Yukiko Kawada
Born and raised in Japan, Yuki decided to move to Canada and settled in Whistler as she wished to learn different cultures and stay close to nature, especially the mountains. Her love of snowboarding led her to Whistler and a career as a snowboard instructor. She became one of the most experienced snowboard instructors in Canada and traveled to many countries to work as an instructor and a mentor for the other instructors.
As a sports professional, experiencing several injuries introduced her to manual therapy. She first discovered osteopathy in France where she spent some time with her family. She became interested in the holistic approach of osteopathic treatment, considering the body as a whole unit and searching for the root cause of a problem. She was impressed that such a gentle and non-invasive way of treatment can get very effective results. This discovery of osteopathy led her to pursue her journey of becoming an osteopathic manual practitioner.
She studied at the Canadian Academy of Osteopathy and holds a Master in Practice Diploma of Osteopathic Manipulative Science (M.OMSc).
Her treatment goal is to work with the patient's body in a gentle manner so the patient can receive treatment pain-free and in a relaxed way. She believes that when the body is relaxed, then it can receive the treatment more effectively. She uses the anatomical connection of fascia, muscles, ligaments, and bones to deliver the right amount of force to the body to restore alignment, proper range of motion, open nerve channels, and blood flow to induce the body’s self-healing property. She is very excited that now her osteopathic skill set can help many people to maintain or restore health so that they can continue to do what they like to enjoy life.
On her off days, you may see her snowboarding on the mountain in winter, and mountain biking in summer. She loves to travel and discover new cultures from different parts of the world. Her native language is Japanese but she can speak English, French, and Spanish.
