informed, sustainable choices for their health—choices grounded in knowledge and guided by self-trust.

Rachel Mark

Co-Founder & Acupuncturist at Glow Integrative

Rachel Mark is a Registered Acupuncturist with the College of Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners and Acupuncturists of British Columbia, and holds additional certifications as a Kinesiologist, Clinical Exercise Physiologist, High Performance Specialist, and yoga teacher. With a strong foundation in both Eastern and Western approaches to health, she brings an integrative perspective to her practice.

Rachel’s path to acupuncture began early, shaped by the care of a wise and intuitive practitioner who inspired her lifelong curiosity about the body’s interconnected systems and innate ability to heal. She went on to complete a Bachelor of Kinesiology at the University of Calgary, a Master of Arts in Kinesiology at the University of Victoria, and a Diploma in Acupuncture at Pacific Rim College. Her advanced training includes women’s integrative health, cosmetic acupuncture, orthopedic and sports acupuncture, and acupuncture for cancer-related symptoms.

In practice, Rachel supports people of all ages and backgrounds, helping them optimize health through education, empowerment, and treatment. She is deeply committed to a whole-person approach, drawing on the body’s own healing capacity to foster transformation and vitality. Known for her compassionate and holistic care, Rachel creates space for patients to feel supported, inspired, and more deeply connected to their health.